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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Priority Technology Holdings, Inc. (PRTH)

Priority to be taken private by Chairman Priore's group at $8.05 per share in cash

Positive Impact 5 of 5 m&a Written later

Priority Technology Holdings signed a merger agreement on September 18, 2026, with an investor group led by Chairman and CEO Thomas Priore. The group will acquire the shares it does not already own for $8.05 per share in cash, an enterprise value of approximately $1.6 billion. Shareholders receive cash but would stop holding shares in a publicly listed company once the deal closes, which is expected in the first half of 2027.

Key points

  • Merger agreement dated September 18, 2026; $8.05 per share in cash; enterprise value of approximately $1.6 billion
  • The price is a 38% premium to the September 18, 2026 close and a 65% premium to the November 7, 2025 unaffected price
  • Approval requires a majority of shares not affiliated with the investor group; the company must pay a $15,750,000 termination fee in certain cases
  • Expected to close in the first half of 2027; common stock will no longer be listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market

The filing

CompanyPriority Technology Holdings, Inc. (PRTH)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECSep 21, 2026, 7:40 AM ET
Accession number0001213900-26-101651

Items reported: 1.01 Material Definitive Agreement5.02 Director / Officer Change8.01 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 September 21, 2026.

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