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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-26-044491"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MGLD"
cik: "0001005101"
company_name: "Marygold Companies, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-09-28T17:06:02+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-12T13:34:02.438041+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.95
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.95
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Marygold to be acquired by Madison Dearborn Partners for $2.00 per share in cash

## Summary
- Marygold agreed to merge with Madison Dearborn Partners; stockholders will receive $2.00 per share in cash, a 100% premium to the September 24, 2026 closing price.
- Stockholders holding about 75% of voting power, including Nicholas Gerber, signed voting/support agreements and delivered written consent approving the merger.
- Merger expected to close in first half of 2027 or earlier; Marygold will become private and delist from NYSE American; termination fee is about $2.6 million in some cases.
- Board and Special Committee unanimously approved the deal; Tim Rotolo will become CEO, and MDP will invest in USCF, which manages about $6 billion in assets.
- Marygold's board also adopted a bylaws amendment adding indemnification, Nevada exclusive forum, and opt-out from NRS 78.378-78.3793 controlling-interest statutes.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-26-044491
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MGLD
- cik: 0001005101
- company_name: Marygold Companies, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-09-28T17:06:02+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.95
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.95
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 5.03, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1005101/000149315226044491/0001493152-26-044491-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1005101/000149315226044491/form8-k.htm

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