2,914 material Form 8-K filings that 2,352 companies we cover made with the SEC in August 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).
American Express closed the sale of 1,600,000 depositary shares, each a 1/1,000th interest in a 6.450% Series E preferred share, on August 12, 2026. The company also plans to redeem all Series D preferred shares and depositary shares on September 15, 2026, at $1,000 per depositary share plus declared and unpaid dividends, and the Series E terms restrict common and parity dividends if Series E dividends are not paid in full.
Issued 1,600 Series E preferred shares, backing 1,600,000 depositary shares, on August 12, 2026
Series E liquidation preference is $1,000,000 per share, or $1,000 per depositary share
Series D preferred shares and depositary shares to be redeemed in full on September 15, 2026, at $1,000 per depositary share plus declared and unpaid dividends
Series E terms limit common and parity dividends and redemptions if Series E dividends are not paid in full
Silence Therapeutics plc agreed on August 11, 2026 to sell 12,962,963 American Depositary Shares at $13.50 each in an underwritten public offering, with expected gross proceeds of about $175 million, up from the approximately $150 million announced on August 10. The company expects net proceeds of about $164.0 million, or about $188.7 million if underwriters fully exercise their option, and the offering is expected to close on August 13, 2026, which would add new shares for existing shareholders.
Offering of 12,962,963 ADSs at $13.50 per ADS, with underwriters buying at $12.69 per ADS
Expected net proceeds of about $164.0 million, or about $188.7 million with full exercise of the 30-day option for 1,944,444 additional ADSs
Joint book-running managers are Jefferies LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC; closing expected on or about August 13, 2026
Scilex Holding Company agreed on August 8, 2026 to set up an uncommitted revolving credit line of up to $20,000,000 in favor of Vivasor, Inc., a related party whose CEO is Scilex CEO Dr. Henry Ji. The company has no obligation to fund any drawdown, and each advance is at its sole discretion, so the line creates a possible future cash or stock outflow rather than an immediate one.
Maximum aggregate principal of up to $20,000,000 with a 120-month maturity from August 8, 2026
Interest at 5% per annum, accruing from each funded drawdown; Vivasor may prepay without penalty
Company may fund drawdowns in cash, freely tradable Scilex securities, or Datavault AI, Inc. common stock it holds, or a combination
Dr. Henry Ji is Scilex's CEO, President and Chairperson and also CEO of Vivasor; the Board and Audit Committee approved the note
On August 12, 2026, The Charles Schwab Corporation issued $2.6 billion of fixed-to-floating rate senior notes in two tranches, under a registration statement on Form S-3. The filing reports net proceeds of approximately $2,582 million after underwriting discounts, commissions and estimated offering expenses. The filing discloses new debt financing and does not describe any change to operations or results.
$1.25 billion of 5.108% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2032
$1.35 billion of 5.655% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2037
Net proceeds of approximately $2,582 million after underwriting discounts and offering expenses
Underwriting agreement dated August 10, 2026 with BofA Securities, Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, TD Securities and Wells Fargo Securities; trustee is The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.
On August 7, 2026, Radiant Logistics entered into an amended and restated $200 million secured revolving credit facility with Bank of America as administrative agent, replacing a credit agreement dated August 5, 2022. The company says the new facility lowers borrowing costs, removes the credit spread adjustment, extends maturity to 2031 and enlarges the accordion to $100 million. For shareholders, the filing shows more borrowing capacity and new terms, with the company stating it had no net debt as of March 31, 2026.
Facility size is $200 million, with a five-year term maturing August 7, 2031
Pricing is SOFR plus 137.5 to 212.5 basis points, a reduction from the prior facility
Accordion feature increased from $75 million to $100 million for future acquisitions
Covenants require a maximum net leverage ratio of 3.0x and a minimum interest coverage ratio of 3.0x; as of March 31, 2026, $25.0 million was drawn and $39.6 million in cash was on hand
TCGX Acquisition Corp., a blank check company, closed its initial public offering on August 6, 2026, selling 8,625,000 Class A ordinary shares at $10.00 per share, including the full exercise of the underwriters' over-allotment option, for gross proceeds of $86.25 million. The full $86.25 million from the offering and private placement was deposited in a trust account, and the company has 24 months to complete a business combination or redeem the public shares.
IPO of 8,625,000 Class A ordinary shares at $10.00 per share closed August 6, 2026, for gross proceeds of $86.25 million
Private placement of 522,500 Class A ordinary shares at $10.00 per share for $5.225 million; sponsor TCGX Sponsor, LLC bought 436,250 shares and Jefferies LLC bought 86,250 shares
$86.25 million ($10.00 per public share) placed in trust account with Odyssey Transfer and Trust Company as trustee; $862,500 underwriter's discount excluded
Company has until 24 months from the IPO closing to complete a business combination, and reported $3.5 million in cash as of August 6, 2026
Janus Living, Inc. closed a registered underwritten public offering of 18,400,000 Class A-1 common shares on August 12, 2026, including 2,400,000 shares sold under the underwriters' option, which was exercised in full. The filing does not state the offering price or net proceeds, so the dollar size of the raise is not disclosed here.
