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8-K filings in February 2026, explained

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).

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AMATAPPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE Feb 11, 9:24 PM ET

Applied Materials to pay $252.5 million to settle U.S. export-control case with Commerce

Mixed legal/regulatory Written later 7.018.01

Applied Materials agreed on February 11, 2026 to pay $252.5 million to the Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security to resolve allegations about China customer shipments made between November 2020 and July 2022. The DOJ and SEC have closed their related inquiries without enforcement action, which removes those open reviews, but the one-time payment is a cost and the settlement requires ongoing internal audits and compliance training.

  • One-time payment of $252.5 million to BIS under the settlement agreement dated February 11, 2026
  • The DOJ and SEC have closed their inquiries, and neither agency has taken enforcement action
  • BIS allegations cover certain customer shipments to China between November 2020 and July 2022
  • Applied agreed to conduct internal audits of its export controls compliance program and maintain training and reporting mechanisms
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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.