BOISE, Idaho, October 14, 2022--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Albertsons Companies, Inc. (NYSE: ACI) (the "Company") today announced its Board of Directors has declared a special cash dividend of $6.85 per share of Class A common stock (the "Special Dividend"). The Special Dividend is payable on November 7, 2022, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on October 24, 2022. The Special Dividend has been declared in connection with the Company entering into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated October 13, 2022 by and among the Company, The Kroger Co. and Kettle Merger Sub, Inc. (the "Merger Agreement"). Details regarding the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement can be found in the combined press release issued by the Company and The Kroger Co. on October 14, 2022.
