stock, par value $0.01 per share, to Post shareholders of record as of the close of business, Central Time, on February 25, 2022 (the “Record Date”) in a pro-rata distribution (the “Distribution”). Post shareholders received 1.267788 shares of BellRing common stock for every one share of Post common stock held as of the Record Date. No fractional shares of BellRing common stock were issued, and instead, cash in lieu of any fractional shares was paid to Post shareholders.
On March 10, 2022, upon completion of the Distribution, BellRing Merger Sub merged with and into Old BellRing (the “Merger”), with Old BellRing continuing as the surviving corporation and becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of BellRing. Pursuant to the Merger, each outstanding share of Old BellRing Class A common stock, $0.01 par value per share (“Old BellRing Class A Common Stock” and, together with the Old BellRing Class B Common Stock, the “Old BellRing Common Stock”) was converted into one share of BellRing common stock plus $2.97 in cash. As a result of the transactions described above (collectively, the “Spin-off”), BellRing became the new public parent company of, and successor issuer to, Old BellRing, and shares of BellRing common stock were deemed to be registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act pursuant to Rule 12g-3(a) promulgated thereunder.
In this prospectus supplement, the terms “Company,” “BellRing,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to (i) Old BellRing and its consolidated subsidiaries during the periods prior to the Spin-off and (ii) BellRing and its consolidated subsidiaries during the periods subsequent to the Spin-off, in each case, unless otherwise stated or the context otherwise indicates. The term “common stock” generally refers to Old BellRing Common Stock during the periods prior to the Spin-off and to BellRing common stock during the periods subsequent to the Spin-off. The term “net earnings available to common stockholders” generally refers to net earnings available to Old BellRing Class A common stockholders during the periods prior to the Spin-off and to net earnings available to BellRing common stockholders during the periods subsequent to the Spin-off.
Certain monetary amounts, percentages and other figures included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement have been subject to rounding adjustments. Accordingly, figures shown as totals in certain tables may not be the arithmetic aggregation of the figures that precede them and figures expressed as percentages in the text may not total 100% or, as applicable, when aggregated may not be the arithmetic aggregation of the percentages that precede them.
TRADEMARKS, TRADENAMES AND SERVICE MARKS
We own or have rights to use logos, trademarks, trade names, service marks and copyrights that we use in conjunction with the operation of our business and that appear in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus (or in documents we have incorporated by reference). Other logos, trademarks, trade names, service marks and copyrights appearing in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus (or in documents we have incorporated by reference) are the property of their respective owners. We do not intend our use or display of other companies’ logos, trademarks, service marks, copyrights or trade names to imply a relationship with, or endorsement or sponsorship of us by, any other companies. Solely for convenience, trademarks, trade names and copyrights referred to in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus (or in documents we have incorporated by reference) may appear without the ©, ® or ™ symbols, but the absence of such symbols does not indicate the registration status of the trademarks and is not intended to indicate, in any way, that we will not assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, our rights or the right of the applicable licensor to such copyrights, trademarks and trade names.
PRESENTATION OF CERTAIN FINANCIAL MEASURES
This prospectus supplement contains, or incorporates by reference, certain financial measures, including Adjusted EBITDA, that are not recognized under generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S. (“GAAP”).
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