3,560 material Form 8-K filings that 2,489 companies we cover made with the SEC in October 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). 2,508 of them were written later, when past filings were added: a selection, not every 8-K of the month (see the note below).
PAVmed's subsidiary Lucid Diagnostics sold 15,000 shares of newly designated Series C Convertible Preferred Stock at $1,000 per share, raising gross proceeds of $15.0 million, with closing on the same day. The filing also discloses a registration rights agreement under which Lucid Diagnostics agreed to register resale of the common stock issuable on conversion, which could add shares to the market.
Subscription agreements dated effective October 21, 2026, with certain accredited investors
15,000 Series C Convertible Preferred shares sold at $1,000 per share; gross proceeds $15.0 million
Certificate of Designations filed in Delaware on the closing date; Lucid Diagnostics agreed to file a resale registration statement for underlying common stock
Frazier Life Sciences Acquisition Corp. II, a Cayman Islands blank check company, closed its initial public offering of 7,500,000 Class A ordinary shares at $10.00 per share on October 15, 2026, for gross proceeds of $75 million. The full $75 million was placed in a U.S. trust account, and the company said it has not selected a business combination target, so shareholders' funds remain in the trust until a deal is completed or the company liquidates.
IPO: 7,500,000 Class A ordinary shares at $10.00 per share, gross proceeds of $75,000,000, closed October 15, 2026
Private placement: 300,000 Class A ordinary shares to the sponsor for gross proceeds of $3,000,000
Trust account: $75,000,000 held with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company as trustee
Balance sheet as of October 15, 2026 showed cash of $1,762,481 and a $3,000,000 deferred underwriting fee payable
BranchOut Food reported preliminary third-quarter 2026 revenue of about $1 million, which it attributed to customer delivery timing, and forecast record fourth-quarter revenue of $6 million to $7 million. The same day, it announced an underwritten public offering of common stock, with all shares sold by the company, which would increase the share count for existing shareholders.
Q3 2026 revenue approximately $1 million, including about $420,000 of warehouse club shipments that moved into early October
Q4 2026 revenue expected at $6 million to $7 million, up 50% to 75% year over year; full-year 2026 revenue expected at $14 million to $15 million
Underwritten offering of common stock led by Lake Street Capital Markets; underwriters have a 30-day option to buy up to an additional 15% of shares
Net proceeds intended for working capital and general corporate purposes; offering subject to market conditions and may not be completed
Disc Medicine sold 6,000,000 common shares at $75.00 each, for expected gross proceeds of $450 million, and the offering closed October 22, 2026. The company expects net proceeds of about $422.4 million, which existing shareholders will share with the new investors through dilution, and it says its cash is sufficient into 2030.
Priced 6,000,000 shares at $75.00 per share; expected gross proceeds of $450 million before costs.
Underwriters hold a 30-day option for 900,000 more shares; with full exercise, net proceeds would be about $485.9 million.
Preliminary unaudited cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities were about $682.8 million as of September 30, 2026.
Proceeds are intended for clinical development, bitopertin commercialization for EPP and XLP, and general corporate purposes.
Tenon Medical, Nasdaq-listed medical device company, obtained a waiver from an institutional investor that lets it increase the number of shares it can sell under its at-the-market offering, in exchange for a new warrant to buy 125,000 shares at $5.02 per share. The company also agreed to register resale of the warrant shares, which may add shares available for sale into the market.
On October 16, 2026, the investor waived restrictions in its August 27, 2026 purchase agreement to allow a larger at-the-market offering under the August 11, 2026 sales agreement with A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners.
The investor received a Series B warrant for up to 125,000 shares at $5.02 per share, expiring September 14, 2031.
The restriction period under Section 4.12(a) was extended by 15 days, to 75 days after the Effective Date.
The company must file a resale registration statement on Form S-3 within 60 calendar days of the waiver.
On October 16, 2026, Auddia amended its senior unsecured bridge notes with Thramann Holdings and three target companies controlled by CEO Dr. Jeffrey Thramann, raising the maximum amount Auddia may fund under each note. The notes provide interim working capital while the Merger Agreement with McCarthy Finney, Inc. is pending, and no further funding will be made if that agreement is terminated. Shareholders may want to note that Auddia's potential funding commitments to related parties increased, and the merger still requires Auddia stockholder approval.
