---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950157-26-000267"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "TALK"
cik: "0001803901"
company_name: "Talkspace, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-03-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T18:06:14.676807+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 1.0
calibrated_materiality_score: 1.0
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Talkspace acquired by Universal Health Services for $5.25 per share in cash

## Summary
- Talkspace (TALK) enters definitive merger agreement with UHS (UHS); all outstanding shares converted to $5.25 cash.
- Voting agreements cover ~14% of shares (Braunstein 9%, Shachar 5%) committed to vote in favor.
- Merger subject to stockholder approval, HSR clearance, state healthcare approvals, and no material adverse effect.
- Termination fee of $32.4M payable by Talkspace if it accepts a superior proposal.
- Expected close by Dec 9, 2026, extendable to Mar 9, 2027; no financing condition.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950157-26-000267
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: TALK
- cik: 0001803901
- company_name: Talkspace, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-03-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 1.0
- calibrated_materiality_score: 1.0
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1803901/000095015726000267/0000950157-26-000267-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1803901/000095015726000267/form8-k.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950157-26-000267
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950157-26-000267.txt

## Key facts
- Material Agreements
  Talkspace, Inc. entered into Agreement and Plan of Merger with Universal Health Services, Inc. and UHS Merger Subsidiary, Inc. (effective 2026-03-09).
  - Action: entry
  - Agreement: merger
  - Counterparty: Universal Health Services, Inc. and UHS Merger Subsidiary, Inc.
  - Effective: 2026-03-09
  source text: On March 9, 2026, Talkspace, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “ Merger Agreement ”) with Universal Health Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Parent ”), and UHS Merger Subsidiary, Inc., a Delaware corporation and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“ Merger Sub ”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1803901/000095015726000267/0000950157-26-000267-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.