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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Forge Nano Holdings, Inc. (NANO)

Forge Nano Completes Acquisition of HZO in All-Stock Deal

Neutral Impact 4 of 5 m&a Written later

Forge Nano Holdings announced on November 5, 2026 that it has completed its acquisition of HZO, Inc., a Morrisville, North Carolina provider of protective coatings for electronics. The all-stock deal involves about 7.3 million Forge Nano shares, with HZO operating as a wholly owned subsidiary. For shareholders, the filing discloses share issuance and dilution but no financial results or deal value.

Key points

  • Forge Nano acquired all outstanding HZO equity in an all-stock transaction for about 7.3 million common shares, subject to customary post-closing adjustments.
  • About 5.8 million shares are issued at closing, and about 1.5 million shares are held back for twelve months to secure post-closing adjustment and indemnification obligations.
  • Net issuance is about 5.1 million shares after accounting for about 2.2 million HZO shares held by HZO before closing.
  • HZO will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary under the HZO brand, led by President Rachael Lerebours.

The filing

CompanyForge Nano Holdings, Inc. (NANO)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECNov 5, 2026, 8:31 AM ET
Accession number0000950142-26-002954

Items reported: 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 9, 2026, 11:48 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 November 05, 2026.

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