Metcash Limited (ASX:MTS) entered into binding agreement to acquire Superior Food Group Pty Ltd for approximately AUD 410 million on February 5, 2024. Under the terms of agreement, Metcash will pay upfront consideration of AUD 390 million and an earn-out payment of up to AUD 22.3 million based on Superior Food?s EBITDA for the year ending June 30, 2024 subject to certain other customary purchase price adjustments. Funding of the acquisitions and transaction costs will be through a combination of fully underwritten AUD 300 million Placement and AUD 278 million from existing cash reserves and existing available debt facilities.

The transaction is subject to ACCC clearance, and completion is expected to occur in the first quarter of FY25.