Close the acquisition of RMS from Daily Mail and General Trust plc
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- Announced
- 5 Aug 2021
- Due
- 30 Sep 2021
- Deadline
- Met
- Late
- Not met
- Today
What the company said
“The acquisition is expected to close in late 3Q 2021, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions, including the expiration or termination of any applicable regulatory waiting periods.”
What we found
Evidence strength A What the grades mean
A later 10-Q says Q3 2021 unrecognized tax benefit increases included UTPs assumed in the RMS acquisition, implying the deal closed in Q3 2021. The exact closing date is not stated.
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A Moody's Corporation 10-Q filed 2021-10-29
“The increase in both periods included UTPs assumed in the acquisition of RMS.” ✓ confirmed on the page
Market reaction: the shares moved -4.7% against the S&P 500 over the three sessions around the disclosure (28 Oct 2021 to 2 Nov 2021). What this measures
Checked 11 Oct 2026.
Commitment DNA
The structured record of this commitment. Fields the company did not state are left blank rather than guessed.
- Event type
- Acquisition close
- Indicative materiality
- High rules
- Action
- Close
- Deliverable
- Acquisition of RMS
- Language
- Expected (“expects”, “plans”)
- In the company’s control
- Medium
- Specificity
- High
- Conditional
- Yes: subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions; expiration or termination of applicable regulatory waiting periods
- Depends on
- Regulatory, Counterparty
How this entry was checked
- Commitment recordedThe company's words were matched word for word against the filing.
- First checkAn AI model, Claude (Anthropic), read the company's later filings and recorded the outcome with a quoted passage.
- Second check: agreesA different AI model, Gemini (Google), re-read the evidence without being told the outcome and reached the same answer.
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