---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-24-005190"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DNOW"
cik: "0001599617"
company_name: "DNOW Inc."
filed_at: "2024-01-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-07T01:30:05.436846+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.15
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# NOW Inc. rebrands to DNOW Inc.; name change effective Jan 19, 2024

## Summary
- Board approved corporate name change from NOW Inc. to DNOW Inc., effective January 19, 2024.
- Ticker symbol 'DNOW' remains unchanged; no change in trading or operations.
- CEO David Cherechinsky states the change unifies the company's brand identity in the marketplace.
- Amended certificate of incorporation and bylaws reflect the new name.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-24-005190
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DNOW
- cik: 0001599617
- company_name: DNOW Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-01-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.15
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.03, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1599617/000119312524005190/0001193125-24-005190-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1599617/000119312524005190/d932660d8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-005190.txt

## Key facts
- Governance Changes
  DNOW Inc.: Amended certificate to change company name from 'NOW Inc.' to 'DNOW Inc.' (effective 2024-01-19).
  - Change: charter amendment
  - Effective: 2024-01-19
  source text: Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation – Corporate Legal Name Change On January 8, 2024, the Board of Directors (the “ Board ”) of NOW Inc. (the “ Company ”) approved an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended and restated (the “ Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation ”) changing the Company’s corporate legal name from “NOW Inc.” to “DNOW Inc.” (the “ Corporate Legal Name Change ”) to be effective as of January 19, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1599617/000119312524005190/0001193125-24-005190-index.htm
- Governance Changes
  DNOW Inc.: Amended bylaws to conform to name change (effective 2024-01-19).
  - Change: bylaw amendment
  - Effective: 2024-01-19
  source text: Amendment of Bylaws – Corporate Legal Name Change The Board also approved conforming changes to the Company’s bylaws (the “ Amended and Restated Bylaws ”). The Amended and Restated Bylaws will also become effective as of January 19, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1599617/000119312524005190/0001193125-24-005190-index.htm

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