MAUMEE, Ohio -- Shareholders of Seaway Food Town here and Spartan Stores, Grand Rapids, Mich., are scheduled to vote tomorrow on the merger of the two companies.
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Seaway released financial results last week for the third quarter and 39 weeks ended May 27, which showed record sales and earnings for the quarter.
Sales rose 2.7% to $171.9 million for the 13-week quarter and 5.2% to $494.3 million for the nine-month period, while same-store sales increased 3% for the quarter and 2.8% for the 39 weeks.
Net income was up 88.5% to $3.5 million for the quarter and 52.6% to $8.6 million for the first three quarters. The company said the increases were due to improved margins and strong sales promotions.
Operating cash flow rose 31.6% to $10.1 million, or 5.9% of sales, for the quarter and 19.9% to $27.4 million, or 5.3% of sales, for the nine-month period.
Seaway operates 73 stores, including 47 Food Town supermarkets and 26 deep-discount drugstores called The Pharm, in northwest and central Ohio and southeast Michigan.
Under the merger agreement Seaway shareholders will each receive a cash payment of $5 and one share of new Spartan common stock for each Seaway share they own; immediately prior to consummation of the deal, Spartan shareholders will exchange their existing shares of Class A common stock for approximately 13.2 million shares of the new Spartan common.
