Cal-Maine Foods family holder agreement may end controlled company status
Cal-Maine Foods and Daughters' LLC, a holding company for family members of founder Fred R. Adams, Jr., signed an agreement on February 25, 2025, that allows possible sales of Common Shares and a conversion of Class A Shares that would reduce the family's voting power. If the conversion occurs, the company would no longer be a controlled company under Nasdaq rules, and the company said there is no assurance the conversion will happen. The filing also adopts a Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and a 2018 stock agreement terminated on the same date.
Key points
- Daughters' LLC holds 4,800,000 Class A Shares and 1,087,956 Common Shares, about 53.2% of total voting power before any conversion.
- If all Class A Shares convert, Daughters' LLC's voting power would fall to 12.0% while its economic interest stays at 12.0%.
- The Restated Charter, effective on or after the 20th calendar day following distribution of the definitive Information Statement, authorizes up to 10,000,000 shares of undesignated preferred stock.
- Registration rights for the Members end on the earlier of the 12-month anniversary of the Class A Conversion Date or December 31, 2026.
The filing
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