Close the acquisition of Albertsons
Not delivered by the deadline
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- Announced
- 14 Oct 2022
- Due
- 31 Mar 2024
- Checked
- 18 Oct 2026
- Deadline
- Met
- Late
- Not met
- Today
What the company said
“Targeted close in early 2024”
What we found
Evidence strength A What the grades mean
The acquisition of Albertsons was not completed by the early 2024 target, as SEC filings from April 2024 and later continue to describe the transaction as a proposed merger subject to regulatory risks.
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A Kroger 10-K filed 2024-04-02
“The proposed transaction with Albertsons and the divestiture plan entails important risks, including, among others: the expected timing and likelihood of completion of the proposed transaction” ✓ confirmed on the page
Market reaction: the shares moved +2.5% against the S&P 500 over the three sessions around the disclosure (1 Apr 2024 to 4 Apr 2024). What this measures
Checked 18 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 Albertsons
- In the company’s control
- Medium
- Specificity
- Medium
- Conditional
- Yes: subject to required regulatory approvals; other customary closing conditions
- 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, Gemini (Google), read the company's later filings and recorded the outcome with a quoted passage.
- Second check: agreesA different AI model, Claude (Anthropic), re-read the evidence without being told the outcome and reached the same answer.
- Third check on a negative finding: agreesBecause a negative finding could harm a company if wrong, a stronger model re-read the evidence fully blind and reached the same answer.
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