1,796 material Form 8-K filings that 1,448 companies we cover made with the SEC in May 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).
Broadridge priced a $500 million underwritten offering of 5.750% senior notes due 2036 under an agreement dated May 4, 2026. The company plans to use the net proceeds, together with cash on hand, to repay its outstanding 3.400% senior notes due 2026, and the offering is expected to close on May 15, 2026. The filing describes a debt refinancing and does not report a change in operating results.
Offering of $500 million aggregate principal of 5.750% senior notes due 2036, priced May 4, 2026
Net proceeds plus cash on hand to repay outstanding 3.400% senior notes due 2026
Expected closing date May 15, 2026, subject to customary closing conditions
Underwriters: J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, BofA Securities, Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
Innovative Industrial Properties and eight indirect subsidiaries entered a $56.5 million secured term loan with Thorofare Asset Based Lending Reit Fund V on May 5, 2026, maturing May 5, 2029. The company said proceeds are expected to repay unsecured notes maturing at the end of May, and the loan adds secured debt backed by mortgages on eight properties and a company guaranty.
$56.5 million secured term loan matures May 5, 2029, with up to two optional 12-month extensions
Interest is one-month SOFR plus 5.00% per annum; the press release says the loan is interest only
Secured by pledged borrower interests and mortgages on eight properties; the company guarantees the borrowers' obligations
Guaranty requires minimum combined Net Worth of $120.0 million and Liquid Assets of at least $12.0 million; proceeds expected to repay unsecured notes maturing at end of May
Solaris Energy Infrastructure's subsidiary agreed on May 5, 2026 to sell $1.3 billion of 6.375% senior notes due May 15, 2031 in a private offering, with closing expected May 12, 2026. The company said net proceeds of about $1,279.3 million will repay certain borrowings, pay fees and expenses, and fund general corporate purposes, including growth capital expenditures. Because some underwriters are lenders under the company's bridge term loan and will receive part of the proceeds, the deal also reduces that bridge debt.
Issue size: $1.3 billion aggregate principal, issued at par, maturing May 15, 2031
Net proceeds of approximately $1,279.3 million after the initial purchasers' discount and estimated expenses
Expected closing on May 12, 2026, subject to customary conditions
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC is representative of the initial purchasers, some of which are bridge term loan lenders
Flowserve entered into an underwriting agreement on May 5, 2026 for a $500 million offering of 5.700% Senior Notes due 2036, expected to close May 12, 2026. The company intends to use the proceeds mainly to fund the purchase price of the Trillium Flow Technologies Valves Division acquisition. If that deal is not completed by February 4, 2027 or is terminated, the notes would be redeemed at 101% of principal plus accrued interest.
$500 million aggregate principal of 5.700% Senior Notes due 2036 offered under an underwriting agreement dated May 5, 2026
Expected closing date is May 12, 2026, subject to customary closing conditions
Proceeds intended to fund the Trillium Flow Acquisition; redemption at 101% of principal if the deal is not completed by February 4, 2027 or is terminated
Certain underwriters or affiliates are lenders under the company's Revolving Facility
Optical Cable Corporation entered a $2,650,000 business loan with Freedom First Federal Credit Union on April 30, 2026, and used it to pay off its existing Virginia real estate loan with Northeast Bank. The new loan matures May 1, 2036, is secured by a deed of trust on real property in Roanoke County, Virginia, and carries a 6.5% fixed rate for the first five years. The filing does not state how the company will use the proceeds beyond the payoff, so shareholders will mainly see a change in the terms and lender of the company's debt.
Principal of $2,650,000.00 under a promissory note dated April 30, 2026, maturing May 1, 2036
Fixed 6.5% rate for years 1 to 5, with monthly payments of $19,912.69 beginning June 1, 2026
After the fixed period, the rate moves to a U.S. Treasury index plus 2.5 percentage points, with a floor of 4.5%
Northeast Bank Virginia Real Estate Loan, maturing May 5, 2026, paid in full at closing
Permian Resources' subsidiary OpCo entered a new $3.0 billion senior unsecured credit facility with JPMorgan Chase Bank as administrative agent, maturing April 30, 2031, and terminated its prior credit agreement without penalty. The filing does not report any change in operating or financial results, and the new facility can be increased to $4.0 billion at OpCo's request.
New $3.0 billion senior unsecured credit facility dated April 30, 2026, with a scheduled maturity of April 30, 2031
Prior credit agreement dated February 18, 2022, was set to mature in February 2028 and had $2.5 billion in elected commitments as of April 30, 2026
Pricing at April 30, 2026: SOFR margin of 150 basis points, Alternate Base Rate margin of 50 basis points, commitment fee of 20 basis points
Financial covenant requires a Total Indebtedness to Capitalization Ratio of no greater than 65%
3M and its subsidiary Fire Safety Platform Holdco entered into a credit agreement on April 30, 2026, providing a $1.43 billion term loan and a $200 million revolving credit facility. The borrowing is intended to finance the acquisition of Madison Safety & Flow Holdings from Madison Industries, and 3M guarantees the borrower's obligations under the facilities.
Term loan facility of $1.43 billion and revolving credit facility of $200 million, both maturing 364 days after the Closing Date, with an optional extension of up to 12 months
Loans priced at Term SOFR plus 0.875% per annum, or Base Rate plus 0.00%
3M must maintain an EBITDA to Interest Ratio of at least 3.0 to 1.0 as of each fiscal quarter end
Full agreement to be filed as an exhibit to the Form 10-Q for the quarter ending June 30, 2026
Amphenol agreed on May 5, 2026 to sell €600 million of 3.375% senior notes due 2029 and €500 million of 3.875% senior notes due 2034. The company plans to use the net proceeds to repay borrowings under its U.S. commercial paper program and a 364-day unsecured delayed draw term loan, and for general corporate purposes. Closing is expected May 12, 2026, subject to customary conditions.
2029 Notes: €600 million principal at a 3.375% interest rate
2034 Notes: €500 million principal at a 3.875% interest rate
Closing expected May 12, 2026, subject to customary closing conditions
Proceeds to repay commercial paper and 364-day term loan borrowings, and for general corporate purposes
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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.