1,298 material Form 8-K filings that 1,057 companies we cover made with the SEC in April 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).
On April 22, 2026, Coeur Mining completed its exchange offer for $385.8 million of the $400 million 6.875% Senior Notes due 2032 issued by New Gold Inc., issuing $385,774,000 of its own 6.875% Senior Notes due 2032 in return. Coeur said it received no cash proceeds from the new notes, and it paid about $771,600 in cash consideration, fees and expenses, so the exchange swaps existing debt for new debt rather than adding borrowed cash.
Accepted $385.8 million of Existing Notes, about 96.45% of the outstanding $400 million, with settlement on April 22, 2026.
Issued $385,774,000 of new 6.875% Senior Notes due 2032, plus about $771,600 in cash ($770,600 consideration and $1,000 for fractional notes).
New notes are unsecured senior obligations, interest is paid April 1 and October 1, and they are redeemable before April 1, 2028 with a make-whole premium.
Indenture dated April 22, 2026, names The Bank of New York Mellon as trustee and includes a 101% change-of-control repurchase right.
NewHold Investment Corp IV, a blank check company, completed its initial public offering on April 16, 2026, selling 20,125,000 units at $10.00 each for gross proceeds of $201,250,000, including the full exercise of the underwriter's over-allotment option. The full $201,250,000 was placed in a U.S.-based trust account, and the company has until April 16, 2028 to complete a business combination, with the company stating it had not selected a target.
20,125,000 units sold at $10.00 each, including 2,625,000 over-allotment units, for gross proceeds of $201,250,000
Private placement of 641,250 units for $6,412,500 to the Sponsor and BTIG, LLC, with no underwriting discounts or commissions paid on that sale
$201,250,000 placed in trust account with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company as trustee; deferred underwriting payable of $7,044,000
Company must complete a business combination within 24 months, by April 16, 2028; no target has been selected
KPET Ultra Paceline Corporation said the underwriter exercised its over-allotment option in full and bought 3,000,000 additional units on April 20, 2026, at $10.00 per unit, for $30,000,000 in gross proceeds. A total of $230,000,000 from the IPO, private placement and over-allotment was placed in a trust account, and an unaudited balance sheet as of April 20, 2026 reflecting these proceeds was filed as Exhibit 99.1. The filing covers financing and balance sheet effects only and does not report operating results.
Underwriter bought 3,000,000 over-allotment units on April 20, 2026, at $10.00 per unit, generating $30,000,000 in gross proceeds.
$230,000,000 placed in a trust account with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, including $12,650,000 of deferred underwriting discounts and commissions.
Private placement of 235,000 units at $10.00 per unit to KPET Ultra Paceline Unit Holdings, LLC, generating $2,350,000 in gross proceeds.
Unaudited pro forma balance sheet as of April 20, 2026 filed as Exhibit 99.1; signed by Roger Edward Tamraz, President and Chief Financial Officer.
Charles Schwab filed paperwork for a new Series L preferred stock offering, with a Delaware certificate of designations effective April 22, 2026. Under the underwriting agreement dated April 20, 2026, the company agreed to sell 1,500,000 depositary shares, each representing a 1/100th interest in a share of Series L preferred stock. The filing does not state the offering proceeds, and the preferred terms limit common stock dividends and buybacks if preferred dividends are not paid.
Underwriting agreement dated April 20, 2026 covers 1,500,000 depositary shares, each a 1/100th interest in a Series L preferred share
Series L is a 6.100% Fixed-Rate Reset Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, with the certificate of designations effective April 22, 2026
Dividends on common and other junior or parity stock are restricted if Series L dividends are not declared and paid or set aside for the prior period
Deposit agreement with Equiniti Trust Company, LLC, as depositary, is dated April 22, 2026
Casella Waste Systems and its subsidiaries entered a Master Lease with Huntington National Bank on April 20, 2026, for leasing or financing motor vehicles and other equipment, plus an Interim Agreement for progress-payment financing capped at $20.0 million. The board approved total lease schedules of up to $250.0 million outstanding across this and the company's existing Banc of America lease, which the filing says matches permitted debt, finance lease and lien baskets under its credit agreement. The filing gives no financial results, so the deal's effect on earnings is not stated.
Master Lease with Huntington National Bank signed April 20, 2026; the bank has no committed funding amount under it
Interim Agreement No. 1 allows up to $20.0 million in outstanding progress-payment financing at one-month term SOFR plus 0.11448%
Board approved up to $250.0 million outstanding in lease schedules, including those under the July 20, 2020 Banc of America lease agreement
Obligations are guaranteed by each co-lessee and secured by a security interest in leased equipment
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.