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).
Legacy Housing appointed co-founder Kenneth E. Shipley as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer effective August 13, 2026, replacing him as interim CEO, a role he had held since October 10, 2025. Shipley will receive a salary of $50,000 per year and has no written employment agreement or set term, and the filing discloses ongoing home sales to retailers owned by Shipley-linked significant shareholders.
Kenneth E. Shipley, age 67, appointed Chairman and CEO effective August 13, 2026; he had been interim CEO since October 10, 2025
Salary set at $50,000 per year; no written employment agreement and no set term of employment
Home sales to related retailers Bell Mobile Homes and Shipley Bros./Crazy Red's were $4.8 million and $2.1 million for 2025
Curtis D. Hodgson retired as Executive Chairman and director effective July 21, 2026
Nasdaq notified Helix Acquisition Corp. III on August 14, 2026 that it does not meet the 300 Total Holders requirement for continued listing on the Nasdaq Global Market. The company says the notice is a deficiency notification, not an imminent delisting, and its Class A shares will continue to trade as HLXC.
Nasdaq notice received August 14, 2026 under Listing Rule 5452(a)(2)(A), requiring at least 300 Total Holders
Company has 45 calendar days to submit a plan to regain compliance
If accepted, Nasdaq may grant an extension of up to 180 calendar days from the notice date; otherwise the company may appeal to a Nasdaq Hearings Panel
Kulicke & Soffa named Dr. Raj Talluri as President and Chief Executive Officer effective September 1, 2026, and elected him to its Board effective August 17, 2026. Interim CEO Lester Wong will remain Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. The filing also sets out Talluri's pay, including a $750,000 base salary and a one-time new-hire equity award with a target value of $14.0 million.
Talluri becomes President and CEO on September 1, 2026, and joined the Board on August 17, 2026.
Talluri was President and CEO of Enovix Corporation from January 2023; he was at Micron Technology from March 2018 to December 2022.
Offer letter terms include a $750,000 base salary, a target bonus of 110% of base salary, and a $6.0 million target annual equity award.
Lester Wong, interim CEO, continues as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
Nocera's Board concluded on August 14, 2026 that its previously issued 2024 and 2025 annual financial statements and its 2025 quarterly statements should no longer be relied upon because of errors. The company is filing Amendment No. 2 to its 2025 Form 10-K with restated results, which lowers 2024 goodwill and reduces 2025 net sales, while the company has previously disclosed material weaknesses in internal controls.
Board concluded on August 14, 2026 that 2024 and 2025 annual statements and Q1-Q3 2025 interim statements should no longer be relied upon.
2024 goodwill reduced by about $1,351,703, from $2,077,728 to $726,025; accumulated losses at December 31, 2024 increased by about $2,096,572.
2025 net sales reduced by about $2,597,349, offset by lower cost of sales; total 2025 net loss unchanged.
Company cites material weaknesses in internal controls and says remedial measures may not prevent future misstatements.
At a special meeting on August 17, 2026, LiveRamp stockholders adopted the May 16, 2026 Agreement and Plan of Merger under which Merger Sub will merge into LiveRamp, making it a wholly owned subsidiary of MMS USA Holdings. Stockholders also elected three directors, approved a 2,500,000-share increase to the 2005 Equity Compensation Plan, and did not approve merger-related executive compensation in an advisory vote.
Merger Agreement adopted with 51,578,202 votes for, 60,073 against and 53,553 abstentions, out of 60,786,315 shares outstanding on the June 18, 2026 record date.
Merger-related compensation of named executive officers was not approved in an advisory vote: 44,262,875 against and 7,304,002 for.
Timothy R. Cadogan, Vivian Chow and Scott E. Howe were elected to the Board for terms expiring at the 2029 Annual Meeting.
The 2005 Equity Compensation Plan was amended to add 2,500,000 shares, with the plan text filed as Exhibit 10.1.
Park Aerospace appointed Constantine Petropoulos as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective August 12, 2026, according to the filing. He previously served as Senior Vice President and Chief Legal and Capital Markets Officer, and the company raised his annual base salary to $425,000 and granted him an option on 25,000 shares.
