---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-26-007837"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0001922858"
company_name: "ECD Automotive Design, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-03-12T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T13:55:18.762941+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.9
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.9
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# ECD Automotive changes control via exchange and merger; minority cashed out at $0.0176

## Summary
- Exchange of 3,663 Series C preferred shares for 207M common shares at $0.0176/share, a 55% premium to March 11 close.
- Classic acquired 91% of common stock post-exchange; next day short-form merger cashed out remaining holders at $0.0176.
- Company was deactivated in Delaware on March 1, 2026, reactivated on March 11 before the exchange.
- Victoria Hay appointed CEO on Feb 3, 2026, replacing Scott Wallace who became COO with salary reduced to $260K.
- Holder purchased additional convertible notes totaling $567,983 principal in Feb-Mar 2026; convertible at floor price $0.0034.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-26-007837
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0001922858
- company_name: ECD Automotive Design, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-03-12T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.9
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.9
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 2.03, 3.02, 3.03, 5.01, 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1922858/000143774926007837/0001437749-26-007837-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1922858/000143774926007837/ecda20260310_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-26-007837
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-26-007837.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-26-007837.txt

## Key facts
- Material Agreements
  ECD Automotive Design, Inc. entered into Contribution, Amendment, Exchange Agreement and Plan of Reorganization with Defender SPV LLC (effective 2026-03-11).
  - Action: entry
  - Agreement: merger
  - Counterparty: Defender SPV LLC
  - Effective: 2026-03-11
  source text: On March 11, 2026, ECD Automotive Design, Inc. (the “ Company ”) entered into a Contribution, Amendment, Exchange Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the “ Exchange Agreement ”), with the Defender SPV LLC (the “ Holder ” or “Parent”), the holder of the Company’s Series C convertible preferred stock
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1922858/000143774926007837/0001437749-26-007837-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.