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| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On April 24, 2024 GXO Logistics, Inc. (the “Company”) and Wincanton plc (“Wincanton”) announced that, in connection with the recommended cash offer made by the Company for the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Wincanton (the “Acquisition”) to be effected by means of a court sanctioned scheme of arrangement under Part 26 of the UK Companies Act 2006, that the Secretary of State in the Cabinet Office has informed the Company that the UK Government will not take any further action in relation to the Acquisition under the UK National Security and Investment Act 2021. A copy of the announcement is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The information furnished in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except to the extent that the registrant specifically incorporates any such information by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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| 99.1 | Press Release, dated April 24, 2024 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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.
| Date: April 24, 2024 | GXO Logistics, Inc. | |
| By: | /s/ Karlis P. Kirsis | |
| Chief Legal Officer | ||