secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. (BWMN)
CIK:        0001847590
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-09-14T12:37:33+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-389902
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Bowman go-shop expires with no competing bids; Bernhard deal on track for Q4 close
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- Go-shop period expired Sept 13, 2026; no alternative acquisition proposals received.
- Company contacted 76 parties, signed confidentiality agreements with 8; no Excluded Party emerged.
- Bernhard to acquire Bowman for $43.00/share all-cash, ~$1.0B enterprise value.
- Purchase price reflects 58% premium to Aug 7, 2026 closing price and 57% to 30-day VWAP.
- Merger expected to close Q4 2026, subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1847590/000119312526389902/0001193125-26-389902-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1847590/000119312526389902/d172893d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-389902

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