8-K filed October 24, 2025, 7:59 PM ET CIK 0001834494

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Centerbridge completes $1.6B acquisition of MeridianLink; stockholders get $20/share cash

MeridianLink, Inc.

Merger closed Oct 24, 2025; total purchase price approx $1.6B funded by Centerbridge equity and third-party debt.
Stockholders receive $20 cash per share of common stock; trading halted and shares to be delisted from NYSE.
All pre-merger directors resigned; Benjamin Jaffe and Jared Hendricks appointed as directors of surviving corporation.
CFO Elias Olmeta received $750,000 transaction bonus contingent on closing and continued employment.
Silversmith Capital Partners makes minority investment to support growth alongside Centerbridge.

item 1.02 item 2.01 item 3.01 item 3.03 item 5.01 item 5.02 item 5.03 item 8.01 item 9.01

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MeridianLink, Inc.: Amended and restated by-laws in connection with merger.

Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time, the Company’s certificate of incorporation and by-laws were amended and restated in their entirety.

SEC 8-K Item 5.03/5.05/5.06 confidence 0.4 SEC evidence

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MeridianLink, Inc.: Amended and restated certificate of incorporation in connection with merger.

Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time, the Company’s certificate of incorporation and by-laws were amended and restated in their entirety.

SEC 8-K Item 5.03/5.05/5.06 confidence 0.4 SEC evidence

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MeridianLink, Inc. underwent a change of control involving ML Holdco, Inc. (as successor to ML Holdco, LLC) for $20.00 (closed 2025-10-24).

pursuant to, and who complies in all respects with, Section 262 of the DGCL) was automatically cancelled and converted into the right to receive an amount in cash equal to $20.00 (the “Merger Consideration”), without interest, (b) each Excluded Share was cancelled without payment of any consideration therefor and ceased to exist and (c) each share of

SEC 8-K Item 2.01/5.01 confidence 0.9 SEC evidence

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