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8-K filings in August 2023, explained

22 material Form 8-K filings that 21 companies we cover made with the SEC in August 2023, each read and summarized by AI: what happened, the key figures, whether it reads positive or negative for shareholders, and how big a deal it is (impact 1-5). All of them were written later, when past filings were added: a selection, not every 8-K of the month (see the note below).

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OUNZVanEck Merk Gold ETF Aug 2, 4:45 PM ET

VanEck Merk Gold Trust (OUNZ) to switch gold pricing index on August 7, 2023

Neutral other Written later 8.01

Merk Investments, sponsor of the VanEck Merk Gold Trust, said the Trust will change the benchmark used to value its gold from the LBMA PM Gold Price to the Solactive Gold Spot Index effective August 7, 2023. The change was first announced in May 2023 and the date has now been finalized, with the trustee, The Bank of New York Mellon, instructed to use the new index to calculate the Trust's net asset value from that date.

  • Benchmark changes from the LBMA PM Gold Price to the Solactive Gold Spot Index (SOLAGOLD)
  • Index Change Date is August 7, 2023
  • Change was first announced in May 2023; the date was finalized in this August 2, 2023 release
  • The Bank of New York Mellon, the trustee, will use SOLAGOLD to determine net asset value from the Index Change Date
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Briefs marked “Written later” were written in November 2026 for filings that were by then more than three weeks old, so months before mid-October 2026 hold a selection: every material 8-K of the past year for the 100 largest companies we cover and the last 15 important 8-Ks of every other one. Briefs the number check holds back are not shown or counted. Also: the last 45 days, briefs by company, A–Z and the live SEC filings wire.