Alexander and Baldwin Holdings Inc (ALEX)

Alexander & Baldwin is Taken Private in $2.3 Billion TransactionMarch 12, 2026 5:15 PM
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HONOLULU, March 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Alexander & Baldwin ("A&B" or the "Company"), a Hawai?i-based owner, operator and developer of high-quality commercial real estate in Hawai?i, today announced that a joint venture formed by an affiliate of MW Group and funds affiliated with Blackstone Real Estate and DivcoWest (collectively, the "Investor Group") has completed its previously announced acquisition of all outstanding A&B common shares in an all-cash transaction with an enterprise value of approximately $2.3 billion, including outstanding debt. The closing of the transaction follows approval by A&B shareholders at the Company's Special Meeting of Shareholders on March 9, 2026.







Pursuant to the terms of the merger agreement, holders of A&B common shares who held their shares through the effective time of the merger are entitled to receive an amount in cash equal to $21.20 per share, without interest and less any applicable withholding taxes and less A&B's fourth quarter 2025 dividend of $0.35 per share, which was paid on January 8, 2026, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on December 19, 2025 (resulting in a net payment at closing of $20.85 less any applicable withholding taxes). As a result of this transaction, A&B's common stock has ceased trading on the New York Stock Exchange and it is now a private company.BofA Securities served as A&B's exclusive financial advisor, and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Cades Schutte LLP served as legal advisors.Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP and Carlsmith Ball LLP served as Blackstone's legal counsel.Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP and McDermott Will & Schulte LLP served as legal counsel to DivcoWest and MW Group in connection with the transaction. Schneider Tanaka Radovich Andrew & Tanaka LLLC served as additional legal counsel to MW Group.The transaction was announced on December 8, 2025.ABOUT ALEXANDER & BALDWIN
Alexander & Baldwin (A&B) is a commercial real estate operator focused on grocery-anchored retail and select commercial assets across Hawai'i. A&B is the state's largest owner of neighborhood shopping centers. The company owns and manages approximately 4.0 million square feet of commercial space in Hawai'i, including 21 retail centers, 14 industrial assets, four office properties, and 146 acres of ground lease holdings. Over its 156-year history, A&B has evolved with the state's economy and played a leadership role in the development of the agricultural, transportation, tourism, construction, residential and commercial real estate industries. A&B is privately held through a joint venture formed by MW Group, Blackstone Real Estate and DivcoWest.Learn more about A&B at www.alexanderbaldwin.com.About MW Group, Ltd.
MW Group, Ltd. is a privately-held, commercial real estate development company based in Honolulu, Hawai'i. For more than three decades, the company has led the acquisition, development and management of a diverse portfolio of commercial properties valued at over $1 billion, including retail, industrial, office, self-storage facilities and senior assisted living communities. The company is committed to long-term stewardship, community-building, and creating enduring value through strategic partnerships and operational excellence. Learn more at www.mwgroup.com.About Blackstone Real Estate
Blackstone is a global leader in real estate investing. Blackstone's real estate business was founded in 1991 and has US $319 billion of investor capital under management. Blackstone is the largest owner of commercial real estate globally, owning and operating assets across every major geography and sector, including logistics, data centers, residential, office and hospitality. Our opportunistic funds seek to acquire well-located assets across the world. Blackstone's Core+ business invests in substantially stabilized real estate assets globally, through both institutional strategies and strategies tailored for income-focused individual investors including Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. (BREIT). Blackstone Real Estate also operates one of the leading global real estate debt businesses, providing comprehensive financing solutions across the capital structure and risk spectrum, including management of Blackstone Mortgage Trust (NYSE: BXMT). About DivcoWest
Founded in 1993 by Stuart Shiff, DivcoWest, a DivCore Capital company, is a vertically integrated, real estate investment firm headquartered in San Francisco, with offices in Cambridge, Beverly Hills, Menlo Park, Washington DC, Austin, and New York City. Known for long-standing relationships and experience across the risk-spectrum in innovation markets, DivcoWest combines entrepreneurial spirit with an institutional approach to commercial real estate. DivcoWest aims to create environments that inspire ingenuity, promote growth, and enhance health and well-being. Since inception, DivcoWest and its predecessor have acquired approximately 61 million square feet of commercial space - primarily throughout the United States. DivcoWest's real estate portfolio currently includes existing and development properties in the office, R&D, lab, industrial, retail, and multifamily spaces. Follow @&h=2689316595&u=https%3A%2F%2Furl.us.m.mimecastprotect.com%2Fs%2FwK54Cn5z9lINPvPqCNixFJ0Mb-%3Fdomain%3Dlinkedin.com&a=LinkedIn" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">LinkedIn.Contacts:A&BInvestor Contact:Clayton Chun
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Vertiv Holdings, Lumentum Holdings, Coherent, and EchoStar Set to Join S&P 500; Others to Join S&P 100, S&P MidCap 400, and S&P SmallCap 600March 6, 2026 6:39 PM
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NEW YORK, March 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Dow Jones Indices ("S&P DJI") will make the following changes to the S&P 100, S&P 500, S&P MidCap 400, and S&P SmallCap 600 indices:
