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8-K filed May 19, 2026, 10:08 AM ET ticker MCW CIK 0001853513
M&A confidence high sentiment neutral materiality 0.90

Mister Car Wash, Inc. (MCW): M&A transaction — Mister Car Wash completes $3.1B take-private by Leonard Green & Partners at $7.00/share

Mister Car Wash, Inc.

Executive movements

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Departed

John Lai

Director
MCW · Mister Car Wash, Inc.
Filed
May 19, 2026, 10:08 AM ET
each of John Danhakl, J. Kristofer Galashan, Ronald Kirk, John Lai, Dovin Lively, Atif Rafiq, Veronica Rogers, Jeffrey Suer and Jodi Taylor resigned from the Company’s board of directors
Departed

Ronald Kirk

Director
MCW · Mister Car Wash, Inc.
Filed
May 19, 2026, 10:08 AM ET
each of John Danhakl, J. Kristofer Galashan, Ronald Kirk, John Lai, Dovin Lively, Atif Rafiq, Veronica Rogers, Jeffrey Suer and Jodi Taylor resigned from the Company’s board of directors
Appointed

Joshua Farran

Director
MCW · Mister Car Wash, Inc.
Filed
May 19, 2026, 10:08 AM ET
Joshua Farran was appointed to the Board, effective as of the Effective Time.
Departed

Jeffrey Suer

Director
MCW · Mister Car Wash, Inc.
Filed
May 19, 2026, 10:08 AM ET
each of John Danhakl, J. Kristofer Galashan, Ronald Kirk, John Lai, Dovin Lively, Atif Rafiq, Veronica Rogers, Jeffrey Suer and Jodi Taylor resigned from the Company’s board of directors
Departed

John Danhakl

Director
MCW · Mister Car Wash, Inc.
Filed
May 19, 2026, 10:08 AM ET
each of John Danhakl, J. Kristofer Galashan, Ronald Kirk, John Lai, Dovin Lively, Atif Rafiq, Veronica Rogers, Jeffrey Suer and Jodi Taylor resigned from the Company’s board of directors
Departed

Dovin Lively

Director
MCW · Mister Car Wash, Inc.
Filed
May 19, 2026, 10:08 AM ET
each of John Danhakl, J. Kristofer Galashan, Ronald Kirk, John Lai, Dovin Lively, Atif Rafiq, Veronica Rogers, Jeffrey Suer and Jodi Taylor resigned from the Company’s board of directors
Departed

Atif Rafiq

Director
MCW · Mister Car Wash, Inc.
Filed
May 19, 2026, 10:08 AM ET
each of John Danhakl, J. Kristofer Galashan, Ronald Kirk, John Lai, Dovin Lively, Atif Rafiq, Veronica Rogers, Jeffrey Suer and Jodi Taylor resigned from the Company’s board of directors
Departed

Veronica Rogers

Director
MCW · Mister Car Wash, Inc.
Filed
May 19, 2026, 10:08 AM ET
each of John Danhakl, J. Kristofer Galashan, Ronald Kirk, John Lai, Dovin Lively, Atif Rafiq, Veronica Rogers, Jeffrey Suer and Jodi Taylor resigned from the Company’s board of directors
Departed

J. Kristofer Galashan

Director
MCW · Mister Car Wash, Inc.
Filed
May 19, 2026, 10:08 AM ET
each of John Danhakl, J. Kristofer Galashan, Ronald Kirk, John Lai, Dovin Lively, Atif Rafiq, Veronica Rogers, Jeffrey Suer and Jodi Taylor resigned from the Company’s board of directors
Departed

Jodi Taylor

Director
MCW · Mister Car Wash, Inc.
Filed
May 19, 2026, 10:08 AM ET
each of John Danhakl, J. Kristofer Galashan, Ronald Kirk, John Lai, Dovin Lively, Atif Rafiq, Veronica Rogers, Jeffrey Suer and Jodi Taylor resigned from the Company’s board of directors

Key facts

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Debt Financings SEC 8-K Item 2.03/2.04 confidence 0.9

Mister Car Wash, Inc. incurred term loan of $900 million with Jefferies Finance LLC.

Instrument
term loan
Principal
$900 million
Counterparty
Jefferies Finance LLC
Event
incurrence
Exact text from the filing
pursuant to which certain financial institutions provided Borrower with, among other things, a $900 million senior secured first lien incremental term loan facility to fund the aggregate consideration owed to the Company’s stockholders in connection with the Merger and pay transaction fees and expenses.
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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

John Lai resigned as Director at Mister Car Wash, Inc..

Action
resigned
Role
Director
Exact text from the filing
each of John Danhakl, J. Kristofer Galashan, Ronald Kirk, John Lai, Dovin Lively, Atif Rafiq, Veronica Rogers, Jeffrey Suer and Jodi Taylor resigned from the Company’s board of directors
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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Ronald Kirk resigned as Director at Mister Car Wash, Inc..

Action
resigned
Role
Director
Exact text from the filing
each of John Danhakl, J. Kristofer Galashan, Ronald Kirk, John Lai, Dovin Lively, Atif Rafiq, Veronica Rogers, Jeffrey Suer and Jodi Taylor resigned from the Company’s board of directors
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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Joshua Farran was appointed as Director at Mister Car Wash, Inc..

Action
appointed
Role
Director
Exact text from the filing
Joshua Farran was appointed to the Board, effective as of the Effective Time.
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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Jeffrey Suer resigned as Director at Mister Car Wash, Inc..

Action
resigned
Role
Director
Exact text from the filing
each of John Danhakl, J. Kristofer Galashan, Ronald Kirk, John Lai, Dovin Lively, Atif Rafiq, Veronica Rogers, Jeffrey Suer and Jodi Taylor resigned from the Company’s board of directors
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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

John Danhakl resigned as Director at Mister Car Wash, Inc..

