secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Bumble Inc. (BMBL)
CIK:        0001830043
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-10-13T12:56:00+00:00
Accession:  0000950103-26-015480
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.90
Item codes: 1.01, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud@v2

Bumble to be acquired by Ithaca for $6.05/share, a 138% premium, in $1.3B take-private
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- Class A holders get $6.05 cash per share, a 138% premium to the Oct 9, 2026 unaffected close and 119% to the 30-day VWAP.
- Class B shares convert to $0.000001 cash; Opco units receive the $6.05-$0.000001 spread. Options cancelled for no consideration; vested RSUs cashed out.
- Founder/CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd and Beehive Holdings signed a rollover agreement to contribute shares to Oak Topco instead of receiving $6.05; Wolfe Herd recused from board vote.
- Affiliates of Blackstone and Wolfe Herd delivered written consent approving the merger, providing required shareholder approval; Ithaca Co-CEOs Ravi Gupta and John Hegeman will become Bumble Co-CEOs.
- Either party can terminate after July 12, 2027; Bumble termination fee is $29M and Ithaca parent termination fee is $102M, escrowed by Oct 19, 2026.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1830043/000095010326015480/0000950103-26-015480-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1830043/000095010326015480/dp254907_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950103-26-015480

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