Constantine Petropoulos, age 48, appointed SVP and Chief Financial Officer effective August 12, 2026
Prior role: SVP and Chief Legal and Capital Markets Officer since January 2026
Annual base salary increased from $357,000 to $425,000, effective August 12, 2026
Stock option for 25,000 shares at $37.47 per share, vesting 25% annually over four years, expiring ten years from grant
Limoneira subsidiary Windfall Investors agreed on August 15, 2026 to sell five Paso Robles, California vineyard properties of about 724 acres to Paul Rusnak for $15 million, following a public auction. The company also expects an additional impairment charge of about $4.1 million, bringing the total impairment to about $13.4 million, which the company links to the sale and to a previously terminated sale.
Purchase price is $15 million; buyer must post a 12% nonrefundable earnest money deposit
Closing is scheduled no later than September 14, 2026 (the press release says September 15); the deal is not conditioned on financing
Additional impairment of about $4.1 million expected in Q4 fiscal 2026, on top of about $9.3 million previously estimated for Q2, for about $13.4 million total
Seller keeps the 2026 harvest and access to farm through November 30, 2026; CEO Harold Edwards said proceeds will reduce debt and fund avocado acreage expansion
DocGo signed a merger agreement on August 16, 2026 to acquire virtual care provider Hicuity Health, with Hicuity becoming a wholly owned subsidiary, subject to closing conditions. The same day it reported second-quarter 2026 results showing lower revenue, a wider net loss, and a lower full-year adjusted EBITDA outlook, which weigh on shareholders.
Q2 2026 revenue was $73.4 million, down from $80.4 million a year earlier; migrant-related programs contributed $18.8 million in Q2 2025 and none in Q2 2026.
Q2 2026 net loss was $18.0 million, versus $13.3 million in Q2 2025; adjusted EBITDA was ($6.3) million, versus ($6.1) million.
Full-year 2026 adjusted EBITDA guidance is now ($17)-($22) million, down from prior guidance of ($5)-($10) million; revenue guidance was narrowed to $305-$310 million from $300-$315 million.
Hicuity's Series F preferred holder would receive the entire merger consideration: 2.0% of DocGo shares plus up to 3.5% in earnout shares; Ambulnz will assume about $52 million of Hicuity debt, and Perceptive Credit Holdings IV has committe
Fabrinet reported record fourth-quarter fiscal 2026 revenue of $1,315.8 million, up from $909.7 million a year earlier, and GAAP diluted EPS of $3.83 versus $2.42. The company guided first-quarter fiscal 2027 revenue to $1.375 billion to $1.425 billion and non-GAAP diluted EPS to $4.10 to $4.25, and its Thai subsidiary took a term loan of about $75.0 million guaranteed by Fabrinet.
Q4 fiscal 2026 revenue of $1,315.8 million, up from $909.7 million; GAAP net income of $139.3 million versus $87.2 million
Fiscal 2027 first-quarter guidance: revenue of $1.375 billion to $1.425 billion; non-GAAP EPS of $4.10 to $4.25
On August 17, 2026, Fabrinet Co., Ltd. borrowed a THB 2.50 billion (about $75.0 million) term loan from Bank of Ayudhya, guaranteed by Fabrinet, to support capital expenditures
On August 11, 2026, the compensation committee raised CEO Seamus Grady's base salary to $1,500,000 and set his fiscal 2027 target bonus at $2,625,000
Kaiser Aluminum said Fred Stephan, 61, a former Chief Operating Officer of Amcor's flexible packaging unit, will become CEO and President on November 1, 2026, succeeding Keith A. Harvey, who will become Executive Chairman. The Board will grow from nine to ten directors when Stephan joins, and the company amended its Key Employee Severance Plan, which covers Stephan's severance terms.
Stephan's offer letter sets a base salary of $1,150,000, a short-term cash incentive target of $1,440,000 and a long-term incentive target of $4,430,000 beginning in 2027.
Stephan receives a sign-on restricted stock unit grant with a target value of $2,000,000 on the November 1, 2026 effective date.
Harvey, CEO since July 31, 2020, will serve as a special advisor to Stephan through October 31, 2027.
