1,853 material Form 8-K filings that 1,500 companies we cover made with the SEC in September 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).
ACRES Commercial Realty Corp. entered into two at-the-market equity distribution agreements on September 3, 2026: a common stock program of up to $50 million with Raymond James and a preferred stock program covering up to 2,980,000 Series C and 2,192,143 Series D shares with Seaport Global Securities. The filing also ends a prior preferred stock sales agreement with Jones Trading, under which only 7,857 Series D shares had been sold, so new share sales could dilute existing shareholders.
Common stock: up to $50 million of shares may be sold through Raymond James & Associates, with commissions not to exceed 2.0% of gross sales price
Preferred stock: up to 2,980,000 shares of 8.625% Series C and 2,192,143 shares of 7.875% Series D through Seaport Global Securities, with commissions not to exceed 2.0%
Prior preferred agreement with Jones Trading terminated effective September 1, 2026, after 7,857 Series D shares were sold under it
Dorian LPG agreed with Hanwha Ocean to build three 90,000 cbm dual-fuel VLGCs for delivery in 2030, at a total price of about $345 million. On September 2, 2026, the company also entered a seven-year $368.4 million credit facility that refinances four existing debt arrangements, and it reported that 99% of its calendar days for the quarter ending September 30, 2026 are fixed at more than $88,000 per day.
Three 90,000 cbm dual-fuel Panamax VLGCs ordered from Hanwha Ocean for delivery in June, September, and December 2030, at a total price of about $345 million
New seven-year $368.4 million credit facility dated September 2, 2026, with a margin of 140 basis points over SOFR, including a $213.4 million term loan and $155.1 million revolving credit facility
Company estimates it has fixed 99% of calendar days for the quarter ending September 30, 2026 at more than $88,000 per day, excluding potential demurrage
Facility includes a $200 million accordion feature; CFO Ted Young said it will consolidate four facilities into one
Rainier Acquisition Corp, a blank check company, closed the over-allotment option on its initial public offering on September 2, 2026, selling 1,125,000 additional units at $10.00 each. Total gross proceeds from the IPO and over-allotment were $86,250,000, which the filing says were placed in a U.S. trust account for public shareholders. The company has until August 28, 2028 to complete a business combination, and the sponsor's private placement units cannot be transferred until 30 days after that combination.
Underwriters exercised the over-allotment option in full on September 1, 2026, buying 1,125,000 additional units at $10.00 each; the closing occurred September 2, 2026.
Total IPO and over-allotment gross proceeds were $86,250,000, placed in a trust account maintained by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company.
On September 2, 2026, sponsor Ravenna 7 LLC bought 5,625 private placement units at $10.00 each, with no underwriting discounts or commissions paid.
The audited balance sheet as of August 28, 2026 shows total assets of $76,100,902, including $75,000,000 held in the trust account.
SunPower agreed on September 2, 2026 to sell 103,109,005 common shares to accredited investors for about $26.2 million, at $0.2541 per share, equal to the Nasdaq closing price that day. The company said it will use the proceeds for working capital and general corporate purposes, and the deal is expected to close September 4, 2026. Because the shares are being issued at a low price and the company must file a resale registration statement, existing shareholders face dilution, and the investor group includes entities affiliated with CEO T.J. Rodgers.
Shares sold: 103,109,005 common shares at $0.2541 per share, for gross proceeds of about $26.2 million, including amounts funded under simple agreements for future equity.
Affiliate Investors include entities tied to Thurman John "T.J." Rodgers, William Anderson, J. Daniel McCranie and Devin Whatley.
Expected closing date is September 4, 2026, subject to closing conditions.
SunPower must file a resale registration statement with the SEC on or before October 2, 2026.
Wintergreen Acquisition Corp. issued a $184,635 unsecured, non-interest-bearing promissory note to its sponsor, MACRO DREAM Holdings Limited, on September 1, 2026. The funds were deposited into the trust account to extend the deadline for completing a business combination from August 30, 2026 to September 30, 2026. The company says it is still pursuing its previously announced business combination with KIKA Technology Inc.
Sponsor note of $184,635 issued September 1, 2026, to MACRO DREAM Holdings Limited
Business combination deadline extended from August 30, 2026 to September 30, 2026
Sponsor may convert the note into units at $10.00 per unit after a business combination, subject to a $1,500,000 aggregate cap on similar loans
Note is forgiven and the sponsor has no right to payment if no business combination is completed; sponsor waived trust account claims
Smart Sand amended its senior secured asset-based credit facility on September 1, 2026, raising total revolving commitments by $20 million to $50 million and extending the term to September 1, 2031. The increase is supported by a $20 million sublimit tied to the value of its Oakdale, Wisconsin facility, and the company agreed to a negative pledge of the Oakdale real property.
Total revolving commitments rise by $20 million to $50 million under Amendment No. 2.
Facility term extended to September 1, 2031.
Oakdale, Wisconsin facility supports a $20 million borrowing base sublimit and a related minimum excess liquidity test.
The company agreed to a negative pledge of the Oakdale real property; the filing does not state the amount drawn.
Herc Rentals and its special purpose vehicle entered a Ninth Amendment to their receivables financing agreement on August 31, 2026. The amendment increases commitments and uncommitted allocations for greater borrowing availability and extends the maturity date to August 31, 2027.
Ninth Amendment to the receivables financing agreement signed August 31, 2026 with Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank as administrative agent
Amendment increases commitments and uncommitted allocations to provide greater borrowing availability
Maturity date of the agreement extended to August 31, 2027
IDEX Corporation amended and restated its credit agreement on September 3, 2026, establishing an $800 million revolving credit facility that matures September 3, 2031, extended from November 1, 2027. The filing describes the facility as a senior unsecured arrangement that can fund working capital, general corporate purposes and refinancing of existing debt, which gives the company longer-dated borrowing capacity.
Revolving facility of $800 million with final maturity of September 3, 2031, up from November 1, 2027 under the original agreement
Up to $100 million available for letters of credit and up to $50 million for same-day swingline loans
Lender commitments may be increased by up to $400 million, and the maturity may be extended twice by one year each
BCP Investment Corporation agreed on September 2, 2026 to issue $10,000,000 of additional 7.50% notes due 2029, consolidated with its $50,000,000 notes issued March 24, 2026. The company plans to use the proceeds to repay $10.0 million of its LRFC 5.25% notes due 2026 and pay down other debt, which adds modestly to its outstanding borrowings.
New notes: $10,000,000 principal, 7.50% annual interest, maturing September 24, 2029
Notes are general unsecured obligations, to be treated as a single series with the existing $50,000,000 notes
Proceeds to repay $10.0 million of LRFC 5.25% notes due 2026 and other indebtedness
Notes redeemable at par plus a make-whole premium before April 24, 2029
Aimei Health Technology Co., Ltd. deposited $34,330.96 into its trust account to extend its deadline to complete a business combination from September 6, 2026 to October 6, 2026, and issued an unsecured, non-interest-bearing promissory note to fund the payment. The note is due only upon closing of the planned business combination with United Hydrogen, and the payee may convert it into private units at $10.00 each.
Extension payment of $34,330.96, the lesser of $80,000 total or $0.033 per public share
Termination date moves from September 6, 2026 to October 6, 2026; this is the 22nd extension permitted
Promissory note issued September 3, 2026 to Aimei Investment Ltd, with no interest and principal due at the business combination with United Hydrogen
Payee may convert the note into private units at $10.00 per unit, each with one ordinary share and one right to one-fifth of a share
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.