Walgreens Boots Alliance executed an early settlement for prepaid variable share forward transactions involving Cencora, resulting in approximately $300 million in cash proceeds and strategic debt management.

Target Information

Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) has made a strategic decision to execute an early settlement of prepaid variable share forward transactions pertaining to shares of Cencora, Inc. This settlement involves the delivery of approximately 6.1 million shares. Concurrently, WBA has executed a sale of an additional 1.3 million Cencora shares, resulting in an estimated cash inflow of $300 million from these transactions.

Following the early settlement, WBA will possess around 12.6 million Cencora shares still pledged under remaining prepaid variable share forward contracts. These contracts are anticipated to mature in March, June, and September of 2025, potentially yielding further cash proceeds at maturity.

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