ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES

9 Months Ended

Jul. 25, 2021

Acquisitions: On June 7, 2021, the Company acquired the Planters® snack nuts business from The Kraft Heinz Company. The acquisition includes the Planters®, NUT-rition®, Planters® Cheez Balls and Corn Nuts® brands. The preliminary purchase price is $3.4 billion, pending final purchase accounting and working capital adjustments. The transaction was funded with the Company’s cash on hand and from the issuance of long-term debt. See Note J - Long-term Debt and Other Borrowing Arrangements for additional details.

Planters® is an iconic snack brand and this acquisition significantly expands the Company's presence, and should broaden the scope for future acquisitions, in the growing snacking space. Operating results for this acquisition have been included in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Operations from the date of acquisition and reflected primarily in the Grocery Products segment. The acquisition contributed $141.3 million of net sales since the date of acquisition. As the acquisition has been integrated within the Company's existing operations, post-acquisition net income is not discernible. Acquisition-related costs were $27.5 million and $30.3 million for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended July 25, 2021, respectively, which are reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Operations as Selling, General and Administrative. Additional one-time adjustments related the preliminary revaluation of acquired inventory of $12.9 million were recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations as Cost of Products Sold for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended July 25, 2021. The combined impact of these one-time acquisition costs and accounting adjustments were $40.4 million and $43.2 million for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended July 25, 2021.

The acquisition was accounted for as a business combination using the acquisition method. The Company has estimated the acquisition date fair values of the assets acquired using independent appraisals. Preliminary allocations of the purchase price to acquired assets, including goodwill and intangibles assets, is presented in the table below. The Company expects to finalize purchase allocations as soon as practicable, but no later than one year from the acquisition date.


(in thousands)	Preliminary Purchase Allocation
Inventory	$	149,224
Property, Plant and Equipment	162,091
Goodwill	2,286,932
Other Intangibles	798,000
Purchase Price	$	3,396,246

Goodwill is calculated as the excess of the purchase price over the fair values of the net assets acquired and is expected to be deductible for tax purposes. The goodwill recorded as part of the acquisition primarily reflects the value of the potential to expand the Company's presence in the growing snacking space and serve as a platform for innovation.

The following unaudited pro forma financial information presents the combined results of operations as if the acquisition of the Planters® snack nuts business had occurred on October 27, 2019. These unaudited pro forma results do not necessarily reflect the actual results of operations that would have been achieved had the acquisition occurred on that date, nor are they necessarily indicative of future results of operations.


	Thirteen Weeks Ended				Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
(in thousands)	July 25, 2021		July 26, 2020		July 25, 2021		July 26, 2020
Pro Forma Net Sales	$	2,981,630	$	2,635,561	$	8,606,935	$	7,983,636
Pro Forma Net Earnings Attributable to Hormel Foods Corporation	215,983		211,135		704,143		664,304

The pro forma results include charges for depreciation and amortization of acquired assets and interest expense on debt issued to finance the acquisition, as well as the related income taxes. The pro forma results for the thirty-nine weeks ended July 26, 2020 also include nonrecurring adjustments relating to the recognition of transaction costs incurred and revaluation of inventory acquired, along with the related income tax effects, which in the aggregate reduce pro forma net earnings by $41.1 million. The pro forma results for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended July 25, 2021 include an adjustment to add back the transaction costs incurred and revaluation of inventory acquired in those periods, along with the related income tax effects, since those costs are reflected in the preceding fiscal year on a pro forma basis.

On March 2, 2020, the Company acquired the assets comprising the Sadler's Smokehouse business (Sadler's) for a final purchase price of $270.8 million. Sadler's is an authentic, pit-smoked meats business based in Henderson, Texas. This acquisition strengthens the Company's foodservice position and provides an opportunity to further extend the Sadler's product line into the retail and deli channels.

The transaction was funded with cash on hand and accounted for as a business combination using the acquisition method. The Company completed an allocation of the fair value of the assets acquired utilizing third-party valuation appraisals during fiscal 2020.

Operating results for this acquisition have been included in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Operations from the date of acquisition and are reflected in the Refrigerated Foods segment. Pro forma results are not material for inclusion.