secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Angel Studios, Inc. (ANGX)
CIK:        0001865200
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-10-08T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-25-097920
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 1.01, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Angel Studios forms JV with 2521, acquires DAVID franchise for $77.9M; lawsuit dismissed
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- Angel (ANGX) and 2521 Entertainment form JV Giant Slayer Media; Angel contributes $33.7M for 42% stake.
- JV acquires substantially all assets of the DAVID animated franchise from Slingshot USA for $77.9M cash.
- Slingshot lawsuit against Angel Studios Licensing dismissed as part of the transaction.
- DAVID theatrical release set for December 19, 2025; Zero A.D. moved to 2026.
- Angel CEO calls DAVID 'largest audience-funded film in history'; partnership covers 14 projects.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1865200/000110465925097920/0001104659-25-097920-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1865200/000110465925097920/tm2528158d1_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-097920

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