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Daily 8-K Digest — 2026-11-09

Generated November 9, 2026 at 8:31 PM ET · Covers November 9 trading day · 10 of 383 ready 8-Ks selected · AI-assisted overview

The day's highest-materiality 8-K was from The Children's Place, which filed voluntary Chapter 11 petitions in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey and is seeking a Section 363 sale of substantially all assets, including IP, with bids due Dec. 9, 2026. CKX Lands disclosed a $1B investment from Brad Jacobs' Jacobs Private Equity II and co-investors that would give JPE a majority stake, with Jacobs slated to become chairman and CEO and a $20.8M dividend declared. Goodyear named director Roger Wood interim CEO and president after Mark Stewart stepped down immediately, with the board beginning a search and a strategic review continuing. The remaining cards were a mix of M&A and regulatory items, including Corvus Capital's non-binding $2.00-per-share proposal for CDT Equity, Park Dental's completed $39.1M Village Family Dental acquisition, and updates from Netcapital, Larimar Therapeutics and Aldeyra. Earnings filings came from AAON, which reported Q3 sales growth alongside restated first-half results and a disclosed material weakness, and SHF Holdings, which reported a quarterly net loss and going-concern doubt.
GT GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO /OH/
leadership negative materiality 0.80 November 9, 2026, 7:32 AM ET

Goodyear names director Roger Wood interim CEO as Mark Stewart exits immediately; strategic review continues

  • Roger Wood, 64, a director since July 25, 2023 and former Tenneco co-CEO and Dana CEO, was appointed interim CEO and president effective Nov. 8, 2026; board began search for permanent successor.
  • Mark Stewart stepped down as CEO, president and director effective immediately; his separation is 'other than for Cause' under Goodyear's Executive Severance and Change in Control Plan.
  • Wood will receive $310,000 per month plus monthly RSUs valued at $1,000,000 for the lesser of five months or until a permanent CEO is hired.
NCPL Netcapital Inc.
regulatory negative materiality 0.70 November 9, 2026, 7:30 AM ET

Netcapital receives Nasdaq exception; must file delinquent 10-K and 10-Q by Feb 9, 2027

  • Nasdaq granted the exception on Nov. 5, 2026 after reviewing Netcapital's submissions dated Oct. 22 and Oct. 23, 2026.
  • Delinquent reports are the FY2026 Form 10-K for the year ended April 30, 2026 and the Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 31, 2026.
  • Nasdaq issued delinquency notices on Aug. 24, 2026 and Sept. 21, 2026 for noncompliance with Listing Rule 5250(c)(1).
CKX CKX LANDS, INC.
M&A positive materiality 0.95 November 9, 2026, 6:19 AM ET

Brad Jacobs' JPE to invest $1B in CKX Lands; Jacobs to become chairman and CEO, $20.8M dividend declared

  • $900M from Jacobs Private Equity II and $100M from co-investors led by HRTG Partners (formerly Sequoia Heritage); JPE to hold a majority stake.
  • Investors get voting convertible perpetual preferred for ~219M shares at $4.57 (pre-split $1.09) plus warrants on ~219M more at $4.57 (50%), $6.85 (25%) and $13.70 (25%).
  • Post-close JPE and co-investors would own ~99.78% of common stock on a fully convertible basis, before warrant exercise.
LRMR Larimar Therapeutics, Inc.
regulatory positive materiality 0.80 November 9, 2026, 4:08 PM ET

Larimar completes rolling BLA for nomlabofusp in Friedreich's ataxia; cash $128.7M

  • Rolling Biologics License Application submitted to FDA seeking accelerated approval of nomlabofusp, a frataxin replacement therapy, for Friedreich's ataxia.
  • BLA relies on skin frataxin as a potential novel surrogate endpoint; FDA previously confirmed the data package appears capable of supporting submission and review.
  • Preliminary cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of ~$128.7M as of Sept 30, 2026; quarter-end close still ongoing and figure unaudited.
CDT CDT Equity Inc.
M&A positive materiality 0.78 November 9, 2026, 8:00 AM ET

