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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · SOUNDHOUND AI, INC. (SOUN)

SoundHound AI completes LivePerson acquisition; LivePerson shares stop trading on Nasdaq

Mixed Impact 5 of 5 m&a Written later

SoundHound AI completed its acquisition of LivePerson on September 4, 2026, after the merger closed and LivePerson's common stock was set to cease trading on Nasdaq. The deal issued SoundHound common stock to former LivePerson holders and to LivePerson's secured noteholders, which adds shares for existing SoundHound shareholders, while SoundHound says it retired LivePerson's outstanding debt.

Key points

  • Each LivePerson common share converted into 0.4673 SoundHound common shares; Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange-held shares received $3.31 in cash.
  • Secured noteholders received 25,142,335 SoundHound shares plus $2,499,450 in cash (first lien) and 11,752,504 shares plus $3,348,550 in cash (second lien).
  • John Collins was appointed Chief Financial Officer effective upon completion of the mergers, with an annual base salary of $465,000 and a target bonus of 65% of salary.
  • A registration rights agreement dated September 2, 2026 requires SoundHound to file a resale registration statement for the shares issued to the secured holders.

The filing

CompanySOUNDHOUND AI, INC. (SOUN)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECSep 4, 2026, 4:41 PM ET
Accession number0001213900-26-097712

Items reported: 1.01 Material Definitive Agreement2.01 Acquisition or Disposition Completed3.02 Unregistered Equity Sale5.02 Director / Officer Change7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure8.01 Other Events

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 9, 2026, 11:44 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 04, 2026.

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