secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. (MSGS)
CIK:        0001636519
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-09-30T20:39:29+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-409143
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.90
Item codes: 1.01, 5.02, 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud@v2

MSG Sports board approves Oct 26 spin-off of Rangers; MSGS to become MSG Knickerbockers, ticker MSGK
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- Board approved distribution of one MSGS Spinco share for every two Class A or Class B shares held; record date Oct 20, 2026, distribution effective 11:59 p.m. ET Oct 26, 2026.
- Conditions: Form 10 effectiveness, NYSE listing, Contribution, NHL approval, tax opinion; agreements include Distribution, Contribution, Transition Services and Tax Disaffiliation.
- Five directors resigned effective on the Distribution—Joseph M. Cohen, Stephen C. Mills, Alan D. Schwartz, Nelson Peltz and Marianne Dolan Weber—to join MSGS Spinco; board cut from 15 to 12.
- Effective Distribution, Irving Azoff and Isiah L. Thomas III appointed to MSG Sports board; Compensation Committee: Azoff, Vincent Tese, Anthony J. Vinciquerra (Chair).
- Jamaal T. Lesane named EVP & Chief Legal Officer effective Sep 28, 2026; base salary ≥$1M, target bonus ≥125% of salary, LTIP target ≥$1.5M, severance at least 2x salary+bonus.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1636519/000119312526409143/0001193125-26-409143-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1636519/000119312526409143/d126791d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-409143

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