Kroger Company KR disclosed the termination of its merger agreement with Albertsons Companies, Inc. ACI following a preliminary injunction by the U.S. District Court in Oregon.
Free from the financial burdens of trying to buy rival Albertsons, shares of supermarket giant Kroger were sitting at new highs on Thursday.
Kroger (KR) shares rose Thursday morning after the grocery chain laid out its plans for the future now that its proposed merger with Albertsons (ACI) has been called off, including a new $7.5 billion stock buyback plan.
Grocery-store giant Albertsons Cos. said Wednesday that it is walking away from its merger with rival Kroger Co., a day after two judges blocked it.
The U.S. District Judge blocks KR's deal to acquire Albertsons Companies as it might cut competition for U.S. grocery shoppers.
Albertsons terminated the merger and blamed Kroger for breaching the terms of its agreement.
Albertsons has sued fellow grocery giant Kroger over the failure of their $24.6 billion merger. The company said Wednesday (Dec. 11) that it has filed a lawsuit in the Delaware Court of Chancery, accusing Kroger of breach of contract.
The deal is over. The story isn't.
CNBC's Sara Eisen reports on news regarding two large grocery store operators.
Albertsons' lawsuit said the rival grocery company failed to exercise its best efforts to win regulatory approval for the $20 billion deal.
Grocery store chain Albertsons formally terminated nearly $25 billion merger agreement with rival Kroger on Wednesday, a day after a federal judge blocked the deal—with Albertsons filing a lawsuit accusing Kroger of failing to win regulatory approval for the agreement.
Albertsons on Wednesday formally terminated its proposed $25 billion merger with Kroger. Albertsons filed a lawsuit against its fellow supermarket operator, saying Kroger violated its contract and didn't follow through on commitments to help get the deal approved.