---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001102993-26-000046"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LPSN"
cik: "0001102993"
company_name: "LIVEPERSON INC"
filed_at: "2026-07-24T10:11:07+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-07-24T10:15:05.281978+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# LivePerson receives final foreign investment clearance for SoundHound merger; all regulatory conditions satisfied

## Summary
- Final foreign investment clearance received from Bulgarian authority on July 20, 2026.
- All regulatory approvals now obtained: Italy, Canada, Germany, UK, and Bulgaria.
- Merger still requires LivePerson stockholder approval before closing.
- LivePerson to become indirect wholly owned subsidiary of SoundHound upon completion.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001102993-26-000046
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LPSN
- cik: 0001102993
- company_name: LIVEPERSON INC
- filed_at: 2026-07-24T10:11:07+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1102993/000110299326000046/0001102993-26-000046-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1102993/000110299326000046/lpsn-20260720.htm

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