secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     DUOS TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC. (DUOT)
CIK:        0001396536
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-10-05T13:25:12+00:00
Accession:  0001079973-26-001318
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 1.01, 2.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud@v2

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

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1396536/000107997326001318/0001079973-26-001318-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1396536/000107997326001318/duot_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001079973-26-001318

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