---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001679273-26-000002"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LW"
cik: "0001679273"
company_name: "Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-01-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T11:13:16.094867+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Lamb Weston closing Argentina plant; expects $50M-$60M charges in FY2026

## Summary
- Closure of Munro, Argentina facility; production consolidated to new Mar del Plata plant.
- Pre-tax charges of $50M-$60M, substantially all recognized in FY2026 ending May 31, 2026.
- About half of charges (~$25M-$30M) expected to be cash expenditures, mostly paid in FY2026.
- Charges include write-down of assets, inventory, employee severance, and unused raw potato contracts.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001679273-26-000002
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LW
- cik: 0001679273
- company_name: Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-01-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.05
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1679273/000167927326000002/0001679273-26-000002-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1679273/000167927326000002/lw-20260105.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001679273-26-000002.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 724482db9aef596a1f86f7fccf95559e036aaf25
  claim: Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. announced a restructuring with charges of approximately $50 million to $60 million affecting manufacturing facility in Munro, Argentina and consolidate production for the Latin America region to our new facility in Mar del Plata, Argentina.
  evidence_excerpt: closure is part of our efforts to improve operating efficiency. In connection with the planned facility closure, we expect to incur total pre-tax charges of approximately $50 million to $60 million, substantially all of which are expected to be recognized in our fiscal year ending May 31, 2026. We estimate about half of these charges will result in future
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1679273/000167927326000002/0001679273-26-000002-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.