secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Post Holdings, Inc. (POST)
CIK:        0001530950
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-02-13T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001530950-23-000064
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.90
Item codes: 1.01, 3.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Post Holdings acquires Smucker's pet food business for ~$1.2B in cash and stock
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- Purchase price ~$1.2B: $700M cash plus 5.39M shares of Post common stock; inventory adjustment may apply.
- Acquires pet food brands including Rachael Ray Nutrish, 9Lives, Kibbles 'n Bits, Gravy Train, Nature's Recipe and private label assets.
- Includes manufacturing facilities in Bloomsburg (PA), Meadville (PA) and Lawrence (KS).
- Closing subject to HSR clearance and customary conditions; expected by Nov 7, 2023, with possible extension.
- Stock consideration issued under Section 4(a)(2) exemption; registration rights agreement to be executed at closing.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1530950/000153095023000064/0001530950-23-000064-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1530950/000153095023000064/post-20230208.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001530950-23-000064

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