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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001612630-26-000039"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "JYNT"
cik: "0001612630"
company_name: "JOINT Corp"
filed_at: "2026-05-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T00:19:13.922657+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# The Joint Corp. sells 45 Southern California clinics for $2.3M, moves to pure franchisor model

## Summary
- 45 clinics sold to Elite Chiro Group for $2.3M; 13 closed on April 27, 2026.
- 32 clinics under management service agreement until lease assignments are completed.
- After deal, corporate clinics drop to just 3 out of 960 total locations.
- Part of 'The Joint 2.0' shift to capital-light, pure-play franchisor model.
- Elite Chiro Group led by Gadi Emein and Michael Aminpour.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001612630-26-000039
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: JYNT
- cik: 0001612630
- company_name: JOINT Corp
- filed_at: 2026-05-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1612630/000161263026000039/0001612630-26-000039-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1612630/000161263026000039/jynt-20260427.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001612630-26-000039
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001612630-26-000039.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001612630-26-000039.txt

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