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Daily 8-K Digest — 2026-06-15

Generated June 15, 2026 at 8:30 PM ET · Covers June 15 trading day · 10 of 243 ready 8-Ks selected · AI-assisted overview

Fox agreed to acquire Roku for cash and stock, and SpaceX completed its IPO raising approximately $86.3 billion. Talen Energy closed a $3.45 billion acquisition of three PJM gas plants, while Allbirds finalized a $40.7 million sale of its footwear business. Truist announced CEO Bill Rogers' retirement with Michael P. Lyons as successor, and Zevia named board member Alexandre Ruberti as its new CEO. Inhibrx's BLA for ozekibart was accepted by the FDA with a PDUFA date of April 14, 2027, while Functional Brands received a Nasdaq delisting notice and ESS Tech received a NYSE low-price deficiency notice. Accendra Health exchanged nearly all its outstanding notes for new secured notes at higher interest rates.
TFC TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP
leadership positive materiality 0.85 June 15, 2026, 8:07 AM ET

Truist CEO Bill Rogers to retire Sept 1, 2026; Michael P. Lyons named successor as President & CEO

  • Bill Rogers to retire as CEO on Sept 1, 2026, become Executive Chair until April 2027 annual meeting.
  • Michael P. Lyons, ex-CEO of Fiserv and ex-President of PNC, to succeed as CEO and President effective Sept 1, 2026.
  • Lyons' initial compensation: $1.3M base salary, target annual incentive 325% of base, and $12M LTI grant for 2026.
MEHA Functional Brands Inc.
regulatory negative materiality 0.85 June 15, 2026, 8:00 AM ET

Functional Brands receives Nasdaq delisting notice; stock to suspend June 16

  • Closing bid price fell to $0.10 or less for ten consecutive days through June 8, 2026.
  • Nasdaq will suspend trading at opening on June 16, 2026, and file Form 25-NSE to delist.
  • Company may appeal to Hearings Panel by June 16 with $20,000 fee; suspension not stayed pending appeal.
ROKU ROKU, INC
M&A positive materiality 1.00 June 15, 2026, 7:47 AM ET

Fox to acquire Roku for $96 cash + 0.9693 Fox shares per share; Roku shareholders to own ~27% of combined company

  • Each Roku share converts to 0.9693 Fox Class A shares and $96 cash; Roku stockholders will own ~27% of combined entity.
  • Anthony Wood and affiliates, holding ~55% of Roku voting power, have agreed to vote in favor of the deal.
  • Termination fees: Fox pays Roku $1.237B if deal fails due to antitrust issues; Roku pays Fox $866M if it accepts a superior proposal.
TLN Talen Energy Corp
M&A positive materiality 0.90 June 15, 2026, 4:07 PM ET

Talen Energy completes $3.45B acquisition of three PJM gas plants from ECP, upsizes credit facilities

  • Acquired Lawrenceburg (1,120 MW CCGT), Waterford (875 MW CCGT), and Darby (456 MW CT) for $2.55B cash + 2.4M shares.
  • Credit facility expanded from $900M to $1.35B; LC facility upsized to $1.5B and extended to Dec 2029.
  • Acquisition immediately accretive, adding >15% to cash flow per share; targets >$40/share free cash flow by 2028.
INBX Inhibrx Biosciences, Inc.
regulatory positive materiality 0.85 June 15, 2026, 4:06 PM ET

FDA accepts Inhibrx BLA for ozekibart in chondrosarcoma; PDUFA date April 14, 2027

  • FDA accepted BLA for ozekibart (INBRX-109) for unresectable or metastatic conventional chondrosarcoma.
  • No filing review issues identified; PDUFA goal date set for April 14, 2027.
  • If approved, ozekibart would be first FDA-approved systemic therapy for this indication.
BIRD Allbirds, Inc.
M&A positive materiality 0.85 June 15, 2026, 4:01 PM ET

Allbirds closes $40.7M sale of footwear business to American Exchange Group; declares special dividend

  • Closed asset sale of footwear business on June 9, 2026 for $40.7M cash; $3M placed in escrow for 60 days.
  • Sale includes global trademarks, inventory, customer lists, and related IP; purchaser assumes certain liabilities.
  • Board sets June 25, 2026 as record date for special dividend from sale proceeds; payment within 60 days.
GWH ESS Tech, Inc.
regulatory negative materiality 0.75 June 15, 2026, 8:59 AM ET

ESS Tech receives NYSE deficiency notice for low stock price; 30-day avg $0.98

  • NYSE notified ESS on June 9, 2026, that average closing price below $1.00 over 30 trading days.
  • 30-trading-day average closing price as of June 8 was $0.98.
  • Company has 6 months to regain compliance; considering reverse stock split.
ACH ACCENDRA HEALTH INC/VA/
debt negative materiality 0.80 June 15, 2026, 4:15 PM ET

Accendra Health exchanges nearly all outstanding notes for new secured notes at 9%-9.75% rates

  • Approximately 99.9% of 2029 Notes ($478.3M) and 99.2% of 2030 Notes ($547.9M) tendered and accepted early.
  • Issued $539.25M of 9.000% Senior Secured First Lien Notes due 2032 and $698.0M of 9.75% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2033.
  • Also issued $326.25M of new money First Lien Notes; entered into new $300M revolving credit facility due 2030.
SPCX SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP
other material positive materiality 1.00 June 15, 2026, 5:01 PM ET

SpaceX completes IPO of 638.9M shares at $135.00/share; raises ~$86.3B gross

  • IPO of 638,888,888 Class A shares at $135.00/share includes full greenshoe of 83.3M shares.
  • Net proceeds will fund AI compute, launch infrastructure, and satellite constellation expansion.
  • Approximately 103M preferred shares converted to Class A and Class B common stock at closing.
ZVIA Zevia PBC
leadership positive materiality 0.75 June 15, 2026, 7:32 AM ET

Zevia CEO Amy Taylor resigns; board member Alexandre Ruberti named successor; Q2 guidance raised

  • Amy Taylor resigns as President and CEO effective June 15, 2026 to become CEO of Angel City FC; remains director through Aug 7.
  • Alexandre Ruberti, Zevia board member since Aug 2024, appointed President and CEO effective June 15, 2026.
  • Ruberti receives base salary of $638,000, 100% bonus target, and $1.8M in initial long-term equity awards.
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