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Item 2.01. Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
As previously disclosed in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Cencora, Inc. (the “Company”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 8, 2024, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Retina Midco, Inc. (“Retina Consultants of America” or “RCA”), a leading management services organization of retina specialists, from Webster Equity Partners. On January 2, 2025, the Company completed the acquisition and RCA became a subsidiary of the Company. The Company acquired an interest in RCA of approximately 85%, with certain RCA physicians and members of the management team retaining a minority equity interest in RCA. The Company’s cash outlay at closing was $4.4 billion, which amount is subject to a customary post-closing purchase price adjustment.
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure
On January 2, 2025, the Company issued a news release announcing the completion of the acquisition of RCA, a copy of which is furnished with this Current Report as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information set forth in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1 hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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| 99.1 | News Release of Cencora, Inc., dated January 2, 2025. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL) |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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Cencora, Inc. | |||
| Date: January 2, 2025 | By: | /s/ James F. Cleary | |
| Name: | James F. Cleary | ||
| Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||