1,673 material Form 8-K filings that 1,260 companies we cover made with the SEC in February 2026, 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).
Armada Acquisition Corp. III, a blank check company, completed its initial public offering on February 19, 2026, selling 24,850,000 units at $10.00 each for gross proceeds of $248.5 million. The full $248.5 million was placed in a U.S.-based trust account, and the filing states the company has not selected a target business, so trust funds stay in the account until a business combination or redemption.
IPO closed February 19, 2026: 24,850,000 units at $10.00 each, including 2,350,000 units from a partial over-allotment exercise.
$248.5 million placed in a trust account maintained by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company.
Private placement of 672,000 units at $10.00 each to the sponsor and underwriters, for gross proceeds of $6.72 million.
Sponsor forfeited 345,083 Class B ordinary shares after the partial over-allotment exercise, leaving it with 8,252,834.
On February 24, 2026, Manhattan Bridge Capital entered into Amendment No. 9 to its credit agreement with Webster Bank as agent and lender. The amendment extends the agreement's term through March 31, 2026, removes Mizrahi Tefahot Bank as a lender, and reallocates its revolving commitments among the remaining lenders, with Webster's revolving note increased from $15 million to $22.5 million.
Credit agreement term extended through March 31, 2026
Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd. departs as a lender under the agreement
Webster revolving note raised from $15,000,000 to $22,500,000, replacing the prior note
On February 23, 2026, Con Edison entered into a forward sale agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank covering 7,000,000 common shares, alongside an underwriting agreement for the same shares. The forward price starts at $110.81 per share, and the agreement is expected to settle by December 31, 2026. If shares are issued under the agreement, the filing says that would dilute earnings per share and return on equity.
Forward sale agreement dated February 23, 2026, with JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, covers 7,000,000 common shares
Initial forward price is $110.81 per share, adjusted daily for a floating interest factor and reduced for expected dividends
Settlement is expected by December 31, 2026, and will be physical unless Con Edison elects cash or net share settlement
The forward purchaser may accelerate settlement in specified events, which could require issuing shares and cause dilution to earnings per share and return on equity
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. issued and sold $750 million of 5.25% Senior Notes due 2036 in a registered public offering on February 25, 2026. The notes are unsecured senior obligations guaranteed by its operating partnership and rank equally with existing and future unsecured senior debt, so the filing adds fixed-rate debt to the company's balance sheet.
Principal amount: $750 million; interest rate 5.25% per year, paid semi-annually on March 15 and September 15, starting September 15, 2026
Notes mature March 15, 2036; redeemable at any time, with a make-whole amount before December 15, 2035
Indenture dated February 13, 2025, supplemented by Supplemental Indenture No. 2 dated February 25, 2026, with U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association as trustee
Alabama Power and Georgia Power, subsidiaries of Southern Company, entered into loan guarantee agreements and credit facilities with the U.S. Department of Energy and the Federal Financing Bank on February 20, 2026. Southern Company itself is not a party to the loan documents, but the borrowings will be full recourse, senior unsecured obligations of the two utilities, which matters to shareholders because it adds debt at the subsidiary level.
Alabama Power's facility may not exceed approximately $4.1 billion; Georgia Power's may not exceed approximately $22.4 billion
Georgia Power requested initial advances of approximately $1.0 billion on February 20, 2026, and expects to receive them in March 2026
Advances bear interest at the U.S. Treasury rate plus 0.375%, with a final scheduled maturity of December 10, 2055
Advances are available until the earliest of September 15, 2033, full use of the facility amount, or termination after an event of default
Wells Fargo said it will redeem all 140,400 outstanding shares of its 3.90% Series BB Preferred Stock and all 3,510,000 related depositary shares. The redemption date is March 15, 2026, which shifts to March 16, 2026 because of a non-business day, and no Series BB preferred or depositary shares will remain outstanding afterward.
Redemption date is March 15, 2026, shifting to March 16, 2026 due to a non-business day.
Redemption price is $25,000.00 per preferred share and $1,000.00 per depositary share, excluding declared and unpaid dividends.
The filing covers 140,400 preferred shares and 3,510,000 depositary shares, each depositary share representing a 1/25 interest in a preferred share.
Regular quarterly dividends will be paid separately on March 16, 2026 to holders of record at the close of business on February 27, 2026.
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.