GREIF, INC (GEF): M&A transaction — Greif completes $1.8B sale of containerboard business to Packaging Corp of America

GREIF, INC

Sale closed Aug 31, 2025; purchase price $1.8B subject to adjustments; proceeds to reduce debt by ~$1.4B.
Estimated gain on sale is $1.1B.
FY2025 adjusted EBITDA guidance for continuing ops: $507M-$517M; excludes containerboard's YTD $168M and Q4 implied $50M.
Adjusted free cash flow guidance adjusted by $15M to $290M-$300M; includes discontinued ops cash flows.
Greif intends to use proceeds to reduce debt by ~$1.4B and enhance capital efficiency.

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GREIF, INC completed a disposition involving Packaging Corporation of America for $1.8 billion (closed 2025-08-31).

Action: disposition
Counterparty: Packaging Corporation of America
Consideration: $1.8 billion
Closing: 2025-08-31

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interests in those subsidiaries of the Company that directly owned the Containerboard Business on the date of closing. The purchase price for the Containerboard Business was $1.8 billion, subject to certain adjustments as set forth in the Agreement. The amount of the purchase price was determined by arms-length negotiations between the parties. Other than in

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