secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Dauch Corp (DCH)
CIK:        0001062231
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-02-03T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-26-009503
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.01, 3.02, 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Dauch Corp completes acquisition of Dowlais Group for 43p cash + 0.0881 share per share
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- Acquired Dowlais Group plc (GKN Automotive & Powder Metallurgy) via scheme of arrangement; Dowlais shares delisted from LSE Feb 4.
- Consideration: 43 pence cash + 0.0881 Dauch shares per Dowlais share; ~117M new Dauch shares issued.
- Combined company branded Dauch Corporation, headquartered in Detroit; David C. Dauch remains Chairman & CEO.
- Board expanded to include two former Dowlais independent directors (Simon Mackenzie Smith, Fiona MacAulay) effective Feb 5.
- Breakout awards granted to CEO (575,758 target shares), President & COO (287,879), and CFO (287,879) under performance-vesting plan tied to share price targets from $12 to $22.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1062231/000110465926009503/0001104659-26-009503-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1062231/000110465926009503/tm264521d1_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-009503

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