---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001062993-26-004501"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ZSTK"
cik: "0001790169"
company_name: "ZeroStack Corp."
filed_at: "2026-08-19T13:26:47+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-19T13:28:07.151765+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.9
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.9
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# ZeroStack acquires $1B in MemeCore tokens; issues shares/warrants at $25.19, 12x premium

## Summary
- Issued 3.5M shares and pre-funded warrants for 36.2M shares at $25.19/share to Puple AI and Blockcat for 925.9M MemeCore tokens valued at $1.08 each (~$1B).
- Share price represents >12x premium to recent market price; warrants subject to 10-year lock-up and shareholder approval for shares beyond 19.99% cap.
- Rudy Rong appointed President; employment agreement includes $500k base salary, 125k restricted stock grant (subject to shareholder approval), and 24-month severance (30 months on change in control).
- Digital assets held in multi-sig wallet; accounted as long-term digital assets; transaction closed Aug 19, 2026.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001062993-26-004501
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ZSTK
- cik: 0001790169
- company_name: ZeroStack Corp.
- filed_at: 2026-08-19T13:26:47+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.9
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.9
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 2.01, 5.02, 3.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1790169/000106299326004501/0001062993-26-004501-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1790169/000106299326004501/form8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001062993-26-004501
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001062993-26-004501.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001062993-26-004501.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Rudy Rong was appointed as President at ZeroStack Corp..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: President
  source text: on August 19, 2026, the Board of Directors of the Company appointed Rudy Rong as President of the Company, effective as of the closing of the transaction described above.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1790169/000106299326004501/0001062993-26-004501-index.htm

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