Company: GHC
Filing Date: 2025-07-30
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0000104889-25-000062
Chunk: 52

Company: Graham Holdings Co
Filing Date: 2025-07-30
Form: 10-Q
Item: Part I, Item 8
Chunk 52
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 this new guidance on the disclosures within its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

2.    ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS OF BUSINESSES

Acquisitions.  On July 15, 2025, Hoover acquired Arconic Architectural Products, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Arconic Corporation, which manufactures aluminum cladding products and operates within the broader non-residential materials space from its facility in Eastman, GA. A significant portion of the purchase price was funded by the Company’s assumption of approximately $105 million in net pension obligations. In June 2025, Kaplan acquired one small business which is included in its supplemental education division.During 2024, the Company acquired two small businesses. In January 2024, the Company acquired one small business which is included in other businesses. In May 2024, Kaplan acquired one small business which is included in its international division.The assets and liabilities of the companies acquired were recorded at their estimated fair values at the date of acquisition. Acquisition-related costs for acquisitions that closed during the first six months of 2025 and 2024 were expensed as incurred.Disposition of Businesses.  In April 2025, Kaplan completed the sale of a small business, BridgeU Limited, which was included in Kaplan International.In the first half of 2025, World of Good Brands (WGB) completed the sale of various websites and related businesses that made up the WGB operations, which were included in other businesses. All remaining WGB operations are expected to be substantially shut down by the end of the third quarter of 2025.In June and September 2024, WGB completed the sales of small businesses. In July 2024, Kaplan completed the sale of a small business, Red Marker, which was included in Kaplan International.Other Transactions.  On February 25, 2025, the Company and a group of minority shareholders entered into an agreement to settle a significant portion of the mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interest related to GHC One LLC (GHC One), including CSI Pharmacy Holding Company, LLC (CSI), for a total of $205 million, which consisted of approximately $186.25 million in cash and $18.75 million in Graham Holdings Company Class B common stock.The settlement agreement resulted in a $66.2 million increase to the mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interest obligation, which the Company recorded as interest expense in the first quarter of 2025. The remaining mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interest obligation