SunOpta Inc. — Director's Dealing 2022

Jun 17, 2022

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SunOpta Inc. (STKL)
CIK: 0000351834
Period of Report: 2022-06-14

Reporting Person: Engaged Capital LLC (10% Owner)
Reporting Person: Engaged Capital Holdings, LLC (10% Owner)
Reporting Person: Welling Glenn W. (10% Owner)
Reporting Person: Engaged Capital Flagship Master Fund, LP (See Footnote 1)
Reporting Person: Engaged Capital Co-Invest IV-A, LP (See Footnote 1)
Reporting Person: Engaged Capital Special Situation Fund, LP (See Footnote 1)
Reporting Person: Engaged Capital Flagship Fund, L.P. (See Footnote 1)
Reporting Person: Engaged Capital Flagship Fund, Ltd. (See Footnote 1)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2022-06-14	Common Shares	S	602837	$7.0134	Disposed	437489	Indirect
2022-06-15	Common Shares	S	437489	$7.2392	Disposed	0	Indirect

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2022-06-16	Cash-Settled Total Return Swap	$6.5543	S	58644	Disposed	2023-08-24	Common Shares (0)	Indirect
2022-06-16	Cash-Settled Total Return Swap	$6.5947	S	125379	Disposed	2023-08-24	Common Shares (0)	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Shares	5212126	Indirect
Common Shares	879793	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: This Form 4 is filed jointly by Engaged Capital Flagship Master Fund, LP ("Engaged Capital Flagship Master"), Engaged Capital Co-Invest IV-A, LP ("Engaged Capital Co-Invest IV-A"), Engaged Capital Special Situation Fund, LP ("Engaged Capital Special Situation"), Engaged Capital Flagship Fund, LP ("Engaged Capital Fund"), Engaged Capital Flagship Fund, Ltd. ("Engaged Capital Offshore"), Engaged Capital, LLC ("Engaged Capital"), Engaged Capital Holdings, LLC ("Engaged Holdings") and Glenn W. Welling (collectively, the "Reporting Persons"). Each of the Reporting Persons may be deemed to be a member of a Section 13(d) group that collectively beneficially owns more than 10% of SunOpta Inc.'s (the "Issuer") outstanding Common Shares. Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein.

F2: Securities owned directly by Engaged Capital Special Situation. As the general partner and investment adviser of Engaged Capital Special Situation, Engaged Capital may be deemed to beneficially own the securities owned directly by Engaged Capital Special Situation. Engaged Holdings, as the managing member of Engaged Capital, may be deemed to beneficially own the securities owned directly by Engaged Capital Special Situation. Mr. Welling, as the Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Engaged Capital and sole member of Engaged Holdings, may be deemed to beneficially own the securities owned directly by Engaged Capital Special Situation.

F3: Securities owned directly by Engaged Capital Flagship Master. As feeder funds of Engaged Capital Flagship Master, each of Engaged Capital Fund and Engaged Capital Offshore may be deemed to beneficially own the securities owned directly by Engaged Capital Flagship Master. As the general partner and investment adviser of Engaged Capital Flagship Master, Engaged Capital may be deemed to beneficially own the securities owned directly by Engaged Capital Flagship Master. Engaged Holdings, as the managing member of Engaged Capital, may be deemed to beneficially own the securities owned directly by Engaged Capital Flagship Master. Mr. Welling, by virtue of his position as the founder and Chief Investment Officer of Engaged Capital, and as the sole member of Engaged Holdings, may be deemed to beneficially own the securities owned directly by Engaged Capital Flagship Master.

F4: Securities held in an account separately managed by Engaged Capital (the "Engaged Capital Account"). Engaged Capital, as the investment adviser of the Engaged Capital Account, may be deemed to beneficially own the securities held in the Engaged Capital Account. Engaged Holdings, as the managing member of Engaged Capital, may be deemed to beneficially own the securities held in the Engaged Capital Account. Mr. Welling, by virtue of his position as the founder and Chief Investment Officer of Engaged Capital, and as the sole member of Engaged Holdings, may be deemed to beneficially own the securities held in the Engaged Capital Account.

F5: Represents the reference price associated with the applicable Swap (as defined below).

F6: Engaged Capital Special Situation previously entered into cash-settled total return swap agreements (the "Swaps") with an unaffiliated third party financial institution as the counterparty. Engaged Capital Special Situation no longer has any economic exposure to such Swaps. Previously, the Swaps provided Engaged Capital Special Situation with economic results that are comparable to the economic results of ownership, but did not provide Engaged Capital Special Situation with the power to vote or direct the voting or dispose of or direct the disposition of the common shares that were the subject of the Swap (the "Subject Shares"). The Reporting Persons expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of the Subject Shares except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.