---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001079973-26-001318"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DUOT"
cik: "0001396536"
company_name: "DUOS TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC."
filed_at: "2026-10-05T13:25:12+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-12T14:48:03.576620+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Duos sells GPUaaS entity to Axe Compute, repaying $87.8M debt; $42.9M paid over 60 months

## Summary
- Axe Compute (Nasdaq: AGPU) acquires 100% of Duos Edge AI - GPUaaS, LLC, holding 288 Supermicro B300 servers (2,304 GPUs) and networking gear; deal closed September 30, 2026.
- Axe repaid the SPV's ~$87.8M pre-existing debt and will pay Duos $715,000/month for 60 months ($42.9M), due within 12 months of closing or upon Axe financing secured by the cluster.
- Sale removes ~$98.1M of prospective GPU equipment financing; Duos now leases GPU capacity from Axe and keeps owning/operating the Columbus, Georgia colocation site.
- Columbus customer continues under a revised five-year agreement expected to raise revenue over the contract term; 2026 outlook unchanged at revenue above $50M and positive adjusted EBITDA.
- Also: 10 MW hyperscaler colocation deal TCV over $111M (July 2026); five-year Axe hosting order across 55 MW of U.S. sites, TCV over $500M (August 2026).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001079973-26-001318
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DUOT
- cik: 0001396536
- company_name: DUOS TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC.
- filed_at: 2026-10-05T13:25:12+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 2.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1396536/000107997326001318/0001079973-26-001318-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1396536/000107997326001318/duot_8k.htm

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