---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-421807"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "VISN"
cik: "0001517228"
company_name: "Vistance Networks, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-10-14T21:15:10+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-14T21:16:08.835804+00:00"
event_type: "dividend"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Vistance declares $1.50/share special distribution, payable Nov 6; 2026 total $16.50/share

## Summary
- Special cash distribution of $1.50/share payable Nov 6, 2026 to holders of record at close Oct 26, 2026.
- Ex-dividend date Nov 9, 2026 (first business day after payment) because distribution is 25%+ of stock value under Nasdaq Rule 11140(b)(2).
- Funded with available cash, including proceeds from the July 1, 2026 sale of the Ruckus Networks business.
- CEO Chuck Treadway: total special distributions this year reach $16.50/share, alongside an ongoing share repurchase program and Aurora Networks strategic plan.
- Expected U.S. tax treatment: return of capital up to shareholder basis, then capital gain; no meaningful earnings and profits; IRS Form 8937 to be posted within 45 days.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-421807
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: VISN
- cik: 0001517228
- company_name: Vistance Networks, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-10-14T21:15:10+00:00
- event_type: dividend
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1517228/000119312526421807/0001193125-26-421807-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1517228/000119312526421807/visn-20261014.htm

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