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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-25-105216"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KVUE"
cik: "0001944048"
company_name: "Kenvue Inc."
filed_at: "2025-11-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T00:57:22.211025+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.95
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.95
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Kenvue to merge with Kimberly-Clark for 0.14625 KMB shares + $3.50 cash per share

## Summary
- Each KVUE share exchanged for 0.14625 KMB shares plus $3.50 cash; both boards unanimously approved.
- Transaction subject to KVUE and KMB stockholder approvals, HSR clearance, regulatory conditions; outside date Nov 2, 2026.
- Termination fee of $1.136B payable under certain circumstances, including if deal fails and alternative transaction occurs.
- Kirk L. Perry appointed permanent CEO effective Nov 2, 2025; base salary $1.35M, target bonus 175%, equity grant $9.2875M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-25-105216
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KVUE
- cik: 0001944048
- company_name: Kenvue Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-11-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.95
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.95
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1944048/000110465925105216/0001104659-25-105216-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1944048/000110465925105216/tm2529895d1_8k.htm

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