UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM i 8-K
Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
i January 6, 2020
i MOLSON COORS BEVERAGE COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission File Number: i 001-14829
i Delaware
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i 84-0178360
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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i 1801 California Street, i Suite 4600, i Denver, i Colorado
i 80202
i 1555 Notre Dame Street East, i Montréal, i Quebec,
i Canada i H2L 2R5
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
( i 303) i 927-2337 / ( i 514) i 521-1786
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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the registrant under any of the
following provisions:
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under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
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Trading Symbols
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Name of each exchange on which registered
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i Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01
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i TAP.A
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i New York Stock Exchange
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i Class B Common Stock, par value $0.01
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i TAP
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i New York Stock Exchange
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i 1.25% Senior Notes due 2024
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i TAP
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i New York Stock Exchange
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Indicate by check mark whether
the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or
Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company i ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if
the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or
revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act
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Item 1.01 |
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
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On
January 6, 2020, MillerCoors LLC and MillerCoors USA LLC (collectively,
“MillerCoors”), each
subsidiaries of Molson
Coors Beverage Company (the
“Company”), entered into an option agreement (the
“Agreement”) with Pabst Brewing Company, LLC (
“Pabst”), pursuant to which MillerCoors will grant Pabst an option to purchase
the Company’s Irwindale, California brewery,
including plant equipment and machinery and the underlying land (collectively, the
“Irwindale Brewery”), when MillerCoors elects to close the Irwindale Brewery, which it announced today.
Pursuant to the Agreement, Pabst will have 120 days from receipt of a notice of the Irwindale Brewery closure from
MillerCoors to exercise the option to purchase the Irwindale Brewery. If Pabst exercises its option to purchase the Irwindale Brewery, the Agreement provides (i) the purchase price will be $150 million, subject to adjustment as further specified in
the Agreement, (ii) the closing will be within six months from Pabst’s exercise of the option, but no earlier than
September 1, 2020 and no later than
December 31, 2020, subject to the satisfaction of certain customary closing conditions, (iii) for
the treatment and allocation of certain liabilities related to the operation of the Irwindale Brewery prior to closing, and (iv) for customary representations and warranties and certain post-closing restrictions on Pabst regarding the operations and
disposal of the Irwindale Brewery. In conjuction with the Agreement, MillerCoors and Pabst also executed mutual releases of claims related to their ongoing litigation and dismissed the litigation with prejudice.
Item 9.01 |
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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(d) Exhibits.