---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-043724"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FTHM"
cik: "0001753162"
company_name: "Fathom Holdings Inc."
filed_at: "2026-06-17T12:05:57+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-17T12:12:25.342619+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.9
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.9
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Fathom Holdings to be acquired by Bed Bath & Beyond in all-stock deal, CEO terminated

## Summary
- Merger consideration: 0.2236 BBBY shares per FTHM share; implied equity value ~$53.38M.
- CEO Marco Fregenal terminated after internal review found policy violations; Rothstein named Interim CEO.
- Daniel Weinmann appointed CFO, replacing Fregenal who also held the CFO role.
- Merger expected to close by Dec 16, 2026; subject to shareholder approval and regulatory conditions.
- Founder Joshua Harley and other directors/officers entered voting agreements to support the merger.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-043724
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FTHM
- cik: 0001753162
- company_name: Fathom Holdings Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-06-17T12:05:57+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.9
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.9
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1753162/000162828026043724/0001628280-26-043724-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1753162/000162828026043724/fthm-20260616.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-043724.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Marco Fregenal was terminated as Chief Financial Officer at Fathom Holdings Inc..
  - Action: terminated
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: In addition to serving as the Company’s principal executive officer, Mr. Fregenal was serving as the Company’s principal financial officer and principal accounting officer prior to his termination.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1753162/000162828026043724/0001628280-26-043724-index.htm
- Executive change
  Daniel Weinmann was appointed as Chief Financial Officer at Fathom Holdings Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: On June 16, 2026, the Board appointed Daniel Weinmann, age 41, to serve as Chief Financial Officer, effectively immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1753162/000162828026043724/0001628280-26-043724-index.htm
- Executive change
  Marco Fregenal was terminated as Chief Executive Officer at Fathom Holdings Inc..
  - Action: terminated
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: On June 16, 2026, the Board terminated Marco Fregenal as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, and Mr. Fregenal resigned from his role as a director of the Company, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1753162/000162828026043724/0001628280-26-043724-index.htm
- Executive change
  Adam Rothstein was appointed as Interim Chief Executive Officer at Fathom Holdings Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Interim Chief Executive Officer
  source text: On June 16, 2026, the Board appointed Adam Rothstein, age 54, to serve as Interim Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1753162/000162828026043724/0001628280-26-043724-index.htm
- Material Agreements
  Fathom Holdings Inc. entered into Merger Agreement and Plan of Reorganization with Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc., a Delaware corporation and Fathom Merger Sub, Inc., a North Carolina corporation (effective 2026-06-16).
  - Action: entry
  - Agreement: merger
  - Counterparty: Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc., a Delaware corporation and Fathom Merger Sub, Inc., a North Carolina corporation
  - Effective: 2026-06-16
  source text: Merger Agreement On June 16, 2026, Fathom Holdings Inc., a North Carolina corporation (the “Company”), entered into a Merger Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the “Merger Agreement”) with Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”) and Fathom Merger Sub, Inc., a North Carolina corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1753162/000162828026043724/0001628280-26-043724-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.