Ex-CEO Regan's Corvus proposes to buy CDT Equity at $2.00/share, a 96.3% premium

  • Dr. Andrew Regan, CDT's former CEO, delivered a Nov. 5, 2026 letter stating Corvus Capital intends to propose acquiring all outstanding CDT common stock at $2.00/share.
  • The $2.00 price is a 96.3% premium, on a post-split basis, to CDT's Nov. 4, 2026 closing price; the proposal is non-binding and no definitive terms have been received.
  • Board plans a special committee of independent directors with full authority to consider, negotiate and vote on the proposal and any other strategic alternatives.
PARK Park Dental Partners, Inc.
M&A positive materiality 0.72 November 9, 2026, 4:05 PM ET

Park Dental completes $39.1M Village Family Dental DSO acquisition, expands into North Carolina

  • Base consideration of about $39.1M includes 474,535 restricted shares valued at roughly $9.2M, with the remainder in cash subject to working-capital and other adjustments.
  • Aggregate consideration may reach about $46.0M via up to $4.6M EBITDA-based and $2.3M employment-contingent payments; seller costs reimbursed up to $823k.
  • Adds 12 practice locations and 47 doctors in North Carolina, Park Dental's fourth state alongside Minnesota, Arizona and Wisconsin.
ALDX Aldeyra Therapeutics, Inc.
regulatory negative materiality 0.60 November 9, 2026, 4:02 PM ET

Aldeyra seeks FDA transfer of ADX-2191 PVRL review, withdraws SPA protocol

  • Aldeyra asked FDA's Division of Ophthalmology to submit a jurisdiction request to OND to move the ADX-2191 IND for PVRL to the Division of Hematologic Malignancies 2.
  • Company notified FDA it withdrew the Special Protocol Assessment protocol for ADX-2191 in PVRL that the Division of Ophthalmology had reviewed and agreed to.
  • Aldeyra does not expect to initiate the SPA-contemplated trial while the request is pending and expects the PVRL program will need to be redesigned.
PLCE Childrens Place, Inc.
other material negative materiality 1.00 November 9, 2026, 8:00 AM ET

Children's Place files Chapter 11, seeks Section 363 asset sale by end-December; bids due Dec. 9

  • Voluntary chapter 11 petitions filed Nov. 8, 2026 in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey, Case No. 26-22682 (SLM); stores and e-commerce remain open.
  • Seeks Section 363 sale of substantially all assets, including IP, with bids due Dec. 9, 2026 and sale completion targeted by end of December 2026; in talks with multiple parties.
  • About $394M of debt in default and accelerated: Wells Fargo credit facility, SLR/Crystal term loan and Mithaq subordinated notes; automatic stay blocks enforcement.
AAON AAON, INC.
earnings positive materiality 0.90 November 9, 2026, 4:09 PM ET

AAON Q3 sales up 84.1% to $707.4M, EPS $0.83; restates H1 2026, discloses material weakness, raises FY26 outlook

  • Q3 net sales record $707.4M, +84.1% YoY; BASX-branded sales $397.2M (+218.3%), AAON-branded $310.2M (+19.6%).
  • Operating income $100.0M (+129.3%); GAAP and adjusted diluted EPS $0.83 (+124.3%); gross margin 26.7% vs 27.8% a year ago, up 60 bps sequentially.
  • Restated Q1/Q2 2026: Q1 net income cut $3.4M to $36.5M; H1 net income raised $7.1M to $103.6M; first-half sales +$10.7M, diluted EPS +$0.09.
SHFS SHF Holdings, Inc.
earnings negative materiality 0.85 November 9, 2026, 8:15 AM ET

Safe Harbor Q3 revenue $1.95M, net loss $979K; going-concern doubt, Nasdaq extension to April 2027

  • Q3 revenue $1.95M (+6.5% YoY); loan program income $869K (+70.2%) as PCCU revenue share rose from ~35% to up to 65%, effective Oct 1, 2025.
  • Net loss $979K ($0.95/share) vs year-ago net income $180K, which included a $3.34M debt-extinguishment gain; operating loss narrowed 17.7% to $1.0M.
  • Going concern: cash $4.4M vs $6.78M at Dec 31, 2025; $4.05M operating cash burn in 9M 2026; no secured debt; equity line frozen while Opifex term sheet is in effect.
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