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materiality 0.65
Kimco settles seven shareholder lawsuits over WRI merger disclosures; releases supplemental financial projections
KIMCO REALTY CORP
- Settlement reached with plaintiffs in seven federal and one state action alleging inadequate merger disclosures.
- Supplemental disclosures include detailed merger background and revised financial projections for Kimco and WRI.
- Plaintiffs agree to dismiss all actions after filing of this 8-K/A; no admission of liability by defendants.
- New projections show Kimco FFO as adjusted per share of $1.26 (2021E) to $1.55 (2025E).
- Barclays received $0.53M and Lazard $0.25M in past two years from Kimco excluding merger fees.