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Daily 8-K Digest — 2026-07-30

Generated July 30, 2026 at 8:34 PM ET · Covers July 30 trading day · 10 of 415 ready 8-Ks selected · AI-assisted overview

The highest-materiality filings include MarketAxess's definitive agreement to be acquired by Intercontinental Exchange for $167 per share in cash, and Etsy's completion of the sale of Depop to eBay for approximately $1.4 billion. Capricor Therapeutics disclosed that an FDA advisory panel voted 9-3 against the effectiveness of Deramiocel for DMD cardiomyopathy, though the vote is non-binding ahead of an August 22 PDUFA date. MasTec reported record Q4 revenue of $4.4 billion and raised its full-year adjusted EPS guidance to $9.30. Additionally, Lument Finance Trust received a NYSE non-compliance notice for its stock price falling below $1.00, and Annexon secured a $200 million credit facility from Oxford Finance.
CAPR CAPRICOR THERAPEUTICS, INC.
regulatory negative materiality 0.90 July 30, 2026, 4:05 PM ET

FDA advisory panel votes 9-3 against Deramiocel effectiveness for DMD cardiomyopathy

  • FDA CTGT Advisory Committee voted 9-3 that evidence did not support Deramiocel's effectiveness for DMD cardiomyopathy; vote is non-binding.
  • PDUFA target action date remains August 22, 2026; FDA will consider committee recommendation in BLA review.
  • Committee's voting question addressed a narrower indication than Capricor proposed; no vote on overall benefit-risk.
MKTX MARKETAXESS HOLDINGS INC
M&A positive materiality 1.00 July 30, 2026, 7:50 AM ET

MarketAxess announces definitive agreement for ICE acquisition; Q2 EPS $1.93

  • Definitive agreement for ICE to acquire MarketAxess announced; no deal terms disclosed in this release.
  • Total revenues $218.4M, flat YoY; commission revenue $186.9M (-3% YoY); services revenue record $31.5M (+14%).
  • GAAP diluted EPS $1.93; adjusted EPS $1.95 excluding notable items.
MKTX MARKETAXESS HOLDINGS INC
M&A positive materiality 1.00 July 30, 2026, 7:44 AM ET

Intercontinental Exchange to acquire MarketAxess for $167 per share in cash

  • ICE to acquire MarketAxess for $167.00 per share in cash; total equity value not disclosed.
  • Board unanimously approved the merger and recommends stockholders vote to adopt the agreement.
  • Company termination fee of $148.8M if it accepts a superior proposal; Parent termination fee of $327.4M if antitrust blocks deal.
ETSY ETSY INC
M&A positive materiality 0.90 July 30, 2026, 4:06 PM ET

Etsy completes sale of Depop to eBay for ~$1.4B in cash

  • Aggregate cash consideration of ~$1.4B: $1.2B base price plus $200M net adjustments and interest.
  • Net proceeds subject to post-closing adjustments; Etsy plans to accelerate share repurchases.
  • Pro forma gain on sale of $805M recorded to accumulated deficit; Depop classified as discontinued operation.
KVAC Keen Vision Acquisition Corp.
regulatory negative materiality 0.85 July 30, 2026, 5:00 PM ET

Keen Vision Acquisition receives Nasdaq delisting notice; trading suspended Aug 3, 2026

  • Received Nasdaq notice on July 27, 2026 for non-compliance with SPAC 36-month deadline and minimum public float/holders rules.
  • Trading of units, ordinary shares, and warrants suspended at opening on August 3, 2026; Form 25-NSE to be filed.
  • Company will not appeal; securities expected to trade OTC thereafter.
LFT Lument Finance Trust, Inc.
regulatory negative materiality 0.75 July 30, 2026, 5:06 PM ET

Lument Finance Trust receives NYSE non-compliance notice for share price below $1.00

  • NYSE notified LFT that average closing price of common stock was below $1.00 over 30 consecutive trading days.
  • The notice is a deficiency, not delisting; stock continues trading on NYSE.
  • Cure period ends January 24, 2027; LFT can regain compliance if closing price >= $1.00 on last trading day of any month and average >= $1.00 over 30 days.
MTZ MASTEC INC
earnings positive materiality 0.85 July 30, 2026, 4:28 PM ET

MasTec Q2 revenue $4.4B record, EPS $1.65; raises FY adjusted EPS guidance to $9.30

  • Q2 revenue $4.374B (+23% YoY), GAAP net income $146M, diluted EPS $1.65; adjusted EPS $2.22 (+49% YoY).
  • Adjusted EBITDA $384M, margin 8.8% (+100 bps); 18-month backlog $21.4B (+30% YoY, +$1.1B QoQ).
  • Full-year 2026 guidance raised: revenue $18.2B, GAAP EPS $6.20, adjusted EPS $9.30 (+42% YoY).
LTCH Latch, Inc.
litigation positive materiality 0.60 July 30, 2026, 6:11 AM ET

Latch derivative lawsuit receives preliminary court approval; governance reforms and $450K fee agreed

  • U.S. District Court granted preliminary approval of derivative settlement on July 20, 2026.
  • Settlement includes corporate governance reforms to be maintained for at least 3.5 years.
  • Company/insurers to pay $450,000 in attorneys' fees and expenses to plaintiffs' counsel.
ANNX Annexon, Inc.
debt positive materiality 0.70 July 30, 2026, 4:25 PM ET

Annexon secures up to $200M credit facility from Oxford Finance; draws $50M initially

  • Up to $200M term loan facility with Oxford Finance; initial $50M drawn on July 30, 2026.
  • Additional $100M available upon milestones for vonaprument and tanruprubart programs; $50M uncommitted tranche subject to lender approval.
  • Floating interest rate: greater of 1-month SOFR+4.6% or 7.60% per annum.
INGM Ingram Micro Holding Corp
earnings positive materiality 0.80 July 30, 2026, 4:06 PM ET

Ingram Micro Q2 net sales $14.5B (+13.6% YoY), non-GAAP EPS $0.82 beats guidance; dividend raised 10.3% YoY

  • Net sales $14.5B, up 13.6% YoY; net income $110.9M ($0.48 diluted EPS) vs $37.8M ($0.16) prior year.
  • Non-GAAP net income $191.4M ($0.82 diluted EPS), up 34.5% YoY, above high end of guidance.
  • Q3 2026 guidance: net sales $13.55B-$13.95B (7.5%-10.7% YoY growth), non-GAAP diluted EPS $0.72-$0.82.
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