P&G (PG) Closes Sale of Pringles; Sees 47-50c/Share Gain

May 31, 2012 1:09 PM EDT
The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE: PG) has completed the sale of its Pringles business to Kellogg in a $2.695 billion all-cash transaction effective June 1, 2012. The Company expects an after-tax gain on the transaction in the range of $1.4 billion to $1.5 billion, or approximately $0.47 to $0.50 per share.

With completion of the sale, the Pringles workforce including the manufacturing resources in Jackson, Tennessee, and Mechelen, Belgium, will transfer to Kellogg.


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