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).
Xylem entered into a new five-year, $1.5 billion senior unsecured revolving credit facility on September 8, 2026, and terminated its $1.0 billion facility from March 2023 at the same time. The company says the new facility will fund working capital and general corporate purposes, and no borrowings were outstanding on the filing date.
New facility: up to $1.5 billion, five years, available in U.S. dollars and Euros, with accordion increases of up to $500 million to a $2.0 billion maximum
Terminated 2023 facility: $1.0 billion, dated March 1, 2023, with citibank, N.A. as administrative agent
No borrowings outstanding under the new agreement as of September 8, 2026; loans carry a leverage-based covenant on total debt to EBITDA
Suniva, which is to merge with SUNation under a June 2026 merger agreement, announced on September 8, 2026 that it completed an $835 million financing of debt and equity. The funds will build a 4.5 GW solar cell facility in Laurens County, South Carolina, which the filing says is expected to be completed in late 2027. The filing does not say how the financing affects SUNation's own finances or the merger's timing.
Suniva completed an $835 million capital raise, comprising debt and equity financing, announced September 8, 2026.
Debt includes senior secured credit facilities from funds managed by Goldman Sachs Alternatives and I Squared Capital, plus a second lien facility from JBA Asset Management; equity came from Electron Capital Partners, Orion Infrastructure C
The Laurens County facility is described as a 4.5 GW project with an approximately $600 million investment and 564 anticipated jobs, with completion expected in late 2027.
SUNation and Suniva signed the Merger Agreement on June 5, 2026; the merger remains subject to closing conditions and stockholder and Nasdaq approvals.
Quantinuum finalized an Other Transaction Agreement with the U.S. Department of Commerce for an award of up to $100 million under the CHIPS Act, with $56 million made available on or about the September 4, 2026 award date and the rest tied to project milestones. On September 8, 2026, the company issued 2,369,528 Class A shares to the Department of Commerce, which adds to the share count held by existing investors and gives the government resale registration rights.
Award of up to $100 million: $56 million available on or about September 4, 2026, with additional $32 million and $12 million payments after milestones.
2,369,528 shares of Class A common stock issued to the Department of Commerce under a Securities Issuance Agreement dated September 8, 2026.
Company agreed to use commercially reasonable efforts to file a resale shelf registration within three months of the agreement.
Department of Commerce may claw back up to the full disbursed award if the company materially fails to meet research security, IP or domestic production requirements.
Bread Financial signed Amendment No. 2 to its credit agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank on September 3, 2026, to permit the planned merger of Comenity Bank into Comenity Capital Bank as an exception to certain covenants. The company said the bank merger is not expected to have a significant impact on its consolidated financial position, results of operations, or liquidity, and that the terms of the $700 million revolving credit facility otherwise remain the same.
Amendment No. 2 to Credit Agreement dated September 3, 2026, with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as administrative agent
Amendment covers the $700 million senior unsecured revolving credit facility, with other terms unchanged
Regulatory approvals for the Bank Merger received July 31, 2026; closing expected on or around October 1, 2026
Blue Owl Capital Corporation completed a $398 million term debt securitization, known as a collateralized loan obligation, on September 2, 2026, through its consolidated subsidiary Owl Rock CLO XXVI, LLC. The debt is secured by middle market loans and matures in July 2038, and the company expects to use the net proceeds for general corporate purposes.
Closed September 2, 2026; the transaction totals $398 million, including secured notes, Class A-L loans and preferred shares.
Secured notes include $182 million Class A-1 at three-month term SOFR plus 1.48%, $25 million Class A-F at 5.54%, $40 million Class B and $20 million Class C.
The company bought all $106.15 million of preferred shares to meet risk-retention rules and initially transferred $362.067 million in funded par amount of middle market loans to the issuer.
The debt matures in July 2038; the investment adviser has waived its collateral management fee but may rescind the waiver.
Everus Construction Group entered a First Amendment to its credit agreement on September 1, 2026, refinancing its existing term loans and revolving commitments and increasing both. The company says proceeds will partly fund its previously announced acquisition of Epsilon Industries, and pricing on borrowings is lower than under the original agreement.
Term loans increased by $200.0 million to a total of $477.5 million
Revolving credit commitments increased by $125.0 million to a total of $350.0 million
Term SOFR margin cut to 1.75%-2.50% from 2.00%-2.75%, based on net leverage
Proceeds partly fund the previously announced Epsilon Industries acquisition
Aqua Metals disclosed that Benchmark, the broker on its at-the-market stock sales program, assigned its rights and obligations under the Sales Agreement to affiliate StoneX Financial Inc. on September 2, 2026. The filing says the assignment did not require Aqua Metals' consent, and it does not report any change to the program's terms or a share sale amount.
Original ATM Sales Agreement with Benchmark dated August 30, 2024, amended December 2, 2025
Benchmark notified Aqua Metals on September 2, 2026 of the assignment to StoneX Financial Inc.
Assignment permitted under Section 13 of the Sales Agreement without Aqua Metals' consent
Focus Universal said it issued 279,330 common shares after holders exercised warrants at $13.32 per share, bringing in about $3.7 million in cash. The company said it plans to use the proceeds for development of its forthcoming product lines and for working capital and general corporate purposes. Shareholders will be diluted by the new shares, which raise shares outstanding to 982,012.
