Kroger said it entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger on October 13, 2022 with Albertsons Companies, Inc. (ACI) and Kettle Merger Sub, Inc., under which Merger Sub will merge into ACI, with ACI surviving as a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Kroger.

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   Kroger said it entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger on October 13, 2022 with Albertsons Companies, Inc. (ACI) and Kettle Merger Sub, Inc., under which Merger Sub will merge into ACI, with ACI surviving as a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Kroger.

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   The company said it is providing unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information reflecting the merger and related divestitures in 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.

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   The company said the pro forma balance sheet is presented as of May 25, 2024, and the pro forma statements of operations are presented for the first quarter ended May 25, 2024 and for the fiscal year ended February 3, 2024.

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   The company said the pro forma financial information is presented for informational purposes only and does not purport to represent the actual results of operations that the two companies would have achieved had they been combined during the periods presented, nor is it intended to project the future results of operations of the combined company after the merger is completed.

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