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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-140110"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HMH"
cik: "0002021880"
company_name: "HMH Holding Inc"
filed_at: "2026-04-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T07:53:32.139804+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# HMH Holding completes IPO of 10.52M shares at $20, netting $193.8M

## Summary
- Closed IPO of 10,520,000 shares at $20.00 per share on April 2, 2026; net proceeds ~$193.8 million.
- Uses $39.5M to buy B.V. voting shares from Baker Hughes and Akastor; $137.1M contributed to HMH B.V. to repay shareholder loans.
- Post-IPO, HMH Holding owns all voting shares of HMH B.V.; Baker Hughes and Akastor hold non-voting shares and Class B common stock.
- Board increased from six to seven; appointed Lance Loeffler and Kathleen McAllister as directors.
- Entered Exchange, Registration Rights, Tax Receivable, Stockholders', Partnership agreements and 2026 LTIP.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-140110
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HMH
- cik: 0002021880
- company_name: HMH Holding Inc
- filed_at: 2026-04-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 3.02, 5.02, 3.03, 5.03, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2021880/000119312526140110/0001193125-26-140110-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2021880/000119312526140110/d100419d8k.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 137917b3fa5104b7aedad77d9b71107bd586f171
  claim: HMH Holding Inc: Amended and restated bylaws, effective April 2, 2026 (effective 2026-04-02).
  evidence_excerpt: On April 2, 2026, the Company amended and restated its bylaws (the “Amended and Restated Bylaws”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2021880/000119312526140110/0001193125-26-140110-index.htm
- claim_id: c111d8c869cd092bd8564227ea71e5ac3ec546b6
  claim: HMH Holding Inc: Amended and restated certificate of incorporation, effective April 2, 2026 (effective 2026-04-02).
  evidence_excerpt: The Company amended and restated its certificate of incorporation (the “Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation”), which was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on April 2, 2026, and became effective on April 2, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2021880/000119312526140110/0001193125-26-140110-index.htm
- claim_id: c9ad518b963c454743ed3f6500ad32f7da05d9ab
  claim: HMH Holding Inc entered into Exchange Agreement with HMH B.V., Akastor AS, Mercury HoldCo AS, Mercury HoldCo Inc. and Baker Hughes Holdings LLC (effective 2026-04-02).
  evidence_excerpt: On April 2, 2026, in connection with the closing of the Offering, the Company entered into an exchange agreement (the “Exchange Agreement”) with HMH B.V., Akastor AS, Mercury HoldCo AS, Mercury HoldCo Inc. and Baker Hughes Holdings LLC.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2021880/000119312526140110/0001193125-26-140110-index.htm
- claim_id: f540cfc2d8a536367ddec172577da12639afdd91
  claim: HMH Holding Inc entered into Registration Rights Agreement with the Principal Stockholders (effective 2026-04-02).
  evidence_excerpt: On April 2, 2026, in connection with the closing of the Offering, the Company entered into a registration rights agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) with the Principal Stockholders.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2021880/000119312526140110/0001193125-26-140110-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.