Close the acquisition of Hostess Brands
Delivered by the deadline
AI-assessed · human review in progress Found and assessed by AI from the cited sources. Shown with its evidence; it is not counted in any Kept Score until confirmed.
- Announced
- 11 Sep 2023
- Due
- 31 Jan 2024
- Delivered
- 7 Nov 2023
- Deadline
- Met
- Late
- Not met
- Today
What the company said
“The transaction is anticipated to close in the third quarter of the Company’s current fiscal year ending April 30, 2024.”
What we found
Evidence strength A What the grades mean
The company completed the acquisition of Hostess Brands on November 7, 2023, which falls within the third quarter of its fiscal year ending April 30, 2024.
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A J.M. Smucker Company (The) 8-K filed 2024-06-06
“acquisition of Hostess Brands, Inc. ("Hostess Brands") on November 7, 2023” ✓ confirmed on the page
Market reaction: the shares moved +2.8% against the S&P 500 over the three sessions around the disclosure (5 Jun 2024 to 10 Jun 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 Hostess Brands
- Language
- Expected (“expects”, “plans”)
- In the company’s control
- Medium
- Specificity
- High
- Conditional
- Yes: tender of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of Hostess common stock; receipt of required regulatory approvals
- Depends on
- Regulatory, Shareholder
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.
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