secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Smurfit Westrock plc (SW)
CIK:        0002005951
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-06-07T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-24-069646
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

SmurfitWestRock reiterates early-Jul close; SmurfitKappa Q1 sales -9.6%, NI -32%
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- Combination expected to close in early July 2024, subject to regulatory and shareholder approvals.
- Smurfit Kappa Q1 net sales $2,930M (down 9.6% YoY); net income $191M (down 32% YoY).
- Europe segment Adj EBITDA $378M (-20% YoY); Americas $113M (-22% YoY).
- Q1 transaction-related expenses of $23M; issued $2,750M senior notes replacing bridge facility.
- Basic EPS fell to $0.74 from $1.09 in prior-year quarter.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2005951/000110465924069646/0001104659-24-069646-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2005951/000110465924069646/tm2416384d1_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-069646

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