The Board will increase from nine to ten directors on the effective date.
Aon's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Edmund Reese, moved out of the CFO role effective August 17, 2026, and will serve as a senior advisor through August 16, 2027. Nadin Virani, 49, became interim Chief Financial Officer on the same date, and the filing does not name a permanent successor.
Edmund Reese's CFO role ended August 17, 2026; he is a senior advisor to the company through August 16, 2027.
Nadin Virani, 49, is interim CFO effective August 17, 2026. He had been Global Head of Corporate Planning and Analytics since January 2025.
Virani's base salary rises by $50,000 per month during his interim term, and he is eligible for a cash bonus equal to the extra salary earned.
The transition is covered by a Letter Agreement with Reese dated August 17, 2026, filed as Exhibit 10.1.
In connection with the closing of the Mergers on August 17, 2026, ERP Operating Partnership assumed AvalonBay's obligations under a $2.5 billion revolving credit facility and a $550 million term loan facility, and also assumed Merger Sub's obligations under multiple series of unsecured notes. The filing does not describe the Mergers' terms or their financial effect, so shareholders can see the debt structure but not the deal's economics here.
On August 17, 2026, ERP Operating Partnership became the new borrower under the $2.5 billion revolver and $550 million term loan, which were previously AvalonBay's facilities.
As of August 17, 2026, $1.205 billion was borrowed under the revolver and the full $550 million was outstanding under the term loan.
The revolver matures April 3, 2030 and the term loan matures April 3, 2029; the current spreads are 72.5 and 80 basis points per annum.
Supplemental indentures dated August 17, 2026 transfer unsecured notes issued under 1998, 2018 and 2024 indentures, with individual series ranging from $300 million to $700 million in principal.
AvalonBay Communities and Equity Residential completed their merger, forming Vivmark Residential, which the filing says is expected to begin trading on the NYSE as VMRK on August 18, 2026. The combined company issued approximately 400 million common shares, and its board was reconstituted to 14 trustees, seven from each former company. The filing states that Vivmark has not issued guidance for the combined company, so shareholders have no new company-level earnings outlook from this filing.
Each AvalonBay common share converted into 2.793 Vivmark common shares at the Effective Time.
Former AvalonBay stockholders will own approximately 51% and Equity Residential shareholders approximately 49% of the combined company, fully diluted.
Stephen E. Sterrett was appointed Chairman; Tahsinul Zia Huque, Mark J. Parrell and Mark S. Shapiro resigned from the Board.
Vivmark expects an initial annualized dividend of $2.81 per share, according to the press release attached to the filing.
Vista Gold named Gavin Ferguson Managing Director of Vista Gold Australia Pty Ltd., effective September 7, 2026, to lead the Australian project execution team for the Mt Todd gold project. The filing discloses his compensation, including a base salary of A$580,000 and 600,000 restricted stock units, which shareholders will see as a material leadership addition for the project's next stage.
Effective date of appointment: September 7, 2026; he will be based in the Company's new West Perth office
Previously General Manager of the Carlin Mining Complex for Nevada Gold Mines from 2023 to August 2026
Compensation includes base salary of A$580,000 per year and 600,000 restricted stock units
Severance of 12 months' salary and benefits on a change of control, or 6 months' on termination without just cause
Pioneer Power Solutions reported second-quarter 2026 revenue of $5.0 million, down 40.0% from $8.4 million a year earlier, mainly due to lower e-Boost mobile EV charging sales and rentals. The net loss widened to $2.1 million from $1.3 million, and management projects about $15.0 million of revenue in the second half of 2026, which depends on converting its $18.4 million backlog into sales.
Q2 2026 revenue was $5.0 million versus $8.4 million in Q2 2025, a decrease of 40.0%, primarily due to lower e-Boost sales and rentals.
Net loss was $2.1 million, or $0.19 per share, compared with $1.3 million, or $0.12 per share, in the year-ago quarter.
Backlog was $18.4 million at June 30, 2026, up from $13.9 million at March 31, 2026.
