secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     BOSTON BEER CO INC (SAM)
CIK:        0000949870
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-06-01T20:10:15+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-251424
Event type: litigation
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 8.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Boston Beer Co. gets $191M final judgement in Ardagh suit; interest lowered $21M
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- Court entered amended final judgement: $175.5M damages + $15.5M pre-judgement interest = $191.0M total.
- Previously recorded $212.0M ($175.5M + $36.5M interest); $21.0M reversal in Q2 2026 adds $1.52 to diluted EPS.
- Company denies breach, plans appeal; post-judgement interest at 3.79% accrues from April 3, 2026 on $191.0M.
- Outcome and payment timing remain uncertain; appeal process ongoing.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/949870/000119312526251424/0001193125-26-251424-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/949870/000119312526251424/sam-20260526.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-251424

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