Offering of 18,400,000 Class A-1 common shares closed August 12, 2026, including 2,400,000 option shares
Underwriting Agreement dated August 10, 2026, with BofA Securities, J.P. Morgan Securities and Wells Fargo Securities as representatives
Sold under Form S-11 registration statement (File No. 333-298182); Healthpeak Investment Management, LLC is the external manager
Ryman Hospitality Properties sold 5,100,000 new shares of common stock at $117.00 per share under an August 10, 2026 underwriting agreement with BofA Securities and J.P. Morgan. The underwriters exercised in full their option to buy 765,000 more shares, and the offering closed on August 12, 2026. The company received net proceeds of approximately $658 million, and the new shares add to the number of shares shareholders hold in the company.
Base offering: 5,100,000 shares at $117.00 per share, before underwriting discounts and commissions
Underwriters exercised their 30-day option in full on August 11, 2026, for an additional 765,000 shares
Offering closed on August 12, 2026, with net proceeds of approximately $658 million after discounts and estimated expenses
Sold under a prospectus supplement and base prospectus dated August 10, 2026, tied to a Form S-3 shelf registration
Blackstone Secured Lending Fund signed a fifth amendment to its senior secured credit agreement on August 10, 2026. The amendment extends the borrowing period and maturity of most revolving commitments, lowers total commitments from $2.425 billion to $2.375 billion, and resets the minimum shareholders' equity requirement.
Borrowing period for certain revolving commitments extended from August 4, 2029 to August 10, 2030.
Maturity for most revolving commitments extended from August 4, 2030 to August 10, 2031; $200.0 million of certain lenders' commitments still mature June 28, 2027.
Aggregate commitments changed from $2.425 billion to $2.375 billion, including revolving commitments of $1.9 billion and funded term loan commitments of $438.5 million.
The amendment also resets the minimum shareholders' equity and provides for payment of certain agreed fees.
ACRES Commercial Realty Corp. sold 2,220,000 shares of its 8.625% Fixed-to-Floating Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock in a registered direct offering to institutional investors, under an agreement dated August 10, 2026. The offering settled on August 12, 2026, with gross proceeds of approximately $52.75 million before placement agent fees and offering expenses. Shareholders should note the new preferred shares rank in the company's capital structure alongside existing equity, and the filing does not state how the proceeds will be used.
2,220,000 Series C Preferred shares sold at $23.75 each
Approximately $52.75 million in gross proceeds before fees and expenses
Offering closed and shares settled on August 12, 2026
Seaport Global Securities LLC served as placement agent
OLB Group entered an Equity Distribution Agreement with Maxim Group on August 7, 2026, allowing it to sell common stock through an at-the-market offering. The company filed a prospectus supplement registering up to $1.6 million of shares, and it has no obligation to sell any shares under the agreement. Shareholders could see dilution if the company sells shares under the program, and Maxim will receive a 3.0% commission on gross sales.
Agreement dated August 7, 2026, with Maxim Group LLC covers sales of common stock through an at-the-market offering.
Prospectus supplement registers up to $1.6 million of shares, issued under a shelf registration statement effective July 2, 2024.
Maxim receives a commission of 3.0% of gross sales price, and the company reimburses its expenses and legal fees.
The company may end the program on ten business days' written notice and has no obligation to sell any shares.
PulteGroup's subsidiary Pulte Mortgage LLC entered into a Master Repurchase Agreement with Truist Bank as agent on August 11, 2026, to finance mortgage loan originations. The facility provides a maximum aggregate commitment of $625 million and expires on the earlier of August 10, 2027, or an earlier termination of the buyers' commitments. The filing describes a financing arrangement for the mortgage unit and does not state effects on PulteGroup's earnings or results.
Agreement dated as of August 11, 2026, between Pulte Mortgage LLC and Truist Bank as agent and buyer
Maximum aggregate commitment of $625 million, subject to certain sublimits
Facility expires on the earlier of August 10, 2027, or termination of buyers' commitments
Purpose is to finance origination of mortgage loans by Pulte Mortgage
On August 10, 2026, Southwest Airlines entered into a new $2 billion five-year revolving credit facility and terminated its prior revolving credit facility dated August 3, 2016, which was set to expire August 4, 2028. No amounts were outstanding under the new facility as of the filing date, and it can be increased to $3 billion if the company obtains incremental commitments. The filing describes the facility as a financing backstop rather than a change in operating results.
