Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure
On December 19, 2019, TreeHouse and Post Holdings issued a joint press release
announcing that the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") has notified the companies
that it will file a complaint opposing Post's proposed acquisition of
TreeHouse's private label ready-to-eat cereal business (the "TreeHouse RTE
cereal business"). A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this
report and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 8.01. Other Events
On December 23, 2019 TreeHouse and Post Holdings amended their existing asset
sale agreement extending the termination date of the agreement from December 31,
2019 to January 31, 2020. The purpose of the amendment is to give the parties
time to discuss next steps in light of the FTC's recent decision to challenge
the sale of the TreeHouse RTE cereal business to Post.
The information in this Form 8-K under Item 7.01, Item 8.01, and Exhibit 99.1
attached hereto shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise
subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated
by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the
Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific referencing in such
filing.
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