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Pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the purchase price of the Share Purchase is ¥1,800,418,650 (equivalent to approximately $12 million, based on the October 24, 2025 Federal Reserve conversion rate of ¥152.82 = USD $1) (the “Purchase Price”), subject to adjustment as set","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 2.01/5.01","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1892322/000149315225020313/0001493152-25-020313-index.htm","confidence":0.9}],"comparable_filings":[{"accession":"0001104659-26-039924","ticker":"VREOF","company_name":"Vireo Growth Inc.","filed_at":"2026-04-06T23:59:59+00:00","headline":"Vireo closes Eaze acquisition for $47M in stock; CEO awarded performance-based RSUs up to 3.5% diluted","event_type":"m_and_a","sec_items":["1.01","2.01","3.02","5.02","7.01","8.01","9.01"],"materiality_score":0.8,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.8,"match_reasons":["same fact type: ma_transaction","same SEC item: 1.01, 2.01, 7.01, 8.01, 9.01","same event type: m_and_a","similar materiality"],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-039924","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-039924.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-039924.md","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1771706/000110465926039924/0001104659-26-039924-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1771706/000110465926039924/tm2611166d1_8k.htm"},"side_by_side_evidence":{"fact_type":"ma_transaction","source_excerpt":"of HeartCore\nInc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“HeartCore Japan”). Pursuant\nto the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the purchase price of the Share Purchase is ¥1,800,418,650 (equivalent to approximately $12\nmillion, based on the October 24, 2025 Federal Reserve conversion rate of ¥152.82 = USD $1) (the “Purchase Price”), subject\nto adjustment as set","source_evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1892322/000149315225020313/0001493152-25-020313-index.htm","comparable_excerpt":"adjustment with respect to certain of the estimated items included\nin the Estimated Closing Merger Consideration. In general, the Estimated Closing Merger Consideration\nis US$47,040,000 in base consideration (the “Base Consideration”), adjusted for certain items as described in the definition\nof Estimated Closing Merger Consideration in the Merger Agreement,","comparable_evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1771706/000110465926039924/0001104659-26-039924-index.htm"}},{"accession":"0000107140-26-000034","ticker":"WLY","company_name":"JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC.","filed_at":"2026-06-02T12:30:39+00:00","headline":"Wiley acquires Emerald Publishing for $452M; adds ~500 journals, expected accretive in year one","event_type":"m_and_a","sec_items":["1.01","2.01","7.01","9.01"],"materiality_score":0.85,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.85,"match_reasons":["same fact type: ma_transaction","same SEC item: 1.01, 2.01, 7.01, 9.01","same event type: m_and_a","similar materiality"],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000107140-26-000034","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000107140-26-000034.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000107140-26-000034.md","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/107140/000010714026000034/0000107140-26-000034-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/107140/000010714026000034/jwa-20260601.htm"},"side_by_side_evidence":{"fact_type":"ma_transaction","source_excerpt":"of HeartCore\nInc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“HeartCore Japan”). 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Pursuant\nto the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the purchase price of the Share Purchase is ¥1,800,418,650 (equivalent to approximately $12\nmillion, based on the October 24, 2025 Federal Reserve conversion rate of ¥152.82 = USD $1) (the “Purchase Price”), subject\nto adjustment as set","source_evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1892322/000149315225020313/0001493152-25-020313-index.htm","comparable_excerpt":"Mr. Owens, Ms. Owens and JAO, the “Sellers”),\nand Jacob Owens in his capacity as representative of the Sellers. The aggregate consideration\nfor the Acquisition consisted of (i) 1,296,456 shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (“Class\nA Common Stock”) issued to the Sellers (the “Stock Consideration”) and (ii) a $42.3 million net","comparable_evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2094433/000110465926057182/0001104659-26-057182-index.htm"}}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). 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