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accession: "0001964738-25-000056"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SOLV"
cik: "0001964738"
company_name: "Solventum Corp"
filed_at: "2025-06-25T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-18T21:27:09.539039+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Solventum amends Thermo Fisher deal to exclude water filtration business; price reduced to ~$4.0B

## Summary
- Solventum and Thermo Fisher amend agreement to exclude drinking water filtration business; cash consideration cut from ~$4.1B to ~$4.0B.
- Amendment expected to decrease complexity and potentially accelerate closing to end of 2025; proceeds still primarily for debt paydown.
- Buyer receives up to $75M upon sale of Water Business or after 3-year period.
- Keeping Water Business increases estimated annual EPS accretion by 15-20 cents, but reduces gross margin improvement by 200 bps and operating margin by 100 bps.
- Updated financial estimates to be provided during Q2 2025 earnings call.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001964738-25-000056
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SOLV
- cik: 0001964738
- company_name: Solventum Corp
- filed_at: 2025-06-25T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1964738/000196473825000056/0001964738-25-000056-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1964738/000196473825000056/solv-20250625.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001964738-25-000056.txt

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