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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001140361-26-034520"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KKR"
cik: "0001404912"
company_name: "KKR & Co. Inc."
filed_at: "2026-08-27T01:02:46+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-27T10:10:18.725402+00:00"
event_type: "regulatory"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# KKR settles DOJ antitrust HSR case; $250M penalty fully reimbursed by law firms

## Summary
- KKR entered Stipulation with DOJ Antitrust Division resolving civil complaint over HSR filings for 2021-2022 transactions.
- Subsidiary to pay $250.0M to DOJ, contingent on court approval of proposed final judgment under Antitrust Procedures and Penalties Act.
- DOJ terminated all related investigations against KKR and affiliates; complaint filed Jan 14, 2025 in SDNY.
- Company states penalty fully reimbursed by outside law firms; no financial impact on firm, funds, or investors.
- KKR says it acted in good faith and settled to avoid distraction; strongly disagrees with DOJ characterization.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001140361-26-034520
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KKR
- cik: 0001404912
- company_name: KKR & Co. Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-08-27T01:02:46+00:00
- event_type: regulatory
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 8.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1404912/000114036126034520/0001140361-26-034520-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1404912/000114036126034520/ef20081051_8k.htm

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