{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001437749-26-031486","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"ATER","cik":"0001757715","company_name":"Aterian, Inc.","filed_at":"2026-09-29T21:25:03+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-09-29T21:26:00.282991+00:00","generated_at":"2026-10-12T13:54:22.783741+00:00","sec_items":["5.01","5.02","8.01","9.01"],"event_type":"other_material","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.6,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.6,"confidence":"high","headline":"Aterian: Lazar sells $12M preferred stake; holds 3.1% after 241.9M-share conversion","bullets":["David E. Lazar sold all interests in 706,100 Series AA and 1,750,000 Series AAA Preferred Shares to purchasers for $12,000,000; converted first into 241,861,970 common shares.","After the sale Lazar holds ~3.1% of common stock and may no longer be deemed to control Aterian; no Purchaser holds more than 9.99% of fully diluted stock.","Avraham Ben-Tzvi resigned from the Board effective Sept 25, 2026, not over a disagreement; William H. Crampton (63) was named director and to Audit and Compensation panels.","Crampton received 301,205 restricted shares vesting over three years; CEO/Interim CFO Lazar got a $150,000 retention bonus, $75,000 on Sept 30 plus $75,000 after the Q3 10-Q.","CVR holders of record July 8, 2026 get ~$0.9936 per CVR payable on or about October 2, 2026 (CUSIP 021CVR014), after the July 17, 2026 asset sale to Trademark Global."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-26-031486","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-26-031486.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-26-031486.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-26-031486.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1757715/000143774926031486/0001437749-26-031486-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1757715/000143774926031486/ater20260929_8k.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-10-12T13:54:22.783741+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}