Action
resigned
Role
Director
Exact text from the filing
each of John Danhakl, J. Kristofer Galashan, Ronald Kirk, John Lai, Dovin Lively, Atif Rafiq, Veronica Rogers, Jeffrey Suer and Jodi Taylor resigned from the Company’s board of directors
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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Dovin Lively resigned as Director at Mister Car Wash, Inc..

Action
resigned
Role
Director
Exact text from the filing
each of John Danhakl, J. Kristofer Galashan, Ronald Kirk, John Lai, Dovin Lively, Atif Rafiq, Veronica Rogers, Jeffrey Suer and Jodi Taylor resigned from the Company’s board of directors
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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Atif Rafiq resigned as Director at Mister Car Wash, Inc..

Action
resigned
Role
Director
Exact text from the filing
each of John Danhakl, J. Kristofer Galashan, Ronald Kirk, John Lai, Dovin Lively, Atif Rafiq, Veronica Rogers, Jeffrey Suer and Jodi Taylor resigned from the Company’s board of directors
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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Veronica Rogers resigned as Director at Mister Car Wash, Inc..

Action
resigned
Role
Director
Exact text from the filing
each of John Danhakl, J. Kristofer Galashan, Ronald Kirk, John Lai, Dovin Lively, Atif Rafiq, Veronica Rogers, Jeffrey Suer and Jodi Taylor resigned from the Company’s board of directors
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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

J. Kristofer Galashan resigned as Director at Mister Car Wash, Inc..

Action
resigned
Role
Director
Exact text from the filing
each of John Danhakl, J. Kristofer Galashan, Ronald Kirk, John Lai, Dovin Lively, Atif Rafiq, Veronica Rogers, Jeffrey Suer and Jodi Taylor resigned from the Company’s board of directors
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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Jodi Taylor resigned as Director at Mister Car Wash, Inc..

Action
resigned
Role
Director
Exact text from the filing
each of John Danhakl, J. Kristofer Galashan, Ronald Kirk, John Lai, Dovin Lively, Atif Rafiq, Veronica Rogers, Jeffrey Suer and Jodi Taylor resigned from the Company’s board of directors
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Governance Changes SEC 8-K Item 5.03/5.05/5.06 confidence 0.9

Mister Car Wash, Inc.: Certificate of incorporation amended and restated in its entirety.

Change
charter amendment
Exact text from the filing
In accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time, the certificate of incorporation of the Company was amended and restated in its entirety to be in the form of the certificate of incorporation attached as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, which is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.03.
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Governance Changes SEC 8-K Item 5.03/5.05/5.06 confidence 0.9

Mister Car Wash, Inc.: Bylaws amended and restated in their entirety.

Change
bylaw amendment
Exact text from the filing
In accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time, the bylaws of the Company were amended and restated in their entirety to be in the form of the bylaws attached as Exhibit 3.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, which is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.03.
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M&A Transactions SEC 8-K Item 2.01/5.01 confidence 0.99

Mister Car Wash, Inc. underwent a change of control involving Leonard Green & Partners, L.P. for $7.00 per share in cash (closed 2026-05-19).

Action
change of control
Counterparty
Leonard Green & Partners, L.P.
Consideration
$7.00 per share in cash
Closing
2026-05-19
Exact text from the filing
Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01. In connection with the consummation of the Merger, on May 19, 2026, Borrower entered into Amendment No. 7 (the “ Amendment ”) to its existing Amended and Restated First Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of May 14, 2019, by and among Borrower, Hotshine IntermediateCo, Inc., the other
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Material Agreements SEC 8-K Item 1.01/1.02 confidence 0.9

Mister Car Wash, Inc. terminated Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement with Green Equity Investors VI, L.P., Green Equity Investors Side VI, L.P., LGP Associates VI-A LLC and LGP Associates VI-B LLC (effective 2026-05-19).

Action
termination
Counterparty
Green Equity Investors VI, L.P., Green Equity Investors Side VI, L.P., LGP Associates VI-A LLC and LGP Associates VI-B LLC
Effective
2026-05-19
Exact text from the filing
In connection with the consummation of the Merger, Green Equity Investors VI, L.P., Green Equity Investors Side VI, L.P., LGP Associates VI-A LLC and LGP Associates VI-B LLC (collectively, the “ Principal Stockholders ”), all of which are affiliates and/or affiliated funds of LGP, terminated that certain Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement, dated June 29, 2021, by and among the Company and certain of its stockholders.
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Material Agreements SEC 8-K Item 1.01/1.02 confidence 0.9

Mister Car Wash, Inc. amended Amendment with Bank of America, N.A., Jefferies Finance LLC, the lenders from time to time party thereto and the other parties party thereto valued at $900 million (effective 2026-05-19).

Action
amendment
Agreement
credit facility
Counterparty
Bank of America, N.A., Jefferies Finance LLC, the lenders from time to time party thereto and the other parties party thereto
Value
$900 million
Effective
2026-05-19
Exact text from the filing
Borrower entered into Amendment No. 7 (the “ Amendment ”) to its existing Amended and Restated First Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of May 14, 2019, by and among Borrower, Hotshine IntermediateCo, Inc., the other guarantors party thereto, Bank of America, N.A., as the resigning administrative agent and collateral agent, Jefferies Finance LLC, as the successor administrative agent and collateral agent, the lenders from time to time party thereto and the other parties party thereto (as amended prior to the effectiveness of the Amendment, the “ Company Credit Agreement ”), pursuant to which certain financial institutions provided Borrower with, among other things, a $900 million senior secured first lien incremental term loan facility to fund the aggregate consideration owed to the Company’s stockholders in connection with the Merger and pay transaction fees and expenses.
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