secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     FORWARD AIR CORP (FWRD)
CIK:        0000912728
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-08-14T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-23-211385
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 1.01, 3.02, 5.02, 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Forward Air to acquire Omni Newco for $150M cash and equity; Omni holders get up to 37.7% of FWRD
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- Total consideration: $150M cash plus common equity (16.5% of FWRD shares) and convertible preferred (up to 37.7% fully diluted if conversion approved).
- Financing: $1.85B senior secured bridge/term loan and $400M revolver from Morgan Stanley, Citi, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan.
- Board expansion: Four Omni-designated directors to join; John J. Schickel, Jr. to become director and executive with $750K base salary, 100% target bonus, $3.5M equity.
- Closing expected by Feb 10, 2024 (extendable to May 10, 2024); subject to antitrust approval and other conditions; Omni holder approval already obtained.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/912728/000119312523211385/0001193125-23-211385-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/912728/000119312523211385/d540303d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-211385

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