Sazerac did not announce a Brown-Forman deal by Thursday close on May 8, 2026. The only major Brown-Forman story in that window was the collapse of Pernod Ricard and Brown-Forman merger talks, reported by Vinetur and AInvest on May 8-9, 2026, which handed Diageo a competitive reprieve and exposed governance friction inside Brown-Forman. No Sazerac announcement, no 8-K filing, no press release from either party naming Sazerac. This market resolves NO based on the absence of any qualifying Sazerac-Brown-Forman transaction in the window.
10 = primary source confirmed, no ambiguity. 7-9 = strong evidence, minor interpretation. Below 7 = material uncertainty; market should have been voided.
YES if Sazerac or Brown-Forman press release announces binding agreement on prnewswire.com or reuters.com by Thu 23:59 UTC; NO otherwise.
Drinksint.com, Beveragedaily.com, Reuters