secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Albertsons Companies, Inc. (ACI)
CIK:        0001646972
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2022-10-14T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-22-262645
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 1.00
Item codes: 1.01, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Kroger to acquire Albertsons for $34.10 per share, special dividend $6.85/sh
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- Consideration $34.10/share (~$24.6B EV including $4.7B net debt); 32.8% premium over Oct 12 close.
- Special cash dividend of up to $4B ($6.85/share) payable Nov 7, 2022 to ACI holders of record Oct 24.
- Combined company expects ~$1B annual synergies within 4 years; Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen to lead.
- Termination fees: $318M from ACI; $600M from Kroger if HSR not cleared by Jan 2024 (extendable).
- Approved by both boards; majority stockholder consent obtained; close expected early 2024, subject to reg approvals.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1646972/000119312522262645/0001193125-22-262645-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1646972/000119312522262645/d344993d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-262645

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