Mehta Hardik 4
4 · Quipt Home Medical Corp. · Filed Mar 16, 2026
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Quipt (QIPT) CFO Hardik Mehta Sells Shares for $4.56M
What Happened
Hardik Mehta, Chief Financial Officer of Quipt Home Medical Corp. (QIPT), had common shares cashed out as part of a March 16, 2026 plan of arrangement. Two disposition entries show 366,471 shares sold at US$3.65 for $1,337,619 and 884,199 shares sold at US$3.65 for $3,227,326, for total cash proceeds of $4,564,945. The filing also records a disposition of 60,000 derivative units (reported N/A for per-share/value), all under the terms of the arrangement.
Key Details
- Transaction date: March 16, 2026. Price paid per share: US$3.65.
- Shares sold (common stock): 1,250,670 shares for $4,564,945 total.
- Derivative disposition: 60,000 units reported as disposed (value N/A in filing).
- Shares owned after transaction: not reported in this Form 4.
- Filing timeliness: Report filed on March 16, 2026 (same day as transaction) — timely.
- Notable footnotes from the filing:
- The transactions were part of a court-approved plan of arrangement under British Columbia law: each share (other than dissenting shareholders) was converted into the right to receive US$3.65 in cash (F1).
- Outstanding RSUs were treated as shares and cashed out at US$3.65 less required tax withholdings (F2).
- Some securities are held in the SK Family Trust for Mr. Mehta’s children; Mr. Mehta disclaims beneficial ownership of those trust-held securities (F3).
- Outstanding options were deemed vested and either cashed out for the excess of US$3.65 over the exercise price or cancelled if the exercise price was ≥ US$3.65 (F4).
Context
This was not an open-market sale driven by an insider decision to sell; it was a mandatory or automatic cash-out under an acquisition/arrangement that paid all shareholders US$3.65 per share. RSUs and certain options were similarly converted to cash per the deal terms. Such filings reflect transactional mechanics of the acquisition rather than independent trading sentiment by the insider.
Insider Transaction Report
- Disposition to Issuer
Common Shares
[F1][F2]2026-03-16$3.65/sh−366,471$1,337,619→ 0 total - Disposition to Issuer
Common Shares
[F1][F3]2026-03-16$3.65/sh−884,199$3,227,326→ 0 total(indirect: By Trust) - Disposition to Issuer
Stock Option (Right to Buy)
[F4]2026-03-16−60,000→ 0 totalExercise: $6.27→ Common Shares (60,000 underlying)
Footnotes (4)
- [F1]On March 16, 2026, 1567208 B.C. LTD, a company existing under the laws of British Columbia ("B.C. Purchaser"), and REM Aggregator, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (individually, "REM Aggregator", and collectively with B.C. Purchaser ("Purchaser" or "Purchasers") acquired all of the issued and outstanding common shares (the "Shares") of Issuer under a plan of arrangement (the "Arrangement Agreement") pursuant to the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) (the "BCBCA"). At the Effective Time (the "Effective Time") of the Arrangement Agreement each Share, other than any Shares held by shareholders who may properly exercised dissent rights under the BCBCA ("Dissenting Shareholders"), were deemed to be transferred to Purchaser in consideration for the right to receive a cash payment from the Purchaser in the amount equal to US$3.65, without interest.
- [F2]The Shares include restricted share units ("RSUs"), which RSUs outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (whether vested or unvested) were, without any further action by or on behalf of the holder of any such RSU, deemed to be transferred by such holder to Issuer in consideration for the right to receive a cash payment from Issuer in the amount equal to US$3.65, less any amounts Issuer is required to withhold for taxes, without interest. Each RSU is the economic equivalent of one Share.
- [F3]Shares are held by the SK Family Trust for the benefit of Mr. Mehta's children. Mr. Mehta disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that Mr. Mehta is the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
- [F4]Pursuant to the terms of the Arrangement Agreement, immediately following the Effective Time, each option exercisable to acquire one or more Shares from the Issuer (an "Option"), outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (whether vested or unvested) were deemed to be unconditionally vested and exercisable and will, without any further action by or on behalf of a holder of the Option, deemed to be surrendered and transferred by such holder to the Issuer in consideration for the right to receive a cash payment from the Issuer in an amount equal to the excess, if any, of US$3.65 over the exercise price of such option, less any amounts the Issuer is required to withhold for taxes, without interest. Any option for which the exercise price is equal to or greater than US$3.65 will be cancelled for no consideration.