Brown Marc Laurence 4
4 · CALAVO GROWERS INC · Filed May 28, 2026
Research Summary
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Calavo Growers (CVGW) Director Marc Brown Disposes 32,700 Shares
What Happened
- Marc Laurence Brown, a director of Calavo Growers, disposed of 32,700 Calavo common shares on 2026-05-28. The transaction is a disposition to the issuer under the merger agreement with Mission Produce, not an open-market sale. Per the deal terms, each Calavo share was converted into the right to receive 0.9790 shares of Mission Produce stock and $14.85 in cash (cash in lieu of any fractional shares).
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-05-28. Transaction code: D (Disposition to issuer).
- Cash consideration: $14.85 per Calavo share → 32,700 × $14.85 ≈ $485,595 in cash.
- Stock consideration: 0.9790 Mission Produce shares per Calavo share (total ≈ 32,037.3 Mission shares before any rounding/cash-in-lieu).
- Price reported on Form 4: N/A (consideration specified by merger terms rather than a market price).
- Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in the provided excerpt of the filing.
- Footnote: Disposition made pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated January 14, 2026 between Calavo and Mission Produce (first effective time conversion described above).
- Filing timeliness: Reported on 2026-05-28 for a 2026-05-28 transaction (filed timely per provided dates).
Context
- This disposition was executed under the merger agreement, meaning the shares were converted according to the deal (cash + stock) rather than sold on the open market. Such merger-driven conversions reflect transaction terms and do not necessarily indicate independent insider buying or selling sentiment.
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4Exit
Brown Marc Laurence
Director
Transactions
- Disposition to Issuer
Common Stock
[F1]2026-05-28−32,700→ 0 total
Footnotes (1)
- [F1]The shares were disposed of pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated as of January 14, 2026, by and among Calavo Growers, Inc. ("Calavo") Mission Produce, Inc. ("Mission Produce"), Cantaloupe Merger Sub I, Inc. and Cantaloupe Merger Sub II, LLC. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the First Effective Time (as defined in the Merger Agreement), each share of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Calavo was converted into the right to receive (i) 0.9790 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Mission Produce and cash in lieu of fractional shares and (ii) $14.85 in cash, without interest.
Signature
/s/ Marc Brown|2026-05-28