---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-23-005682"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "STCB"
cik: "0001539850"
company_name: "Starco Brands, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-02-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-19T06:53:51.453475+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.9
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.9
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Starco Brands completes acquisition of Soylent Nutrition

## Summary
- Acquired Soylent Nutrition for up to 165,336,430 restricted shares of Class A common stock.
- Appointed Demir Vangelov as director and CEO of Soylent, the surviving company.
- Entered into voting agreement with Ross Sklar, giving him control of ~82.6% voting power.
- Issued change-in-control bonus of 12,617,857 restricted shares to CEO Vangelov.
- Entered into indemnification agreements with directors Sklar, Brown, and Vangelov.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-23-005682
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: STCB
- cik: 0001539850
- company_name: Starco Brands, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-02-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.9
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.9
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 2.01, 3.02, 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1539850/000149315223005682/0001493152-23-005682-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1539850/000149315223005682/form8-k.htm

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## Key facts
- Executive change
  Demir Vangelov was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Soylent at Starco Brands, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer of Soylent
  source text: Vangelov was also appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of Soylent as the surviving corporation of the Merger.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1539850/000149315223005682/0001493152-23-005682-index.htm
- Executive change
  Demir Vangelov was appointed as Director at Starco Brands, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: appointed Vangelov to fill the newly created directorship as a Director of Starco.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1539850/000149315223005682/0001493152-23-005682-index.htm
- M&A Transactions
  Starco Brands, Inc. completed an acquisition involving Soylent Nutrition, Inc. for an aggregate of up to 165,336,430 restricted shares of Class A common stock (closed 2023-02-15).
  - Action: acquisition
  - Counterparty: Soylent Nutrition, Inc.
  - Consideration: an aggregate of up to 165,336,430 restricted shares of Class A common stock
  - Closing: 2023-02-15
  source text: and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, Starco will issue to the former holders of Soylent Preferred Stock (the “ Company Holders “) (a) an aggregate of up to 165,336,430 restricted shares of Class A common stock(“ Class A common stock ”) of Starco (the “ Purchase Price Shares ”), (b) up to 18,571,429 additional restricted shares of Class A common
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1539850/000149315223005682/0001493152-23-005682-index.htm

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