Management expects revenue of approximately $15.0 million for the second half of 2026, growth of more than 60% over the first half; the company had $10.7 million of cash and no bank debt at June 30, 2026.
NVIDIA entered multiple residual value guaranties with SB Energy covering leases for about 4.25 gigawatts of IT load at the PORTS-Pike campus in Pike County, Ohio, with OpenAI as tenant. NVIDIA's aggregate payment obligation for its initial commitment is capped at $105 billion, and it can provide additional credit support for about 3.8 gigawatts more at its discretion. The commitment is large and long-dated, and NVIDIA would pay if OpenAI defaults on a lease, though OpenAI has agreed to reimburse amounts NVIDIA pays.
Guaranties cover leases for about 4.25 gigawatts of IT load; NVIDIA's initial payment obligation is capped at $105 billion.
Payments are subject to conditions, including ready-for-service conditions under the leases, expected beginning in 2028.
A payment is triggered if OpenAI becomes insolvent or fails to make lease payments; OpenAI must reimburse NVIDIA for amounts paid.
NVIDIA will invest $1.5 billion in SB Energy, according to the attached press release.
Blue Ridge Bankshares and HomeTrust Bancshares signed a merger agreement on August 16, 2026, under which HomeTrust will acquire Blue Ridge in an all-stock transaction valued at $448.1 million. Blue Ridge shareholders would receive 0.086 of a HomeTrust share for each Blue Ridge share, and the deal is expected to close in early in the first quarter of 2027, subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals.
Each Blue Ridge common share converts into 0.086 of a HomeTrust share, or about $4.28 per share based on HomeTrust's $49.82 five-day volume-weighted average price on August 14, 2026.
Blue Ridge shareholders are expected to own about 35% of the combined company, and HomeTrust stockholders about 65%.
The merger is expected to close in the first quarter of 2027; a $18.0 million termination fee applies in certain circumstances, and either party may terminate if the merger is not completed by August 16, 2027.
Abundia Global Impact Group issued a $6.5 million secured promissory note to Bower Family Holdings, its largest shareholder, under a facility of up to $10 million in total. The note bears 10% annual interest and is due in 24 months, and proceeds will repay $4,193,129.03 of a convertible note held by Abundia Financial, LLC, with the rest for working capital and a possible buyback pending board approval.
Initial secured note of $6.5 million at 10% interest, due 24 months from issue, with additional tranches of at least $500,000 each up to $10 million in total
Net proceeds to repay $4,193,129.03 of indebtedness under a senior secured convertible promissory note dated April 1, 2026
Remaining funds for general working capital and an anticipated stock buyback program, subject to Board authorization
Overdue amounts and accrued unpaid interest bear a 3% annual rate; the note is secured by property and related rights
Fulcrum Therapeutics signed a merger agreement on August 16, 2026, under which Slate Medicines will combine with Fulcrum in an all-stock deal, with the combined company to be renamed Slate Medicines. Fulcrum expects to pay its pre-merger stockholders a cash dividend of $270 million, but those holders are expected to own only about 5.0% of the combined company, subject to adjustment based on Fulcrum's net cash at closing.
Pre-merger Fulcrum stockholders are expected to own about 5.0% of the combined company on a fully diluted basis.
Fulcrum expects to declare a cash dividend of $270 million to its pre-merger stockholders in connection with the closing.
A concurrent private placement of approximately $245.0 million is a closing condition, and the closing is expected in the fourth quarter of 2026.
Termination fees are $10 million payable by Fulcrum and $15 million payable by Slate in certain circumstances.
Subsidiary Unifi Manufacturing, Inc. agreed on August 16, 2026 to sell industrial and manufacturing buildings and land in Yadkin County, North Carolina, to Enovum Data Centers Corp. for a $60.0 million cash price. The filing says net proceeds will repay part of the term loans under the company's existing credit agreement, and closing depends on conditions that include an energy study and separation approvals.
Buyer is Enovum Data Centers Corp., a Canadian corporation; the Purchase Agreement is dated August 16, 2026.
Cash purchase price is $60.0 million; a $2.25 million earnest money deposit goes into escrow, and $1.0 million may become non-refundable if the buyer extends the inspection period.