The October 16, 2026 amendment raised maximum funding caps to $420,000 for Thramann Holdings, $1.9 million for LT350, $900,000 for Influence Healthcare and $85,000 for Voyex.
The original July 17, 2026 caps were $360,000, $400,000, $590,000 and $50,000, respectively.
Advances above $50,000 require approval from Auddia's Audit Committee, and funding is made in tranches as mutually agreed.
The merger is subject to closing conditions, including approval by Auddia stockholders; McCarthy Finney would trade as MCFN after closing.
UGI Energy Services and its special purpose subsidiary amended the receivables purchase agreement with PNC Bank, extending the facility termination date by one year from October 16, 2026 to October 15, 2027. The filing describes this as a routine continuation of an existing financing arrangement under which trade receivables are sold on an ongoing basis, and it gives no dollar amounts.
Amendment No. 27 to the Receivables Purchase Agreement was effective October 16, 2026.
Facility Termination Date extended from October 16, 2026 to October 15, 2027.
Receivables are transferred without recourse; PNC Bank, National Association is the issuer and administrator.
The filing does not disclose facility size or pricing.
Range Capital Acquisition Corp. disclosed that on October 21, 2026, it drew down $60,000 from an unsecured, non-interest-bearing promissory note issued to its sponsor and deposited the funds into its trust account, leaving $300,000 outstanding under the note. The filing describes a routine funding step under a note the company previously reported, with repayment due only at the earlier of a business combination or the effective date of winding up.
Drawdown of $60,000 on October 21, 2026, deposited into the Trust Account
Aggregate outstanding balance under the Note is $300,000
Note totals up to $540,000 and was issued June 18, 2026 to Range Capital Acquisition Sponsor, LLC
If no initial business combination is completed, the Note is repaid only from assets outside the Trust Account, if any
Dream Finders Homes is offering to exchange any and all of Beazer Homes' 7.500% notes due 2031 ($250 million) and 8.000% notes due 2032 ($400 million) for new Dream Finders notes, following its October 20, 2026 completion of the Beazer acquisition. The offer also asks noteholders to consent to amendments that would eliminate substantially all restrictive covenants and events of default on the Beazer notes, which the company says is meant to simplify its capital structure.
Exchange offers cover $250 million of 2031 Beazer Notes and $400 million of 2032 Beazer Notes, open to eligible holders only.
Holders who tender by 5:00 p.m. New York time on November 4, 2026 receive $1,000 principal of new Dream Finders notes plus $1.00 cash per $1,000, including a $50 early participation premium.
Tenders after November 4 and through the November 20, 2026 expiration date receive $950 principal of new notes plus $1.00 cash per $1,000.
Consents would remove substantially all restrictive covenants and events of default from the Beazer notes and indentures.
Forbright, Inc. notified holders on October 21, 2026 that it will redeem all outstanding 5.75% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Subordinated Notes due 2029 on December 1, 2026. The $25 million of principal will be repaid at 100% of face value plus accrued interest, which lowers the company's outstanding subordinated debt.
Aggregate principal outstanding: $25 million
Redemption date: December 1, 2026
Redemption price: 100% of principal plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date
Notes were due December 1, 2029; the filing does not state the reason for the redemption
CitroTech Inc. priced and then closed an underwritten public offering of 2,240,000 common shares at $2.50 per share, with gross proceeds of approximately $5.6 million before discounts and expenses. Shareholders should note that the offering issues new shares, and the company says the net proceeds will fund working capital and general corporate purposes.
Offering of 2,240,000 shares at $2.50 per share, priced October 21, 2026 and closed October 22, 2026.
Gross proceeds of approximately $5.6 million before underwriting discounts and estimated offering expenses.
Underwriter Univest Securities, LLC has a 45-day option to buy up to 336,000 additional shares at the offering price.
Company paid a 7.0% underwriting discount and reimbursed $50,000 of the underwriter's expenses.
Phoenix Energy One signed Amendment No. 11 to its senior secured credit agreement on October 21, 2026. The amendment permits the issuance of secured junior lien notes and waives a minimum current ratio requirement for monthly test periods through December 31, 2026. The filing also discloses a plan letting employees, including executive officers, buy non-operating working interests in 38 company-operated wells, which the company says aligns participants' interests with equity holders.
