Whitestone REIT to be acquired by Ares affiliates for $19.00 per share in cash

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On April 8, 2026, in connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement, the Board adopted the Amendment No 3. to the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (the “Bylaw Amendment”). The Bylaw Amendment adds an exclusive forum provision providing that, unless the Company consents in writing to an alternative forum, the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Maryland, (or, if the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Maryland, does not have jurisdiction, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, Northern Division), to the fullest extent permitted by law, shall be the sole and exclusive forum for certain state corporate law or stockholder derivative actions, and that the federal district courts of the United States shall be the sole and exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).

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On May 6, 2026, the Board of Directors approved and adopted an amendment (the “ Forum Selection Amendment ”) to the Company’s existing By-Laws that amends Article VIII, Section 8.1 of the By-Laws of the Company.

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On April 8, 2026, in connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement, the Board adopted the Amendment No 3. to the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (the “Bylaw Amendment”). The Bylaw Amendment adds an exclusive forum provision providing that, unless the Company consents in writing to an alternative forum, the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Maryland, (or, if the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Maryland, does not have jurisdiction, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, Northern Division), to the fullest extent permitted by law, shall be the sole and exclusive forum for certain state corporate law or stockholder derivative actions, and that the federal district courts of the United States shall be the sole and exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).

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In connection with the Spin-Off, the Board adopted the Code of Conduct, a copy of which is available on New Enviri’s website at www.enviri.com.

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with the Company, the “Company Parties”), AREG Wizard Parent LP (“Parent”), AREG Wizard Intermediate LP (“Merger Sub”), and AREG Wizard Operating Partnership LP (“Merger OP” and, collectively with Parent and Merger Sub, the “Parent Parties”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”). The Merger Agreement provides that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein and in accordance with the Maryland REIT Law and the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, Merger OP will merge with and into the Operating Partnership (the “Partnership Merger”), and, immediately following the Partnership Merger, the Company will merge with and into Merger Sub (the “Company Merger” and, together with the Partnership Merger, the “Mergers”).

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As previously disclosed, European Wax Center, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 9, 2026 (the “ Merger Agreement ”), by and among Glow Midco, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Parent ”), Glow Merger Sub 1, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“ Merger Sub Inc. ”), Glow Merger Sub 2, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“ Merger Sub LLC ,” and together with Merger Sub Inc., the “ Merger Subs ”) and EWC Ventures, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Opco ”), pursuant to which (i) Merger Sub Inc. merged with and into the Company (the “ Corporate Merger ”), with the Company surviving the Corporate Merger as the surviving corporation (the “ Surviving Corporation ”) and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent and (ii) Merger Sub LLC merged with and into Opco, with Opco surviving as the surviving limited liability company

This filing

On April 8, 2026, in connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement, the Board adopted the Amendment No 3. to the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (the “Bylaw Amendment”). The Bylaw Amendment adds an exclusive forum provision providing that, unless the Company consents in writing to an alternative forum, the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Maryland, (or, if the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Maryland, does not have jurisdiction, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, Northern Division), to the fullest extent permitted by law, shall be the sole and exclusive forum for certain state corporate law or stockholder derivative actions, and that the federal district courts of the United States shall be the sole and exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).

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As a result of the Business Combination, the Company ceased being a shell company

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with the Company, the “Company Parties”), AREG Wizard Parent LP (“Parent”), AREG Wizard Intermediate LP (“Merger Sub”), and AREG Wizard Operating Partnership LP (“Merger OP” and, collectively with Parent and Merger Sub, the “Parent Parties”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”). The Merger Agreement provides that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein and in accordance with the Maryland REIT Law and the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, Merger OP will merge with and into the Operating Partnership (the “Partnership Merger”), and, immediately following the Partnership Merger, the Company will merge with and into Merger Sub (the “Company Merger” and, together with the Partnership Merger, the “Mergers”).

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On June 1, 2026 (the “Closing Date”), Repay Holdings Corporation (the “Company” or “REPAY”), its wholly owned subsidiary, Hawk Parent Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”) and certain subsidiaries of the Company party thereto, as guarantors, entered into a Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with certain financial institutions party thereto, as lenders, and Truist Bank, as administrative agent.

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with the Company, the “Company Parties”), AREG Wizard Parent LP (“Parent”), AREG Wizard Intermediate LP (“Merger Sub”), and AREG Wizard Operating Partnership LP (“Merger OP” and, collectively with Parent and Merger Sub, the “Parent Parties”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”). The Merger Agreement provides that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein and in accordance with the Maryland REIT Law and the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, Merger OP will merge with and into the Operating Partnership (the “Partnership Merger”), and, immediately following the Partnership Merger, the Company will merge with and into Merger Sub (the “Company Merger” and, together with the Partnership Merger, the “Mergers”).

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On May 9, 2026, Emerald Holding, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “ Merger Agreement ”) with Emma Buyer, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Parent ”), and Emma Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“ Merger Sub ”).

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with the Company, the “Company Parties”), AREG Wizard Parent LP (“Parent”), AREG Wizard Intermediate LP (“Merger Sub”), and AREG Wizard Operating Partnership LP (“Merger OP” and, collectively with Parent and Merger Sub, the “Parent Parties”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”). The Merger Agreement provides that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein and in accordance with the Maryland REIT Law and the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, Merger OP will merge with and into the Operating Partnership (the “Partnership Merger”), and, immediately following the Partnership Merger, the Company will merge with and into Merger Sub (the “Company Merger” and, together with the Partnership Merger, the “Mergers”).

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On May 7, 2026, Unusual Machines, Inc. (the “Company”), a manufacturer of NDAA-compliant drone components, entered into a $52 million agreement and plan of merger (the “Merger Agreement”), with Upgrade Energy LLC, a newly formed subsidiary of the Company (the “Surviving Company”), DroneNX LLC d/b/a Upgrade Energy (“Upgrade”), and Matthew Barnard as the Member Representative of Upgrade, pursuant to which, the Surviving Company, will acquire all of the property, rights, privileges, licenses, powers and authority of Upgrade in exchange for 1,792,012 shares of Company common stock at $13.9508 per share and $1 million cash at closing with a potential post-closing earn-out payment of up to $26 million in cash, subject to the Surviving Company achieving an annual revenue target of $10 million during a two-year calculation period following the date of the Merger Agreement (with proportional adjustment for the second year).

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with the Company, the “Company Parties”), AREG Wizard Parent LP (“Parent”), AREG Wizard Intermediate LP (“Merger Sub”), and AREG Wizard Operating Partnership LP (“Merger OP” and, collectively with Parent and Merger Sub, the “Parent Parties”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”). The Merger Agreement provides that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein and in accordance with the Maryland REIT Law and the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, Merger OP will merge with and into the Operating Partnership (the “Partnership Merger”), and, immediately following the Partnership Merger, the Company will merge with and into Merger Sub (the “Company Merger” and, together with the Partnership Merger, the “Mergers”).

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On May 7, 2026, Two Harbors Investment Corp. (“Two Harbors”) entered into a Second Amendment to the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Second Amendment”), by and among Two Harbors, CrossCountry Intermediate Holdco, LLC (“CCM”) and CrossCountry Merger Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of CCM (“Merger Sub”), to amend the terms of the previously disclosed Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated March 27, 2026 (the “Original CCM Merger Agreement”), as amended by the First Amendment to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated April 28, 2026 (the “First Amendment”), by and among Two Harbors, CCM and Merger Sub (the Original CCM Merger Agreement, as amended by the First Amendment and the Second Amendment, the “Amended CCM Merger Agreement”).