Item 8.01 Other Events.
As of the fiscal quarter ended
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There is no guarantee as to the exact number of common shares that will be repurchased or when such purchases may occur. Any repurchased shares will be held in treasury.
Forward Looking Statements
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meaning of federal securities laws. The forward-looking statements may include
statements concerning our current expectations, estimates, assumptions, and
beliefs concerning future events, conditions, plans, and strategies that are not
historical fact. Any statement that is not historical in nature is a
forward-looking statement and may be identified by the use of words and phrases
such as "expect," "anticipate," "believe," "intend," "will," "plan," "strive,"
and similar phrases. Federal securities laws provide a safe harbor for
forward-looking statements to encourage companies to provide prospective
information. We are providing this cautionary statement in connection with the
safe harbor provisions. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made, when
evaluating the information presented in this communication, as such statements
are by nature subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors, many of which
are outside of our control and could cause actual results to differ materially
from such statements and from our historical results and experience. These risks
and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the following: uncertainties
relating to the timing of the consummation of the sale of certain pet food
brands to Post; the possibility that any or all of the conditions to the
consummation of the Transaction may not be satisfied or waived, including
failure to receive required regulatory approvals; the effect of the announcement
or pendency of the Transaction on the Company's ability to retain key personnel
and to maintain relationships with customers, suppliers, and other business
partners; risks relating to potential diversion of management attention from the
Company's ongoing business operations; the Company's ability to generate
sufficient cash flow to continue operating under its capital deployment model,
including capital expenditures, debt repayment, dividend payments, and share
repurchases; the impact of food security concerns involving either the Company's
products or its competitors' products, including changes in consumer preference,
consumer litigation, actions by the
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