secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Worthington Steel, Inc. (WS)
CIK:        0001968487
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-09-08T21:20:54+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-385371
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 1.01, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Worthington Steel signs domination and profit transfer agreement with Kloeckner
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- DPLTA: Worthington Steel GmbH to control Kloeckner, absorb profits/losses; effective no earlier than Jan 1, 2027.
- Outside Kloeckner shareholders get EUR 11.00/share cash or EUR 0.67 annual payment (gross) per share.
- Requires approval by at least 75% of share capital at Kloeckner EGM expected Oct 23, 2026.
- Follows Worthington takeover offer completed June 3, 2026 and Kloeckner delisting from Frankfurt on Aug 12, 2026.
- Registration with German commercial register needed; shareholder litigation could delay effectiveness.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1968487/000119312526385371/0001193125-26-385371-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1968487/000119312526385371/d104833d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-385371

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