BX Mozart ML-2 Holdco L.P. 4
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Medline (MDLN) 10% Owner BX Mozart ML-2 Sells $1.13B Shares
What Happened
- BX Mozart ML-2 Holdco L.P. (a reported 10% owner) sold multiple blocks of Medline Inc. (MDLN) Class A common stock on March 10, 2026. The reported sales: 16,479,083 shares, 8,241,723 shares, 1,886,636 shares and 1,245,544 shares at $40.51 per share, totaling approximately $1,128,268,756. An additional 366,337 shares were disposed via an “other” disposition (code J) with no price shown in the excerpt.
- Footnote F1 explains the block sales were in connection with the closing of a secondary offering and were sold to the underwriters at the public offering price ($41.00) less underwriting discounts ($0.492), yielding the reported net per-share amount (~$40.51).
Key Details
- Transaction dates and prices: March 10, 2026 — multiple disposals at $40.51 per share (reported); one J-coded disposition of 366,337 shares (no price listed).
- Total disclosed proceeds (four priced blocks): ≈ $1.128 billion; plus 366,337 shares disposed by other means (per filing).
- Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided excerpt; the filing reflects holdings across several affiliated entities (see footnotes F2–F7).
- Notable footnotes:
- F1: Sales tied to secondary offering and underwriter allocation (net price shown).
- F9: An affiliate (Mozart Aggregator II LP) made in‑kind distributions of shares to an investor and affiliated entities; distributees agreed to the lock-up agreement terms.
- F2–F7: Describe the ownership chain among Blackstone-related entities and disclaimers of beneficial ownership among reporting persons.
- Filing timeliness: Reported transaction date Mar 10, 2026; Form 4 filed Mar 12, 2026 (appears timely under Section 16 reporting rules).
Context
- This is an institutional/affiliate sale by a 10% owner tied to a secondary offering and in‑kind distributions — not an individual executive selling on personal account. Such offering-related dispositions are typically routine liquidity transactions and do not by themselves signal management sentiment.
- Transaction codes: S = Sale (open market/private sale to underwriters here); J = Other acquisition/disposition (used here for in-kind distribution). For a full ownership picture across affiliates, consult the complete Form 4 and related filings.