The family that controls the largest US egg seller is seeking to cash out amid a bird flu crisis that has driven prices to all-time highs.
The four daughters and son-in-law of Cal-Maine Foods founder Fred R Adams Jr reached an agreement with the company to convert their super-voting shares to common shares, relinquishing control ahead of a “potential diversification of their individual financial portfolios”, according to a securities filing by the company.
The family’s stake in Cal-Maine is held through a shell company called Daughters LLC. At Friday’s close, the stake is valued at nearly $532mn, including $434mn in super-voting shares and another $98mn in common shares.