NAPCO Security Technologies Inc. (NASD: NSSC) will replace Alexander & Baldwin Inc. (NYSE: ALEX) in the S&P SmallCap 600 effective prior to the opening of trading on Friday, March 13. An investor group comprised of MW Group and funds affiliated with DivcoWest and Blackstone Real Estate is acquiring Alexander & Baldwin in a deal that is expected to close soon, pending final closing conditions.The following changes to the S&P 100, S&P 500, S&P MidCap 400, and S&P SmallCap 600 will take effect before the market opens on Monday, March 23, as part of the quarterly rebalance. The changes ensure that each index is more representative of its market–capitalization range. The companies being removed from the S&P SmallCap 600 are no longer representative of the small–cap market space.Following is a summary of the changes that will take place prior to the open of trading on the effective date:Effective
DateIndex Name       ActionCompany NameTickerGICS SectorMar 13, 2026S&P SmallCap 600AdditionNAPCO Security Technologies NSSC Information Technology Mar 13, 2026S&P SmallCap 600DeletionAlexander & Baldwin  ALEX Real EstateMar 23, 2026S&P 100AdditionMicron TechnologyMU Information Technology Mar 23, 2026S&P 100AdditionLam ResearchLRCX Information Technology Mar 23, 2026S&P 100AdditionApplied MaterialsAMAT Information Technology Mar 23, 2026S&P 100AdditionGE VernovaGEV Industrials Mar 23, 2026S&P 100DeletionPayPal HoldingsPYPL Financials Mar 23, 2026S&P 100DeletionAmerican Intl GroupAIG Financials Mar 23, 2026S&P 100DeletionMetlifeMET Financials Mar 23, 2026S&P 100DeletionTargetTGT Consumer Staples Mar 23, 2026S&P 500AdditionVertiv HoldingsVRTIndustrialsMar 23, 2026S&P 500AdditionLumentum Holdings LITEInformation TechnologyMar 23, 2026S&P 500AdditionCoherentCOHRInformation TechnologyMar 23, 2026S&P 500AdditionEchoStarSATSCommunication ServicesMar 23, 2026S&P 500DeletionMatch Group MTCHCommunication ServicesMar 23, 2026S&P 500DeletionMolina HealthcareMOHHealth CareMar 23, 2026S&P 500DeletionLamb Weston Holdings LWConsumer StaplesMar 23, 2026S&P 500DeletionPaycom Software PAYCIndustrialsMar 23, 2026S&P MidCap 400AdditionSolstice Advanced Materials SOLSMaterialsMar 23, 2026S&P MidCap 400AdditionSiTime SITMInformation TechnologyMar 23, 2026S&P MidCap 400AdditionMoog MOG.AIndustrialsMar 23, 2026S&P MidCap 400AdditionInterDigital IDCCInformation TechnologyMar 23, 2026S&P MidCap 400AdditionVicor VICRIndustrialsMar 23, 2026S&P MidCap 400AdditionCareTrust REIT CTREReal EstateMar 23, 2026S&P MidCap 400DeletionLumentum Holdings LITEInformation TechnologyMar 23, 2026S&P MidCap 400DeletionCoherent COHRInformation TechnologyMar 23, 2026S&P MidCap 400DeletionEchoStar SATSCommunication ServicesMar 23, 2026S&P MidCap 400DeletionZoomInfo Technologies GTMCommunication ServicesMar 23, 2026S&P MidCap 400DeletionASGN ASGNInformation TechnologyMar 23, 2026S&P MidCap 400DeletionKemper KMPRFinancialsMar 23, 2026S&P SmallCap 600AdditionMatch Group MTCHCommunication ServicesMar 23, 2026S&P SmallCap 600AdditionMolina HealthcareMOHHealth CareMar 23, 2026S&P SmallCap 600AdditionLamb Weston Holdings LWConsumer StaplesMar 23, 2026S&P SmallCap 600AdditionPaycom Software PAYCIndustrialsMar 23, 2026S&P SmallCap 600AdditionVSE VSECIndustrialsMar 23, 2026S&P SmallCap 600AdditionArgan AGXIndustrialsMar 23, 2026S&P SmallCap 600AdditionRithm Capital RITMFinancialsMar 23, 2026S&P SmallCap 600AdditionLyft LYFTIndustrialsMar 23, 2026S&P SmallCap 600AdditionLaureate Education LAURConsumer DiscretionaryMar 23, 2026S&P SmallCap 600AdditionLife Time Group Holdings LTHConsumer DiscretionaryMar 23, 2026S&P SmallCap 600AdditionLife360 LIFInformation TechnologyMar 23, 2026S&P SmallCap 600AdditionSphere EntertainmentSPHRCommunication ServicesMar 23, 2026S&P SmallCap 600AdditionZoomInfo Technologies GTMCommunication ServicesMar 23, 2026S&P SmallCap 600AdditionASGNASGNInformation TechnologyMar 23, 2026S&P SmallCap 600AdditionKemper KMPRFinancialsMar 23, 2026S&P SmallCap 600DeletionSolstice Advanced Materials SOLSMaterialsMar 23, 2026S&P SmallCap 600DeletionSiTimeSITMInformation TechnologyMar 23, 2026S&P SmallCap 600DeletionMoog MOG.AIndustrialsMar 23, 2026S&P SmallCap 600DeletionInterDigital IDCCInformation TechnologyMar 23, 2026S&P SmallCap 600DeletionVicor CorpVICRIndustrialsMar 23, 2026S&P SmallCap 600DeletionCareTrust REIT CTREReal EstateMar 23, 2026S&P SmallCap 600DeletionDave & Buster's Entertainment PLAYConsumer DiscretionaryMar 23, 2026S&P SmallCap 600DeletionSunCoke Energy SXCMaterialsMar 23, 2026S&P SmallCap 600DeletionAH Realty Trust AHRTReal EstateMar 23, 2026S&P SmallCap 600DeletionSummit Hotel Properties INNReal EstateMar 23, 2026S&P SmallCap 600DeletionKKR Real Estate Finance Trust KREFFinancialsMar 23, 2026S&P SmallCap 600DeletionBloomin' Brands BLMNConsumer DiscretionaryMar 23, 2026S&P SmallCap 600DeletionMyriad Genetics MYGNHealth CareMar 23, 2026S&P SmallCap 600DeletionCars.com CARSCommunication ServicesMar 23, 2026S&P SmallCap 600DeletionANGI ANGICommunication ServicesABOUT S&P DOW JONES INDICESS&P Dow Jones Indices is the largest global resource for essential index-based concepts, data and research, and home to iconic financial market indicators, such as the S&P 500® and the Dow Jones Industrial Average®. More assets are invested in products based on our indices than products based on indices from any other provider in the world. Since Charles Dow invented the first index in 1884, S&P DJI has been innovating and developing indices across the spectrum of asset classes helping to define the way investors measure and trade the markets.S&P Dow Jones Indices is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI), which provides essential intelligence for individuals, companies, and governments to make decisions with confidence. For more information, visit www.spglobal.com/spdji/en/.FOR MORE INFORMATION:S&P Dow Jones Indices
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Alexander & Baldwin’s Board of Directors Authorizes Third Quarter 2011 Dividend
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The Board of Directors of Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. (NYSE:ALEX) today announced a third quarter 2011 dividend of 31.5 cents per share. The dividend is payable on September 1, 2011 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on August 4, 2011.

