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The total aggregate consideration delivered to holders of Progressive common stock was approximately 3,197,185 shares of BFST common stock. The issuance of shares of BFST common stock in connection with the Merger was registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 2.01/5.01","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1624322/000143774926000182/0001437749-26-000182-index.htm","confidence":0.9}],"comparable_filings":[{"accession":"0001193125-26-144787","ticker":"QNBC","company_name":"QNB CORP.","filed_at":"2026-04-07T23:59:59+00:00","headline":"QNB Corp. completes acquisition of Victory Bancorp; Victory Bank to integrate in June","event_type":"m_and_a","sec_items":["2.01","5.02","5.03","8.01","9.01"],"materiality_score":0.65,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.65,"match_reasons":["same fact type: ma_transaction","same SEC item: 2.01, 5.02, 8.01, 9.01","same event type: m_and_a","similar materiality"],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-144787","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-144787.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-144787.md","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/750558/000119312526144787/0001193125-26-144787-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/750558/000119312526144787/qnbc-20260401.htm"},"side_by_side_evidence":{"fact_type":"ma_transaction","source_excerpt":"stock underlying such Progressive restricted stock award, without interest. 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As\nconsideration for the Merger, the Company (a) issued an aggregate of 12,592,960 shares of the Company’s common shares, no par value\n(“Merger Shares”), to the holders of SHI’s senior preferred stock and (b) paid an aggregate of $10,000.00 in cash to\nthe","comparable_evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1711141/000149315226021267/0001493152-26-021267-index.htm"}},{"accession":"0001683168-26-003159","ticker":"IVHI","company_name":"Invech Holdings, Inc.","filed_at":"2026-04-23T23:59:59+00:00","headline":"Invech buys sportypick.com sports betting platform for 5M restricted shares of IVHI stock","event_type":"m_and_a","sec_items":["1.01","2.01","3.02","8.01","9.01"],"materiality_score":0.55,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.55,"match_reasons":["same fact type: ma_transaction","same SEC item: 2.01, 8.01, 9.01","same event type: m_and_a","similar materiality"],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001683168-26-003159","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001683168-26-003159.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001683168-26-003159.md","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1009919/000168316826003159/0001683168-26-003159-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1009919/000168316826003159/invech_8k.htm"},"side_by_side_evidence":{"fact_type":"ma_transaction","source_excerpt":"stock underlying such Progressive restricted stock award, without interest. 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The foregoing information is a summary of the\nAPA involved in the transaction described above, is not complete,","comparable_evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1009919/000168316826003159/0001683168-26-003159-index.htm"}},{"accession":"0001731122-26-000555","ticker":"VWAV","company_name":"VisionWave Holdings, Inc.","filed_at":"2026-04-13T23:59:59+00:00","headline":"VisionWave acquires xClibre AI video IP for 7M shares + $6M note; $60M valuation","event_type":"m_and_a","sec_items":["1.01","2.01","3.02","9.01","8.01"],"materiality_score":0.7,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.7,"match_reasons":["same fact type: ma_transaction","same SEC item: 2.01, 8.01, 9.01","same event type: m_and_a","similar materiality"],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001731122-26-000555","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001731122-26-000555.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001731122-26-000555.md","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2038439/000173112226000555/0001731122-26-000555-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2038439/000173112226000555/e7553_8-k.htm"},"side_by_side_evidence":{"fact_type":"ma_transaction","source_excerpt":"stock underlying such Progressive restricted stock award, without interest. 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