The inspection period expires September 15, 2026 unless the buyer extends it; closing is scheduled 45 days after that expiration unless accelerated.
Net book value of the transferred property was less than $5.0 million as of June 28, 2026; proceeds will repay part of the term loans under the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated October 28, 2022, with Wells Fargo Bank, Nati
Bakkt said CFO Karen Alexander left the role effective August 14, 2026, and that the separation was not the result of any disagreement with management or the external auditor. Matt White, a former CFO of CoreCard Corporation, became Bakkt's CFO effective August 17, 2026, with a $300,000 base salary and equity awards priced at $10.00 per share.
Karen Alexander's CFO role and employment ended effective August 14, 2026; she will serve as an advisor until December 31, 2026.
Matt White, age 44, was appointed CFO effective August 17, 2026, after serving as CFO and Corporate Secretary of CoreCard Corporation (NYSE: CCRD).
White's package includes a $300,000 base salary, 90,000 RSUs and 60,000 options with a $10.00 exercise price, granted as inducement awards without shareholder approval.
Alexander will receive $400,000 annualized consulting fees, a $200,000 cash payment for forfeited equity awards, and up to $160,000 tied to the Specified Arbitration recovery.
L3Harris appointed Sam Mehta, its President of the Space & Mission Systems and Communications & Spectrum Dominance segments, as President and CEO effective immediately, and he joined the Board. Chairman and CEO Christopher Kubasik left the company after a board investigation found conduct inconsistent with the company's Code of Conduct, which the company said had no impact on financial reporting, controls, customer relationships or operations. The company also reaffirmed its 2026 guidance for consolidated revenue, organic growth, segment operating margin, GAAP earnings per share and free cash flow.
Sam Mehta named President and CEO effective August 17, 2026, with an annual base salary of $1,250,000, a 200% target annual cash bonus and a long-term incentive target of $13,250,000, prorated for 2026
Christopher Kubasik ended his employment as Chairman and CEO effective August 17, 2026, and resigned from the Board; he receives no severance or accelerated vesting of unvested equity
Lewis Hay III named Independent Chairman of the Board; Lauren Barnes appointed President of Space & Mission Systems and Christopher Aebli President of Communications & Spectrum Dominance
L3Harris reaffirmed 2026 guidance for consolidated revenue, organic growth, segment operating margin, GAAP earnings per share and free cash flow
Prairie Operating Co. signed a Third Amendment to its credit agreement with Citibank, N.A., effective June 30, 2026, which lowers the minimum current ratio it must maintain for 2026 quarters and adds a minimum hydrocarbon production covenant. The company also agreed with High Trail to move a series of anniversary warrant and penny warrant dates to August 31, 2026, and to waive a current ratio requirement under its Series F preferred stock through December 31, 2026, which could lead to issuance of 3,000,000 shares of common stock at $0.01 per share.
Current ratio minimum cut from 1.00 to 1.00 to 0.50 to 1.00 for the quarter ending June 30, 2026, 0.40 to 1.00 for September 30, 2026, and 0.60 to 1.00 for December 31, 2026.
New production covenant is measured over rolling three-month periods and is first tested on August 31, 2026.
Penny warrant for 3,000,000 common shares at $0.01 per share moves from August 14, 2026 to August 31, 2026, if anniversary warrants are not issued to High Trail.
Limited waiver on the Series F preferred current ratio requirement runs until 11:59 p.m. New York City time on December 31, 2026, and is conditioned on the ratio not falling below the amended thresholds.
InspireMD reported second quarter 2026 revenue of $1.8 million, flat year over year, with a gross loss of $774,000 after a U.S. recall of the CGuard Prime 135 cm delivery system. The net loss was $14.3 million, or $0.17 per share, compared with $13.2 million, or $0.26 per share, a year earlier, and cash and marketable securities fell to $30.4 million by June 30, 2026.
Q2 2026 total revenue was $1,771,000, down 0.4% from $1,778,000; international revenue rose 21% to $2,122,000 while U.S. revenue was negative at $(351,000) due to $734,000 of recall customer credits.
