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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Braze, Inc. (BRZE)

Braze agrees to be acquired by Salesforce for $47.50 per share in cash

Neutral Impact 5 of 5 m&a Written later

Braze, Inc. entered into a merger agreement on October 19, 2026 under which Salesforce's subsidiary will merge into Braze, and Braze stockholders will receive $47.50 per share in cash. Completion is subject to a stockholder vote, antitrust clearance and other customary conditions, and a voting support agreement covers certain Braze holders.

Key points

  • Merger consideration is $47.50 per share in cash for Class A common stock, agreed October 19, 2026
  • Either party may terminate if the merger is not completed by the first anniversary of the agreement, extendable by up to two 90-day periods
  • Braze would pay Salesforce a $191,390,000 termination fee in certain circumstances; Salesforce would pay Braze $300,000,000 in certain circumstances

The filing

CompanyBraze, Inc. (BRZE)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECOct 20, 2026, 9:11 AM ET
Accession number0000950103-26-015850

Items reported: 1.01 Material Definitive Agreement8.01 Other Events

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 9, 2026, 8:53 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on October 20, 2026.

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