HandbookDates and deadlines
What does Announced mean here?
What it means and how to read it on a deal.
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What it is
The day the deal first became public, usually the date of the press release announcing the agreement.
How to read it
On the deal page's top line and in Key dates. Not the day the agreement was signed, if that came earlier, and not a later filing's date.
