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8-K filed October 6, 2025, 7:59 PM ET ticker BGC CIK 0001094831
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Howard Lutnick completes divestiture of BGC holdings; control shifts to Brandon Lutnick trusts

BGC Group, Inc.

item 5.01

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BGC Group, Inc. underwent a change of control involving Brandon G. Lutnick (closed 2025-10-06).

The following transactions, which were previously announced in a press release on May 19, 2025 and disclosed in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 19, 2025, closed on October 6, 2025:

SEC 8-K Item 2.01/5.01 confidence 0.9 SEC evidence

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same fact type: ma_transaction same SEC item: 5.01 same event type: other_material similar materiality

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The following transactions, which were previously announced in a press release on May 19, 2025 and disclosed in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 19, 2025, closed on October 6, 2025:

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On May 7, 2026, Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc completed the unification of their dual listed company structure under a single company, Carnival Corporation Ltd., with Carnival plc as a UK subsidiary of Carnival Corporation Ltd.

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Motorsport Games Inc. April 23, 2026, 7:59 PM ET other_material Items 1.01, 2.01, 3.03, 5.01, 5.02, 5.03, 5.07, 9.01

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This filing

The following transactions, which were previously announced in a press release on May 19, 2025 and disclosed in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 19, 2025, closed on October 6, 2025:

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On April 22, 2026, Motorsport Games Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Share Repurchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Driven Lifestyle Group LLC, a Florida limited liability company (“Driven Lifestyle”), pursuant to which the Company purchased 904,395 shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A Common Stock”) held by Driven Lifestyle (the “Class A Shares”). The Agreement provides for the Shares to be purchased at a price of $4.11, which is equal to the average closing price of the Class A Common Stock as reported by the Nasdaq Capital Market for the five trading days immediately preceding the signing of the Agreement.

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This filing

The following transactions, which were previously announced in a press release on May 19, 2025 and disclosed in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 19, 2025, closed on October 6, 2025:

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On the Distribution Date, AnaptysBio completed the Spin-Off.

Filing page SEC filing

KEEL

Bitfarms completes redomicile to Delaware; now Keel Infrastructure Corp. (KEEL)

Keel Infrastructure Corp. April 1, 2026, 7:59 PM ET other_material Items 1.01, 2.03, 3.02, 3.03, 5.03, 5.01, 5.02, 7.01, 8.01, 9.01

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This filing

The following transactions, which were previously announced in a press release on May 19, 2025 and disclosed in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 19, 2025, closed on October 6, 2025:

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Effective as of 12:01 a.m. (Eastern Daylight Time) on April 1, 2026, Keel Infrastructure Corp., a Delaware corporation (" Keel "), became the ultimate parent company of Bitfarms Ltd., a corporation existing under the laws of the Province of Ontario (" Bitfarms Canada "), and its subsidiaries pursuant to a statutory plan of arrangement under Section 182 of the Business Corporations Act (Ontario) (the " Arrangement ") as part of Bitfarms Canada’s previously announced intention to redomicile from Canada to the United States (the " U.S. Redomiciliation Transaction ").

Filing page SEC filing

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The following transactions, which were previously announced in a press release on May 19, 2025 and disclosed in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 19, 2025, closed on October 6, 2025:

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Filing page SEC filing

CETI

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Cyber Enviro-Tech, Inc. March 18, 2026, 7:59 PM ET other_material Items 3.02, 5.01, 5.03, 9.01

same fact type: ma_transaction same SEC item: 5.01 same event type: other_material similar materiality

This filing

The following transactions, which were previously announced in a press release on May 19, 2025 and disclosed in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 19, 2025, closed on October 6, 2025:

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As a result of the issuance of the Preferred Stock on March 11, 2026, Mr. Southworth holds voting power representing approximately 60% of the total voting power of the Company’s outstanding voting securities. Accordingly, the Company believes that a change in control of the Company occurred on March 11, 2026.

Filing page SEC filing

GENC

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same fact type: ma_transaction same SEC item: 5.01 same event type: other_material

This filing

The following transactions, which were previously announced in a press release on May 19, 2025 and disclosed in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 19, 2025, closed on October 6, 2025:

Comparable filing

a change in control of Gencor Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) may be deemed to have occurred in connection with the transfer of indirect beneficial ownership of shares of the Company’s common stock and Class B stock from certain persons, including E.J. Elliott, to Marc G. Elliott.

Filing page SEC filing

QUCY

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same fact type: ma_transaction same SEC item: 5.01 same event type: other_material

This filing

The following transactions, which were previously announced in a press release on May 19, 2025 and disclosed in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 19, 2025, closed on October 6, 2025:

Comparable filing

On February 13, 2026, we entered into the Purchase Agreement with David Lazar, the First Closing Shares were issued on February 17, 2026, and the Second Closing Shares were issued on April 22, 2026. As a result of the transactions set out in the Purchase Agreement, Mr. Lazar became the holder of over 95% of the voting rights of our issued and outstanding shares, on a fully-diluted basis, and became the controlling shareholder.

Filing page SEC filing

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