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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 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) January 12, 2021
CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | 001-08495 | 16-0716709 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | (Commission
File Number) | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
207 High Point Drive, Building 100, Victor, NY 14564
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (585) 678-7100
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| Not Applicable |
| (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) |
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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| Title of Each Class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered |
| Class A Common Stock | STZ | New York Stock Exchange |
| Class B Common Stock | STZ.B | New York Stock Exchange |
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).
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| Emerging growth company | | ☐ |
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| 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 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On January 12, 2021, Constellation Brands, Inc. (“Constellation”) issued a news release announcing that it has completed the sale of its Paul Masson Grande Amber Brandy brand, related inventory and interests in certain contracts to Sazerac. A copy of the release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
References to Constellation’s website and/or other social media sites or platforms in the release do not incorporate by reference the information on such websites, social media sites or platforms into this Current Report on Form 8-K, and Constellation disclaims any such incorporation by reference. The information in the news release attached as Exhibit 99.1 is incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01 in satisfaction of the public disclosure requirements of Regulation FD. This information is “furnished” and not “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and is not otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. Such information may be incorporated by reference in another filing under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or the Securities Act of 1933 only if and to the extent such subsequent filing specifically references the information incorporated by reference herein.
On January 12, 2021, Constellation completed the sale of its Paul Masson Grande Amber Brandy brand, related inventory and interests in certain contracts to Sazerac Investments, LLC. Constellation received cash proceeds of approximately $265 million, subject to certain post-closing adjustments.
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| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
For the exhibit that is furnished herewith, see the Index to Exhibits immediately following.
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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| (99) | ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS |
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| (104) | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
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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| Date: January 12, 2021 | CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC. |
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| By: | /s/ Garth Hankinson |
| | Garth Hankinson |
| | Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer |