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Get filing alertsDillard's completes merger with family holding company, reducing shares outstanding
Filed June 4, 2026 · Period ending June 4, 2026 · ~1 min read
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Merger with WDC family holding company completed June 4, 2026. WDC's 4 million Dillard's shares were cancelled and fewer shares reissued to WDC shareholders, resulting in net share reduction and no dilution to existing shareholders.
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Former WDC shareholders collectively hold slightly lower ownership percentage after merger due to fractional share treatment. Existing Dillard's shareholders saw their ownership stakes marginally increase.
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Shares issued to WDC shareholders as merger consideration were unregistered, relying on private placement exemptions under Section 4(a)(2) and Regulation D Rule 506.
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WDC held 41,496 Class A shares and 3,985,776 Class B shares prior to merger. Total cash consideration paid to WDC shareholders was $85,652.51 plus WDC's cash and securities holdings.
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Amendment to original March 20, 2026 merger agreement was executed March 25, 2026. Full terms incorporated by reference from 10-K filing.
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Summary
Dillard's completed a family ownership restructuring on June 4, 2026, merging with W.D. Company, Inc., a holding company that owned approximately 4 million Dillard's shares but had no business operations. The transaction cancelled WDC's shares and redistributed slightly fewer shares to WDC shareholders, creating a net reduction in shares outstanding.
This is positive for existing shareholders, as their ownership percentages marginally increased with no dilution. The merger is purely a corporate housekeeping transaction within the Dillard family ownership structure and does not affect the company's retail operations, financial position, or business strategy.
WDC shareholders received their proportional allocation of Dillard's stock plus cash representing WDC's liquid assets, totaling just $85,652.51 in aggregate cash payments. Retail investors should monitor whether this ownership consolidation precedes any strategic changes in capital allocation or governance. The share count reduction, while modest, is incrementally positive for per-share metrics. Watch for any follow-on disclosures about changes in board composition or family ownership dynamics in upcoming proxy filings.
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Event · Item 2.01 — Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
Item 2.01 — Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets filed; see Key Changes for terms.
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On June 4, 2026, Dillard’s, Inc., a Texas corporation (the “Company”), completed the transactions contemplated by that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 20, 2026 (the “Original Merger Agreement,” and as amended on March 25, 2026, the “Merger Agreement”), by and among the Company, W.D. Company, Inc., an Arkansas corporation (“WDC”), and Alex Dillard (solely in his capacity as the representative of the shareholders of WDC), including the merger of WDC with and into the Company (the “Merger”), with the Company surviving the Merger (collectively, the “Transactions”).
Dillard's completed a merger with WDC, a family holding company that owned Dillard's shares but had no business operations. WDC merged into Dillard's, with Dillard's as the surviving entity. This transaction restructures ownership within the Dillard family but does not change the company's business operations.
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At the effective time of the Merger (the “Effective Time”), in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, each share of voting common stock, $1.00 par value per share, of WDC (the “WDC Voting Common Stock”) and each share of non-voting common stock, $1.00 par value per share, of WDC (the “WDC Non-Voting Common Stock”, and together with the WDC Voting Common Stock, the “WDC Common Stock”), issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time was cancelled, and each WDC Shareholder became entitled to receive such WDC Shareholder’s Pro Rata Share (as defined below) of (a) up to 41,496 shares of Dillard’s Class A Common Stock and up to 3,985,776 shares of Dillard’s Class B Common Stock, excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any fractional shares; and (b) the amount in cash equal to the sum of (i) WDC’s cash and cash equivalents as of the closing date of the Merger (the “Closing Date”), plus (ii) the amount equal to the average of the high and low trading prices of other publicly traded securities owned by WDC, determined on the last trading day two (2) business days prior to the Closing Date.
WDC shareholders received their proportional share of Dillard's stock (Class A and Class B) plus cash representing WDC's cash holdings and other securities. Each WDC shareholder's allocation was based on their percentage ownership of WDC prior to the merger.
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At the Effective Time, the shares of Dillard’s Common Stock held by WDC immediately prior to the Effective Time automatically became treasury stock of the Company, as the surviving corporation, and, immediately thereafter, were cancelled and returned to the status of authorized but unissued shares available for future reissuance. As a result of the payment of cash in lieu of fractional shares, the Company ultimately issued 41,494 shares of Dillard’s Class A Common Stock and 3,985,758 shares of Dillard’s Class B Common Stock, in the aggregate, to WDC Shareholders (the “Aggregate Issued Stock Merger Consideration”) and paid $85,652.51 in cash, in the aggregate, to WDC Shareholders. Because the shares of Dillard’s Common Stock held by WDC were cancelled, and the number of shares of Dillard’s Class A Common Stock and Dillard’s Class B Common Stock held by WDC immediately prior to the Effective Time exceeded the Aggregate Issued Stock Merger Consideration, the former WDC Shareholders, collectively, have a slightly lower percentage interest in the voting power, liquidation value and aggregate book value of the Company following the consummation of the Merger as such shareholders held immediately prior to the Effective Time. Accordingly, there was no dilution to current shareholders of the Company as a result of the Merger.
The WDC-held shares were cancelled and fewer shares were reissued to WDC shareholders than were originally held by WDC, resulting in a net reduction of shares outstanding. This means existing Dillard's shareholders experienced no dilution—in fact, their ownership percentage slightly increased. Total cash paid to WDC shareholders was $85,652.51.
Event · Item 3.02 — Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
Item 3.02 — Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities filed; see Key Changes for terms.
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The shares of Dillard’s Class A Common Stock and Dillard’s Class B Common Stock comprising the Aggregate Issued Stock Merger Consideration were issued in reliance on the exemption from registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, provided by Section 4(a) (2) thereof and Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated thereunder.
Dillard's issued shares of both Class A and Class B common stock to WDC shareholders as merger consideration without registering the securities with the SEC. The company relied on private placement exemptions under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and Regulation D Rule 506, which allow unregistered sales to accredited investors in private transactions.
Event · Item 9.01 — Financial Statements and Exhibits
Dillard's filed Amendment No. 1 to its merger agreement with W.D. Company, Inc., originally dated March 20, 2026.
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Amendment No. 1 to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 25, 2026, by and between Dillard’s, Inc. and W.D. Company, Inc.
Dillard's disclosed an amendment to its previously announced merger agreement with W.D. Company, Inc. The original merger agreement was dated March 20, 2026, and this amendment was executed on March 25, 2026. The specific terms of the amendment are not detailed in this 8-K filing, as the full document is incorporated by reference from the company's 10-K annual report.
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Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 20, 2026, by and among Dillard’s, Inc., W.D. Company, Inc., and Alex Dillard, solely in his capacity as the Shareholder Representative
The filing references the original merger agreement dated March 20, 2026, involving Dillard's, W.D. Company, Inc., and Alex Dillard as Shareholder Representative. This provides context for the amendment being disclosed and confirms the parties involved in the transaction.
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