secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Skillz Inc. (SKLZ)
CIK:        0001801661
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-10-06T20:02:37+00:00
Accession:  0001801661-26-000112
Event type: debt
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud@v2

Firy to redeem remaining $49.7M of 10.25% notes Oct 15, retiring all $300M debt with no dilution
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- Notice delivered Oct 5, 2026 to redeem all $49,671,000 outstanding principal of the 10.250% Secured Notes due 2026 on Oct 15, 2026 at 100% of principal plus accrued interest.
- Redemption to be funded with proceeds from the previously announced sale of the company's equity stake in Exit Games; UMB Bank, N.A. is trustee and paying agent.
- October redemption expected to save about $0.8M in cash interest; with the August 2026 redemption, roughly $3.6M saved versus interest through the Dec 15, 2026 maturity.
- CEO Andrew Paradise said the move completes retirement of $300M of notes ahead of maturity with no new capital raised and no shareholder dilution; liens released and indenture covenants terminated.
- CFO Alex Walsh reaffirmed guidance of modest positive operating cash flow in 2027 and revenue more than doubling from 2025 to 2028, with no borrowed debt expected entering 2027.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1801661/000180166126000112/0001801661-26-000112-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1801661/000180166126000112/sklz-20261005.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001801661-26-000112

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