172 material Form 8-K filings that 152 companies we cover made with the SEC in September 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).
Knowles agreed to sell its Consumer MEMS Microphones business to Syntiant Corp for $150 million, consisting of $70 million in cash and $80 million in Syntiant Series D-2 preferred stock, subject to adjustments. The company said it intends to use the net cash proceeds to pay down debt and repurchase company stock, and it updated its third quarter 2024 guidance to present the business as discontinued operations.
Total consideration of $150 million: $70 million in cash and $80 million in Syntiant preferred stock, subject to working capital and other adjustments
Closing is expected in the fourth quarter of 2024 and is subject to regulatory approvals and other conditions; either party may terminate if the deal has not closed by December 31, 2024, subject to extensions
Third quarter 2024 revenue from continuing operations guided to $139 million to $143 million; fourth quarter 2024 revenue outlook is $140 million to $150 million
Pro forma 2023 revenue excluding the business was $559.8 million, per the filing's reconciliation
RXO completed its purchase of Coyote Logistics from United Parcel Service on September 16, 2024, for approximately $1.025 billion in cash, subject to customary adjustments. RXO says the deal makes it the third-largest provider of brokered transportation in North America, though the filing does not report financial results or synergy estimates for the acquired business.
Purchase price: approximately $1.025 billion in cash, subject to customary adjustments
Closing Date: September 16, 2024; the seller is United Parcel Service of America, Inc. and related UPS entities
RXO says the combined company is now the third-largest provider of brokered transportation in North America
Filing includes audited 2023 and 2022 and unaudited June 30, 2024 financial statements of the acquired business, plus pro forma information
NBT Bancorp and its subsidiary bank signed a merger agreement to acquire Evans Bancorp, Inc., the holding company of Evans Bank, N.A. in Western New York. The companies value the transaction at about $236 million based on NBT's $46.28 closing price on September 6, 2024, and the deal is expected to close in the second quarter of 2025 after Evans shareholder and regulatory approvals. The filing lists the possible dilution from issuing additional NBT shares as a risk, so NBT shareholders would own a smaller share of the combined company.
Each Evans common share converts into the right to receive 0.91 shares of NBT common stock
Aggregate transaction value of about $236 million, based on NBT's $46.28 closing price on September 6, 2024
Evans had $2.26 billion in assets as of June 30, 2024, and 18 locations in the Buffalo and Rochester markets
Expected close in the second quarter of 2025; Evans may owe NBT an $8.4 million termination fee in certain circumstances
Briefs are written by AI from the filing text and can contain mistakes — open the filing before acting on anything. Impact (1-5) and tone are the AI's reading of the filing for shareholders, not a price forecast. Not investment advice.
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.