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8-K filings in August 2024, explained

352 material Form 8-K filings that 310 companies we cover made with the SEC in August 2024, 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 20, 4:49 PM ET

VanEck Merk Gold ETF: Trust renamed from VanEck Merk Gold Trust, effective August 30, 2024

Neutral legal/regulatory Written later 1.015.03

The Merk Gold Trust, sponsored by Merk Investments LLC, signed a Third Amendment to its Depositary Trust Agreement with The Bank of New York Mellon, the trustee, on August 20, 2024. The amendment changes the trust's name from VanEck Merk Gold Trust to VanEck Merk Gold ETF, effective August 30, 2024, and the filing says the shares remain named VanEck Merk Gold Shares and the other trust terms are unchanged.

  • Trust Amendment dated August 20, 2024, between Merk Investments LLC and The Bank of New York Mellon
  • Name change from VanEck Merk Gold Trust to VanEck Merk Gold ETF, effective August 30, 2024
  • Shares continue to be called VanEck Merk Gold Shares; all other Trust Agreement terms remain in effect
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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.