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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
Whole Earth Brands, Inc. (the “Company”) is filing this Current Report on Form 8-K to provide updated pro forma financial information (the “Updated Pro Formas”) related to certain previously-disclosed transactions as set forth under Item 9.01 below. For more information about the transactions referenced in the Updated Pro Formas, please refer to the Current Reports on Form 8-K filed by the Company on November 12, 2020 (as amended on January 13, 2021) and February 8, 2021 (as amended on March 26, 2021).
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(b) Pro Forma Financial Statements
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information of the Company for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and the year ended December 31, 2020, and the related notes, are filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information of the Company for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and the year ended December 31, 2020, and the related notes | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101) |
SIGNATURE
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.
| Whole Earth Brands, Inc. | ||
| Dated: November 12, 2021 | By: | /s/ Brian Litman |
| Name: | Brian Litman | |
| Title: | Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | |