---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-25-127588"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MSI"
cik: "0000068505"
company_name: "Motorola Solutions, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-05-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-20T12:03:58.183978+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Motorola Solutions to acquire Silvus Technologies for $4.4B in cash and stock

## Summary
- Upfront consideration $4.4B: ~$4.38B cash + ~$20M restricted stock; earnouts up to $600M total payable in stock.
- Silvus provides MANET technology for secure comms without fixed infrastructure; serves military, law enforcement, autonomous systems.
- Financing includes $2.5B term loan commitments from Bank of America, Mizuho, Deutsche Bank; expected to be replaced.
- Closing subject to HSR, other regulatory approvals, NYSE listing; outside date Nov 28, 2025 with automatic extensions.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-127588
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MSI
- cik: 0000068505
- company_name: Motorola Solutions, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-05-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 3.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/68505/000119312525127588/0001193125-25-127588-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/68505/000119312525127588/d934424d8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-127588.txt

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