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accession: "0001437749-26-032883"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FUL"
cik: "0000039368"
company_name: "FULLER H B CO"
filed_at: "2026-10-19T12:18:34+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-19T12:20:03.376499+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
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# H.B. Fuller board unanimously rejects Ancora's $1.2B-$1.4B bid for BAS unit; launches market check

## Summary
- Board rejected Ancora Holdings Group LLC's second unsolicited, non-binding proposal to buy the Building Adhesive Solutions (BAS) business for $1.2B-$1.4B in cash.
- Board said the "modest offer price increase" fails to capture BAS value, including organic growth momentum, platform role and Project Quantum Leap upside; terms deemed highly conditional.
- H.B. Fuller will run a market check on select market segments and product lines less integral to its portfolio, intending to use any proceeds for deleveraging.
- Review will weigh separation feasibility, stranded costs, tax implications, dis-synergies and impact on Project Quantum Leap execution; expected complete by year-end 2026.
- Ancora's proposal lacked key details, the company said; the Board said it continues to evaluate all opportunities to maximize shareholder value.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-26-032883
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FUL
- cik: 0000039368
- company_name: FULLER H B CO
- filed_at: 2026-10-19T12:18:34+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/39368/000143774926032883/0001437749-26-032883-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/39368/000143774926032883/ful20261016_8k.htm

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