Alexander & Baldwin, Inc., headquartered in Honolulu, is engaged in ocean transportation and logistics services through its subsidiaries, Matson Navigation Company, Inc., Matson Integrated Logistics, Inc. and Matson Global Distribution Services; in real estate, through A&B Properties, Inc.; and in agribusiness, through Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Company. Additional information about A&B may be found at its web site: www.alexanderbaldwin.com.

A&B Board of Directors Authorizes Second Quarter 2011 Dividend
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The Board of Directors of Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. (NYSE:ALEX) today announced a second quarter 2011 dividend of 31.5 cents per share. The dividend is payable on June 2, 2011 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on May 12, 2011.

Alexander & Baldwin, Inc., headquartered in Honolulu, is engaged in ocean transportation and logistics services, through its subsidiaries, Matson Navigation Company, Inc., Matson Integrated Logistics, Inc. and Matson Global Distribution Services; in real estate, through A&B Properties, Inc.; and in agribusiness, through Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Company. Additional information about A&B may be found at its web site: www.alexanderbaldwin.com.

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Ackman’s Pershing Square Purchases 9.9% of Honolulu's Alexander & Baldwin
By Miles Weiss - Mar 31, 2011

Activist investor William Ackman, head of New York-based Pershing Square Capital Management LP, teamed up with a former associate to acquire a 9.9 percent stake in Alexander & Baldwin Inc. (ALEX), a regulatory filing shows.

Ackman and Richard McGuire, the managing member of Marcato Capital Management LLC in San Francisco, spent a total of $168.8 million to purchase 4.1 million common shares, according to a Schedule 13D filed today with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. That works out to an average of $41.04 a share.

Alexander & Baldwin is based in Honolulu and owns about 87,840 acres on various Hawaiian islands, its most recent annual report shows. The company also provides container ship service between the western U.S., Guam and China.

Ackman and McGuire “expect to engage in discussions with management, the board, and other stockholders,” according to the filing. McGuire, a former partner at Pershing Square, started his own hedge fund last year with backing from a unit of New York-based Blackstone Group LP.

Ackman invests in companies he deems undervalued and the urges changes he says will boost shareholder returns. Since last fall, he has bought stakes in Fortune Brands Inc., the maker of Jim Beam bourbon and Titleist golf balls, and J.C. Penney Co., the third-largest department store chain in the U.S.

Alexander & Baldwin shares rose 12 cents to $45.65 each at 4:15 p.m. in New York Stock Exchange composite trading.

To contact the reporter on this story: Miles Weiss in Washington at mweiss@bloomberg.net

To contact the editor responsible for this story: Christian Baumgaertel at cbaumgaertel@bloomberg.net

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