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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-25-003946"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CDRE"
cik: "0001860543"
company_name: "Cadre Holdings, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-01-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-28T00:22:01.470931+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.9
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.9
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Cadre Holdings enters definitive agreement to acquire Carr's Engineering subsidiaries

## Summary
- On January 16, 2025, Cadre Holdings announced a definitive agreement to acquire Carr's Engineering Limited (excluding Chirton Engineering) and Carr's Engineering (US), Inc. from Carr’s Group plc.
- A conference call and webcast were held to review the acquisition, with a slide presentation furnished as Exhibit 99.1.
- The acquisition includes engineering operations under Carr’s Group plc, but excludes Chirton Engineering.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-25-003946
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CDRE
- cik: 0001860543
- company_name: Cadre Holdings, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-01-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.9
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.9
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1860543/000110465925003946/0001104659-25-003946-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1860543/000110465925003946/tm253496d1_8k.htm

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