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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-26-033505"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PALX"
cik: "0001938569"
company_name: "Palomino Laboratories Inc."
filed_at: "2026-07-16T19:56:45+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-07-16T19:58:08.814035+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Palomino Labs signs binding LOI to acquire Vega Links in all-stock deal

## Summary
- All-stock acquisition: 4,472,000 Palomino shares for all Vega equity; exchange ratio 1:2.5.
- Expands addressable market from ~$6B to >$60B, per company estimates and LightCounting reports.
- Plans to appoint Karthik Gopalakrishnan as CTO and Rajesh Radhamohan as CPO post-closing.
- Exclusivity period through Sept 30, 2026 for due diligence and definitive agreement negotiation.
- Transaction subject to customary closing conditions; no assurance of completion.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-26-033505
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PALX
- cik: 0001938569
- company_name: Palomino Laboratories Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-07-16T19:56:45+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1938569/000149315226033505/0001493152-26-033505-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1938569/000149315226033505/form8-k.htm

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