The company said it completed the acquisition of Hostess Brands on November 7, 2023. It said total purchase consideration was $5.4 billion, or $34.25 per share in cash of $30.00 and 0.03002 shares of its common stock. New debt borrowed totaled $5.0 billion, consisting of $3.5 billion in Senior Notes, a $800.0 million Term Loan, and $700.0 million in short-term borrowings.

1. 01

   The company said it completed the acquisition of Hostess Brands on November 7, 2023. It said total purchase consideration was $5.4 billion, or $34.25 per share in cash of $30.00 and 0.03002 shares of its common stock. New debt borrowed totaled $5.0 billion, consisting of $3.5 billion in Senior Notes, a $800.0 million Term Loan, and $700.0 million in short-term borrowings.

2. 02

   The company said third-quarter net sales rose $12.9 million, or 1%, and that incremental net sales from the Hostess Brands acquisition were $300.3 million. Operating income fell $20.5 million, or 6%. The company explained that special project costs, reflecting integration costs related to the Hostess Brands acquisition, increased by $98.3 million.

3. 03

   The company said it sold the Sahale Snacks business to Second Nature on November 1, 2023, receiving net proceeds of $31.6 million. It also said it sold the Canada condiment business to TreeHouse Foods on January 2, 2024, receiving net proceeds of $25.3 million. At closing, the pre-tax losses were adjusted to $6.7 million and $5.7 million, respectively.

4. 04

   The company said it prepaid $800.0 million of the $450.0 million Term Loan during the third quarter. It said the interest rate on the Term Loan as of January 31, 2024 was 6.69%. As of the same day, short-term borrowings outstanding under the commercial paper program totaled $418.0 million, at a weighted-average interest rate of 5.45%.

Key figures

Quarter ended January 31, 2024

Revenue

$2.2B

Operating income

$297M

Net income

$120M

EPS

$1.13

Gross profit

$823M

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