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accession: "0001327811-26-000051"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WDAY"
cik: "0001327811"
company_name: "Workday, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-10-13T12:46:50+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-13T12:50:05.555067+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Workday to acquire C1.ai identity governance platform; deal expected to close by Jan 31, 2027

## Summary
- Workday signed a definitive agreement on Oct 12, 2026 to acquire all outstanding capital stock of C1.ai (ConductorOne, Inc.); purchase price not disclosed.
- Transaction expected to close in Workday's fiscal Q4 2027, ending January 31, 2027, subject to customary closing conditions.
- Workday says C1.ai will make it the identity governance layer for people, money, and agents, extending the Workday Agent System of Record to govern agent access.
- Cited C1.ai research: 95% of large U.S. companies already run autonomous agents, but only 21% report a mature way to govern them (Deloitte).
- Advisors: BofA Securities and Orrick for Workday; Qatalyst and Ashurst Perkins Coie for C1.ai.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001327811-26-000051
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WDAY
- cik: 0001327811
- company_name: Workday, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-10-13T12:46:50+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- 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/1327811/000132781126000051/0001327811-26-000051-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1327811/000132781126000051/wday-20261012.htm

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