secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     KROGER CO (KR)
CIK:        0000056873
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-08-15T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-24-090142
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Kroger provides pro forma financials for Albertsons merger; combined FY2024 pro forma net income $1.31B
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- Pro forma FY2024 combined sales $208.2B, net earnings $1.31B, diluted EPS $1.78 (Kroger standalone $2.96).
- Pro forma Q1 2024 combined sales $63.1B, net earnings $740M, diluted EPS $1.00 (Kroger standalone $1.29).
- Merger consideration $15.9B ($27.25/share cash after special dividend) funded via $14.75B new debt.
- Divestiture to C&S of 579 stores, banners, and assets for ~$2.76B cash, subject to FTC clearance.
- Pro forma goodwill $10.5B; total assets $87.1B; long-term debt jumps to $32.1B.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/56873/000110465924090142/0001104659-24-090142-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/56873/000110465924090142/tm2421523d2_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-090142

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