New $2 billion revolving credit facility dated August 10, 2026, with a maturity date of August 10, 2031
No amounts outstanding under the new facility as of the filing date; accordion feature could raise it to $3 billion
Interest at Term SOFR plus a margin of 0.875% to 1.625%, subject to a 1.00% SOFR floor
Prior 2016 facility terminated as of August 10, 2026; it had been set to expire August 4, 2028
On August 12, 2026, Charter Communications Operating, LLC and Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp. issued $1,686,285,000 of 7.087% senior secured notes due 2038 and $1,627,538,000 of 7.337% senior secured notes due 2041 in the early settlement of exchange offers launched July 23, 2026. The notes are secured by the same assets that secure the company's credit agreement, and the indenture limits the issuers' ability to grant liens, sell substantially all assets, or merge. The filing shows new secured debt issued in connection with the exchange offers, but it does not state net changes to total debt or cash proceeds.
Issued $1,686,285,000 of 7.087% senior secured notes due 2038 on August 12, 2026.
Issued $1,627,538,000 of 7.337% senior secured notes due 2041 on August 12, 2026.
Interest is payable March 1 and September 1, starting March 1, 2027.
If registration obligations are not met, holders may receive additional interest of 0.25% per annum, rising to 0.5% per annum.
On August 11, 2026, the company's sponsor advanced an additional $250,000 for working capital, and the company issued an amended and restated convertible note for $750,000 that replaces the prior $500,000 note. The note bears no interest and is payable at the earlier of the company's initial business combination or the effective winding up of the company, and the sponsor may convert the principal into private placement-identical units, capped at 75,000 units, if it chooses to do so.
Sponsor advanced an additional $250,000 on August 11, 2026; the note principal rose from $500,000 (issued January 26, 2026) to $750,000.
The note accrues no interest and is payable at the earlier of the initial business combination or the effective winding up of the company.
On conversion at the sponsor's election after the initial business combination, principal converts at $10.00 per unit, into up to 75,000 units, each with one Class A ordinary share and one-half of a warrant exercisable at $11.50.
Intel agreed on August 10, 2026 to sell 210,526,315 common shares at $95 each, upsizing the offering from $15 billion to $20 billion. On August 11, the underwriters exercised in full their option to buy 31,578,947 more shares, and the offering is expected to close on August 12, 2026. The sale increases the number of Intel shares outstanding, and the company says the net proceeds will fund general corporate purposes, including capital expenditures and working capital.
Offering upsized from $15 billion to $20 billion; 210,526,315 shares priced at $95 per share
Underwriters exercised in full a 30-day option on August 11, 2026 for 31,578,947 additional shares
Estimated net proceeds of about $19.7 billion, assuming the option was not exercised, for general corporate purposes
Offering expected to close on August 12, 2026, subject to customary closing conditions
On August 6, 2026, subsidiary Capitala Business Lending entered a sixth amendment to its KeyBank senior secured revolving credit facility. The amendment increases the facility from $75.0 million to $150.0 million, lowers the applicable margin, and extends the reinvestment period and maturity. Proceeds were used to repay in full a separate JPMorgan Chase facility held by Great Lakes Portman Ridge Funding LLC, which was then terminated.
Facility amount increases from $75.0 million to $150.0 million.
Applicable margin falls to 2.50% per annum from 2.80% in the reinvestment period, and to 3.00% from 3.20% in the amortization period.
Reinvestment period extended from August 21, 2027 to August 6, 2029; maturity extended from August 21, 2029 to August 6, 2031.
Borrowings repaid the JPMorgan Chase revolving facility in full, and its financing commitments were terminated.
Alkermes plc entered into Amendment No. 1 to its credit agreement dated February 12, 2026, with JPMorgan Chase Bank as administrative agent. The amendment lowers the interest rate spread by 0.75% on the term loan A facility and by 0.50% on the term loan B facility, among other changes. The filing does not report earnings or other operating results, so its direct effect on shareholders is limited to lower borrowing costs on the company's term loans.
Term loan A outstanding principal: $745,312,500, maturing February 12, 2031
Term loan B outstanding principal: $773,062,500, maturing August 12, 2031
Spread reduced 0.75% on term loan A and 0.50% on term loan B
Amendment dated August 12, 2026, filed as Exhibit 10.1
BOA Acquisition Corp. II, a blank check company, completed its initial public offering of 14,375,000 units at $10.00 each on August 5, 2026, raising $143,750,000 in gross proceeds, along with a private placement of 221,500 units for $2,215,000. The full $143,750,000 was placed in a trust account, and the company has 12 months from the IPO closing to complete a business combination, or it must redeem public shares. The auditor included a going concern warning, saying there is substantial doubt about the company's ability to continue, because less than one year remains in its life.
IPO of 14,375,000 units at $10.00 per unit closed August 5, 2026, with gross proceeds of $143,750,000; 1,875,000 of those units came from the underwriter's full over-allotment option.
Private placement of 221,500 units raised $2,215,000, including $1,015,000 from the sponsor, Bet on America II Sponsor LLC.
$143,750,000 is held in trust with Odyssey Transfer and Trust Company; the company has 12 months from the IPO closing to complete a business combination.
Auditor Adeptus Partners, LLC flagged substantial doubt about the company's ability to continue as a going concern; cash outside the trust was $873,727 as of August 5, 2026.
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