secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC)
CIK:        0000074046
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-04-16T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000074046-24-000029
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 1.01, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Oil-Dri to acquire crystal cat litter maker Ultra Pet for $46M in cash
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- $46M cash acquisition of Ultra Pet; expected closing in Q4 fiscal 2024.
- Ultra Pet has ~$24M annual net sales; crystal litter segment grew 500% since 2019.
- Funded by cash on hand and credit facilities, including up to $10M BMO advance.
- Transaction approved by both boards; expected to be immediately accretive to Oil-Dri.
- Oil-Dri gains entry into the fast-growing crystal cat litter market, complementing clay-based offerings.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/74046/000007404624000029/0000074046-24-000029-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/74046/000007404624000029/odc-20240416.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000074046-24-000029

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