SunOpta Inc. SEC filings document the completed acquisition of the company by an affiliate of Refresco, the related treatment of common shares, and the resulting change in public-company status. The Form 25 records the removal of SunOpta common shares from Nasdaq listing and Section 12(b) registration, while the Form 15 records the termination or suspension of Exchange Act registration and reporting obligations for the common shares.
Other filings include Form 8-K material-event reports covering the arrangement agreement, shareholder voting matters, capital-structure disclosures, governance matters, and operating and financial results. These records also capture SunOpta’s historical status as a Canadian corporation with common shares traded under STKL on Nasdaq and SOY on the Toronto Stock Exchange before the corporate-status transition.
SunOpta Inc. ownership update: multiple CastleKnight-related entities and Aaron Weitman filed an amended Schedule 13G/A reporting zero beneficial ownership of SunOpta common shares (CUSIP 8676EP108). The filing lists addresses, citizenships, and joint filing agreements and includes signature dates of 05/15/2026.
SunOpta Inc. Amendment No. 3: The filing states that, pursuant to a Court Mandated Arrangement on 05/01/2026, 2786694 Alberta Ltd. purchased all Common Shares previously held by Leon G. Cooperman and other holders at $6.50 per share, the issuer was delisted from NASDAQ and became a privately-held company. As a result, Mr. Cooperman beneficially owns 0 Common Shares registered under Section 12, equal to 0.0% of the class based on 118,372,041 Common Shares outstanding as of March 10, 2026.
SunOpta Inc. is being taken private, and Oaktree-affiliated funds now report owning no shares. An amended Schedule 13D/A shows that, at the May 1, 2026 closing of an Arrangement, each common share of SunOpta was transferred to a purchaser for $6.50 in cash. Each share of Series B-1 Preferred Stock was exchanged into common shares using a 405.9555467-to-1 exchange rate, and each issued and outstanding Special Share, Series 2 was cancelled with no payment. After closing, SunOpta’s common shares ceased trading on NASDAQ and the company became privately held. The reporting Oaktree entities now disclose 0 shares and 0% beneficial ownership.
Oaktree-affiliated entities that were 10% owners of SunOpta Inc. reported fully exiting their position in connection with a completed plan of arrangement between SunOpta and 2786694 Alberta Ltd.
The entities sold 20,651,812 Common Shares at $6.50 per share and disposed of additional interests tied to SunOpta through cash-settled total return swaps referencing 4,404,034 and 871,170 common shares, as well as 2,932,453 Special Shares, Series 2 and 30,000 shares of Series B-1 Preferred Stock. Footnotes state that the Series B-1 Preferred Stock was exchanged into 12,178,666.40 Exchange Shares, which were then transferred to the Purchaser for $6.50 per share. After these transactions, the reporting Oaktree entities list 0 shares held.