{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001193125-26-412336","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"WU","cik":"0001365135","company_name":"Western Union CO","filed_at":"2026-10-02T20:21:29+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-10-02T20:22:01.304129+00:00","generated_at":"2026-10-12T14:37:49.654069+00:00","sec_items":["8.01"],"event_type":"m_and_a","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.5,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.5,"confidence":"high","headline":"Western Union, IMXI refile HSR for merger; DFPI approval suspended, closing delayed past Oct 6","bullets":["Western Union and International Money Express filed new HSR Premerger Notification forms with the FTC and DOJ on Oct 2, 2026, starting a new 30-day waiting period; early termination requested.","The prior HSR waiting period expired Oct 6, 2025, and clearance lasts only one year, so a new filing was required to close the merger after Oct 6, 2026.","California DFPI suspended its approval of the merger (disclosed Aug 13, 2026); the parties do not expect reinstatement before Oct 6, 2026 and remain in talks with the regulator.","Merger Agreement dated Aug 10, 2025: Ivey Merger Sub, Inc. will merge into IMXI, which survives as a wholly owned Western Union subsidiary.","All other regulatory approvals are obtained; closing still conditioned on HSR expiration/termination, DFPI reinstatement and other customary conditions."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-412336","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-412336.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-412336.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-412336.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1365135/000119312526412336/0001193125-26-412336-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1365135/000119312526412336/d160759d8k.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-10-12T14:37:49.654069+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}