1,916 material Form 8-K filings that 1,609 companies we cover made with the SEC in July 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).
Wetouch Technology Inc. agreed on July 31, 2026, to issue 31,037,830 common shares to its two controlling shareholders at $1.25 per share, for gross proceeds of $38,797,287.50. The company says it will use the proceeds to obtain touch-screen complete systems through in-house development or acquisition, and the shares carry a one-year lock-up. Closing is expected on or about August 4, 2026, subject to customary conditions.
Buyers are Qixun Technology Limited and Qihong Technology Limited, described as the company's controlling shareholders
Gross proceeds of $38,797,287.50 from 31,037,830 shares at $1.25 per share
Shares are subject to a one-year lock-up; closing expected on or about August 4, 2026
Management has sole and absolute discretion over use of proceeds, which the company says will fund touch-screen complete systems
On July 27, 2026, Market Technology Acquisition Corp, a blank check company, completed its initial public offering of 20,500,000 units at $10.00 per unit, including 500,000 units from a partial exercise of the underwriters' over-allotment option, for gross proceeds of $205 million. A concurrent private placement of 712,500 units to the sponsor and BTIG added $7,125,000, and $206,025,000 was placed in a trust account, equal to $10.05 per redeemable public Class A ordinary share. The company has not selected a business combination target, and the filing states there is no assurance it will complete one.
IPO closed July 27, 2026: 20,500,000 units at $10.00 each, gross proceeds of $205,000,000
Private placement of 712,500 units at $10.00 each to the sponsor and BTIG for $7,125,000
$206,025,000 placed in trust with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, or $10.05 per public share
Company has 21 months from the IPO closing to complete a business combination and has not selected a target
CenterPoint Energy entered into an underwriting agreement on July 30, 2026 for a public offering of $700 million aggregate principal amount of 6.400% Fixed-to-Fixed Reset Rate Junior Subordinated Notes, Series E, due 2058. The notes are unsecured, rank junior to existing and future senior indebtedness, and allow the company to defer interest for up to 20 consecutive semi-annual periods, during which dividends and common stock repurchases are restricted.
Offering size: $700 million aggregate principal amount of Series E notes due August 15, 2058
Interest is 6.400% per annum until August 15, 2033, then resets every five years to the Five-Year Treasury Rate plus 1.885%, with a floor of 6.400%
Company may defer interest for up to 20 consecutive semi-annual periods; dividends and capital stock repurchases are restricted during deferral
Notes are issued under a junior subordinated indenture dated August 14, 2024 with The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company as trustee; interest accrues from August 3, 2026
Ashland Inc. entered into a Fifth Amendment to its Receivables Purchase Agreement with PNC Bank on July 30, 2026. The amendment keeps commitments of up to $70 million and extends the facility's termination date from September 11, 2026 to July 28, 2028. The filing describes this as a routine update to a financing arrangement, with no change to the commitment amount.
Commitments under the accounts receivable securitization facility remain up to $70 million.
The RPA termination date moves from September 11, 2026 to July 28, 2028.
The amendment is dated July 30, 2026, and PNC Bank, National Association is administrative agent.
The filing says the amendment makes other updates consistent with current market standards, without giving details.
KKR's indirect subsidiaries KKR Group Partnership L.P. and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. signed a Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement on July 30, 2026, with HSBC Bank USA as administrative agent. It replaces the prior agreement dated July 3, 2024 and provides a $3.0 billion senior unsecured multicurrency revolving facility, guaranteed by KKR & Co. Inc., with an option to increase it by up to $750 million subject to lender consent.
Facility size: $3.0 billion, with an option to increase by up to an additional $750 million subject to lender consent
Maturity: five years, scheduled for July 30, 2031, with an extension option subject to lender consent
Pricing: term SOFR margin of 57.5 to 112.5 basis points and facility fee of 5 to 12.25 basis points, based on a corporate ratings-based grid
Financial covenants include a maximum leverage ratio of 4.0x covenant EBITDA (excluding Global Atlantic debt) and at least $195 billion in fee paying assets under management
On July 27, 2026, blank check company Pelican Acquisition II Corporation closed its initial public offering of 8,625,000 units at $10.00 each, for gross proceeds of $86.25 million, including the full exercise of the underwriters' over-allotment option. Of the net proceeds and private placement funds, $87.11 million was placed in a trust account, which is released only upon a business combination or liquidation. The company's auditor has raised substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern, and the company has until April 27, 2028 to complete an initial business combination.
IPO of 8,625,000 units at $10.00 per unit, including 1,125,000 units from the full over-allotment exercise, for gross proceeds of $86,250,000
Private placement of 420,250 units to the sponsor and EarlyBirdCapital for $4,202,500
$87,112,500 ($10.10 per public unit) placed in a trust account with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company as trustee
Auditor cites substantial doubt about going concern; the company must complete a business combination by April 27, 2028 (21 months after the IPO)
Newell Brands entered a five-year, $800.0 million asset-based revolving credit facility on July 30, 2026, led by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. The company borrowed $490.0 million under the new facility and used it to repay and replace its existing revolver dated August 31, 2022. The filing describes the facility as a routine refinancing with an uncommitted $500.0 million accordion feature, though it carries secured liens and a fixed charge coverage covenant that applies when availability falls below set levels.
Facility size: up to $800.0 million, maturing July 30, 2031, subject to a borrowing base
On the Closing Date, Newell borrowed $490.0 million and used it to repay the Existing Credit Agreement dated August 31, 2022
Pricing: SOFR-based loans at 1.50% to 2.00% over the benchmark; unused commitment fee of 0.25% to 0.30%
Obligations are guaranteed by subsidiaries and secured by a first-priority lien on certain assets
Pelican Acquisition II Corp closed its initial public offering on July 27, 2026, selling 8,625,000 units at $10.00 each for gross proceeds of $86,250,000, including the full exercise of the underwriters' over-allotment option. The company also sold 386,500 private units for $3,865,000 and adopted amended articles of association, and the filing does not name a target business for its planned acquisition.
IPO closed July 27, 2026: 8,625,000 units at $10.00 per unit, including 1,125,000 over-allotment units
Gross proceeds of $86,250,000 before underwriting discounts and estimated offering expenses
Private placement of 386,500 units for $3,865,000, with 311,500 units bought by the sponsor Pelican II Capital Solutions Limited
Directors Daniel M. McCabe, Becky Fallon and Sean Michael Deegan joined the board effective July 23, 2026
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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.