Q2 2026 net loss was $14,324,000, or $0.17 per share, versus $13,151,000, or $0.26 per share, in Q2 2025.
Cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities were $30,421,000 at June 30, 2026, compared with $54,211,000 at December 31, 2025.
The company said it initiated cost-saving actions after the quarter ended, expected to generate annual savings of approximately $9 million.
On August 15, 2026, Madison Air and its German subsidiary signed an agreement to acquire ebm-papst from its German sellers, with an enterprise purchase price of EUR 4,775.0 million and an effective price of EUR 4,404.0 million after expected tax savings. The company expects closing by December 31, 2026, subject to regulatory clearances, and says the deal is not subject to a financing condition. The size of the purchase and its debt and equity funding plan matter to shareholders because they will change the company's balance sheet and leverage.
Enterprise purchase price of EUR 4,775.0 million; effective price of EUR 4,404.0 million after EUR 371.0 million of expected future tax savings
Estimated cash payable at closing of EUR 4,412.0 million, assuming a closing date of December 31, 2026
Funding from cash on hand, debt and equity; debt commitments from UniCredit and Wells Fargo; Madison Solutions LLC, affiliated with chairman Larry Gies, committed up to EUR 1,300,000,000 in equity
Break fee of EUR 250,000,000 payable by the purchaser in certain termination cases, including if the Long Stop Date of August 31, 2027 lapses
Prairie Operating Co. reported second-quarter 2026 revenue of $98.9 million, up about 45% from a year earlier, and net income attributable to common stockholders of $193.8 million, or $0.23 diluted EPS. Adjusted EBITDA was $34.0 million, down from $38.6 million a year earlier, and the company also amended its credit facility on August 14, 2026 and adjusted its full-year 2026 guidance, so shareholders face mixed signals on operating profit and balance-sheet changes.
Q2 2026 revenue of $98.9 million versus $68.1 million in Q2 2025; adjusted EBITDA of $34.0 million versus $38.6 million
Q2 net income to common stockholders of $193.8 million was helped by non-cash items, including a $48.2 million fair value gain and a $45.1 million derivative gain
Six-month 2026 net loss attributable to Prairie of $43.7 million; diluted EPS of $(0.41)
Full-year 2026 adjusted EBITDA guidance of $180.0 million to $190.0 million; credit facility amendment dated August 14, 2026
Centene said CFO Andrew Asher will retire as chief financial officer effective December 31, 2026, and will serve as a strategic advisor through the end of 2027. Christopher Neczypor, who previously served as CFO of Lincoln National Corporation, is slated to become Executive Vice President and CFO on January 1, 2027, and the company reaffirmed its 2026 adjusted diluted EPS guidance of greater than $4.80 in the same announcement.
Andrew Asher steps down as CFO on December 31, 2026, and advises the company through 2027
Christopher Neczypor starts as Executive Vice President on or about September 1, 2026, and becomes CFO on January 1, 2027
Neczypor's package includes a $1,100,000 base salary, a 150% target bonus, a $2,000,000 cash sign-on bonus and $10,000,000 in make-whole restricted stock units
Company reaffirmed 2026 adjusted diluted EPS guidance of greater than $4.80, unchanged from its July 28, 2026 second quarter release
TTM Technologies agreed on August 15, 2026 to buy all membership interests of Epiq Solutions from EDS TopCo, LP for $1.1 billion in cash, subject to customary adjustments. The company plans to fund the price with $300 million of incremental term loan A and $800 million of incremental term loan B debt, and it expects the deal to be accretive to adjusted EBITDA margin and non-GAAP diluted EPS during 2028, with total net leverage of 2.3x at closing.
Purchase price of $1.1 billion in cash, subject to customary working capital and other adjustments
Financing commitments of $300 million (term loan A) and $800 million (seven-year term loan B) from JPMorgan, Barclays and Bank of America
Closing requires Hart-Scott-Rodino waiting period expiration; a $77.0 million termination fee applies if regulatory approvals are not obtained
Expected to close in Q4 2026; deal not expected to be immediately accretive to EPS, with non-GAAP diluted EPS accretion expected during 2028
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