Amendment No. 11 is dated October 21, 2026, with Fortress Credit Corp. as administrative agent, collateral agent and technical agent
Permits the company to issue certain secured junior lien notes, subject to the credit agreement's conditions and limits
Waives the requirement that the current ratio not be less than 0.90 to 1.00 for each calendar month ending April 30 through December 31, 2026
Wellbore Participation and Assignment Plan covers 38 wells in North Dakota and Montana; participants initially pay 3.0% of their commitment and receive an 80% net revenue interest
Alpha Modus Holdings agreed on October 21, 2026, to sell 6,304,348 shares of Class A common stock at $1.15 each in a registered direct offering, for gross proceeds of about $7.25 million before fees and expenses. The company intends to use the net proceeds to pay down debt and for working capital, and the issuance adds dilution for existing stockholders.
6,304,348 shares priced at $1.15 each, for about $7.25 million in gross proceeds
Net proceeds intended for debt repayment, working capital and general corporate purposes
Placement agent H.C. Wainwright receives a 7.0% cash fee and warrants for 441,304 shares at $1.4375 per share
Closing expected on or about October 22, 2026; company agreed not to issue new common stock for 30 days after closing
Trinity Industries disclosed that a limited purpose subsidiary, Trinity Rail Leasing 2026 LLC, entered into a $349.8 million term loan on October 19, 2026, secured by a railcar portfolio it bought from affiliates. Proceeds were used to buy the portfolio and repay affiliate borrowings, including redeeming $280.9 million of 2019 railcar notes. The loan adds a direct financial obligation at the subsidiary level, with obligations solely those of that subsidiary.
Initial principal of $349.8 million; accordion feature allows up to an additional $300.0 million if approvals and conditions are met
Maturity date October 19, 2031; interest at daily simple SOFR plus 1.30% per annum
Proceeds bought the Railcar Portfolio and repaid TRLWT warehouse borrowings and redeemed $280.9 million of TRL-2019 Series 2019-2 notes
Regions Bank is Administrative Agent; U.S. Bank Trust Company is Collateral Agent
On October 21, 2026, CXApp's board authorized a share repurchase of up to $1 million with no expiration date and no obligation to buy. The same day, CXApp and financing partner Avondale Capital agreed to a 90-day standstill that bars Avondale from buying shares under its Pre-Paid Purchases unless stock-price and trading-volume conditions are met, which could limit near-term dilution.
Board authorized repurchases of up to $1 million of common stock on October 21, 2026; timing and amount are at management's discretion.
Standstill Agreement dated October 21, 2026 lasts 90 days and requires a trading price of at least 110% of the Minimum Price and daily volume of at least $250,000 before Avondale can buy.
Between August 24 and October 21, 2026, CXApp issued 214,072 shares to Avondale at prices between $1.743651 and $4.3498 per share.
The standstill does not waive any existing event of default under the Pre-Paid Purchases.
On October 21, 2026, Newbury Street II agreed to sell 1,000,000 new shares at $10.00 each to one PIPE investor, raising $10.00 million, as part of its pending business combination with Fort Robotics. Fort Robotics said on October 22 that it had secured about $20 million in additional funding in total, and the new shares would add to the share count of the blank check company if the deal closes.
October PIPE: 1,000,000 Newbury Street II shares at $10.00 per share, or $10.00 million, with the investor's share sale tied to the closing of the business combination
Sponsor to transfer up to 313,604 Incentive Founder Shares to the October PIPE investor for no additional consideration
Fort Robotics said on October 22, 2026 it secured about $20 million in additional funding, with total committed capital for the deal above $50 million
Combined company is expected to be named FORT Robotics Holdings, Inc. and list on Nasdaq under the ticker FROB, subject to regulatory approvals
Atlas Energy Solutions' subsidiary entered a credit agreement with Goldman Sachs Bank USA as agent and a group of lenders for up to $424 million in term loans, with $171 million drawn at closing. The proceeds will finance equipment for two power generation projects, and the loan is secured by substantially all assets of the borrower and certain subsidiaries and guaranteed by the company, so shareholders face new debt backed by pledged assets and a 180-day initial maturity that will require long-term financing to repay.
Lenders committed up to $424 million in term loans; $171 million was drawn at closing on October 22, 2026
Loan is backed by cost reimbursement agreements announced September 25, 2026, for two data center power projects with first power expected in late 2027
Initial maturity is 180 days, with a one-time option to extend by 184 days subject to conditions and lender consent
Interest is Adjusted Term SOFR plus 2.50%, rising 0.50% six months after signing; up to $286 million of incremental commitments may be requested
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