Warrants exercised at $13.32 per share for total cash of $3,720,675.60
279,330 new common shares issued; 982,012 shares outstanding after the exercise
Warrants were issued in a private placement on April 6, 2026
Proceeds to fund product development and working capital, per the company
GoPro issued a $20 million convertible debenture to YA II PN, Ltd. (Yorkville) on September 8, 2026, as the third and final closing under a February 27, 2026 purchase agreement. The debenture matures August 26, 2027, and converts into Class A common stock at the lower of $1.35 or 98% of the lowest five-day VWAP, with a floor of $0.1736, so conversion could add a significant number of shares and dilute existing holders.
Principal amount of $20 million; issued at an original issue discount of 3.00%
Matures August 26, 2027; no interest unless certain adjustment events or defaults occur, then 5.00% or 18.00% annually
Conversion price is the lower of $1.35 or 98% of the lowest five-day VWAP, not below $0.1736
Total convertible debentures under the agreement capped at $50 million; $25 million was purchased at signing, and no further debentures are issuable
DPC Holdings PLC and its subsidiaries Doncasters Limited and Doncasters Inc. signed a $325 million senior unsecured revolving credit facility with Barclays Bank PLC as administrative agent, and used it to repay two existing secured borrowings in full. The company says the refinancing is expected to reduce annual interest expenses and extend debt maturities, but the filing does not quantify the expected savings.
Credit facility of $325 million, with an uncommitted accordion of up to $150 million and a swingline sub-facility of $50 million
Facility matures September 3, 2029, and can be extended by two years at the company's discretion according to the press release
Proceeds repaid in full the remaining balances on a senior secured term note loan facility (April 2024) and a Wells Fargo asset-backed lending facility (March 2020)
Company and certain subsidiaries guarantee the borrowers' obligations under the facility
Group 1 Automotive said it intends to sell $1.25 billion of senior unsecured notes in a private offering, split evenly between notes due 2032 and 2035, to help fund its pending purchase of dealership assets from Hennessy Automobile Companies. If that acquisition does not close by the outside date, the company must redeem the 2032 notes. The offering memorandum excerpts show revenue and net income for the six months ended June 30, 2026 below the prior-year period, and pro forma net leverage of 4.2 times, so the deal adds debt while results have declined.
$625.0 million of 2032 notes and $625.0 million of 2035 notes, subject to market conditions
Proceeds, with cash on hand, will fund the Hennessy Acquisition of 10 Atlanta-area dealerships, one collision center and related real estate
2032 notes must be redeemed at 100% of issue price plus accrued interest if the Hennessy deal is not completed by the later of January 6, 2027 or the extended outside date
Six months ended June 30, 2026: total revenues $10,792.2 million vs. $11,208.8 million; net income $233.5 million vs. $268.6 million
Rigetti's subsidiary signed an Other Transaction Agreement with the U.S. Department of Commerce on September 4, 2026, for up to $100 million in CHIPS Act funding for superconducting quantum computing research. As a condition of the award, Rigetti agreed to issue 7,739,938 shares of common stock to the Department at an implied price of $12.92 per share, which will dilute existing stockholders.
Award of up to $100 million, paid in tranches of $43.9 million, $29.9 million and $26.2 million if milestones are met
Agreement signed September 4, 2026; share issuance under a Securities Issuance Agreement dated September 8, 2026, at an implied $12.92 per share
Department may demand repayment of payments as a debt for material non-compliance, and may terminate the agreement
Shares were issued in a private transaction exempt from registration under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act
On September 4, 2026, Fold Holdings entered into a Common Stock Purchase Agreement with Roth Principal Investments, LLC that lets the company sell up to $25,000,000 of newly issued common stock over time, at its sole discretion and with no obligation to sell. Sales would add new shares and dilute existing shareholders, and the discounted purchase prices and a share issuance cap of 10,942,804 shares may affect the per-share value received.
Agreement dated September 4, 2026, with Roth Principal Investments, LLC, includes a related Registration Rights Agreement.
The company may sell up to $25,000,000 of newly issued common stock, but it is under no obligation to sell any shares.
Purchases can begin only after a resale registration statement is declared effective by the SEC, and run for up to 36 months from the Commencement Date.
Purchase prices are set at a VWAP-based discount of 3.0% for market open and intraday purchases and 5.0% for pre-market and post-market purchases; issuance above 10,942,804 shares (19.99% of outstanding shares) requires stockholder approval
On September 7, 2026, Greenwave Technology Solutions agreed to sell 3,750 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock to five institutional investors in a private placement, with gross proceeds expected to be about $3.75 million before fees. The preferred shares are convertible into about 715,649 shares of common stock at $5.24 per share, so conversion would increase the company's common share count and dilute existing holders. The closing is expected on or about September 9, 2026, subject to customary conditions.
Gross proceeds expected to be about $3.75 million, before estimated offering fees and expenses, to be used for working capital
3,750 Series B shares with a $1,000 stated value each, initially convertible into about 715,649 common shares at $5.24 per share
Company must file a registration statement for the conversion shares within ten business days of the execution date
Closing expected on or about September 9, 2026; no public trading market for the Series B shares is expected
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