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Issuer:     AUDIOEYE INC (AEYE)
CIK:        0001362190
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-09-18T20:10:15+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-26-108940
Event type: debt
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.45
Item codes: 1.01, 2.03, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

AudioEye amends Western Alliance loan: litigation add-backs up to $5M in 2026, $3M in 2027
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- Fourth Loan Modification Agreement signed Sept 18, 2026 with Western Alliance Bank; $5,000 amendment fee.
- Adjusted EBITDA/EBIDA can now add back non-operating litigation expenses up to $5M TTM through 2026, $3M TTM in 2027, $0 thereafter.
- Permitted Stock Buyback Amount set at $7M aggregate for FY2025-2027, replacing annual limits; $2M annual cap for FY2028 onward.
- Amendment also includes broad release of claims by AudioEye against the Bank.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1362190/000110465926108940/0001104659-26-108940-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1362190/000110465926108940/aeye-20260918x8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-108940

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