---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001999371-26-012736"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0002039458"
company_name: "Canary HBAR ETF"
filed_at: "2026-06-12T16:14:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-12T16:16:34.489512+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Canary HBAR ETF authorized to stake HBAR; all staking rewards go to Sponsor, not Trust NAV

## Summary
- Second Amended and Restated Trust Agreement (June 9, 2026) authorizes staking of HBAR holdings.
- Sponsor (Canary Capital Group LLC) receives all staking rewards as additional compensation; rewards excluded from Trust NAV.
- Sponsor has sole authority to manage staking, including provider selection and amount of HBAR staked, without Trust or shareholder consent.
- Sponsor not liable for staking losses (slashing) unless resulting from fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct.
- Compensation: Sponsor retains all staking rewards; Trust pays Sponsor fee per Schedule A covering sponsor-paid expenses.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001999371-26-012736
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0002039458
- company_name: Canary HBAR ETF
- filed_at: 2026-06-12T16:14:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2039458/000199937126012736/0001999371-26-012736-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2039458/000199937126012736/hbr-8k_061226.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001999371-26-012736.txt

## Key facts
- Material Agreements
  Canary HBAR ETF amended Amended and Restated Sponsor Agreement with Canary Capital Group LLC (effective 2026-06-09).
  - Action: amendment
  - Counterparty: Canary Capital Group LLC
  - Effective: 2026-06-09
  source text: On June 9, 2026, the Trust and the Sponsor entered into an Amended and Restated Sponsor Agreement (the “A/R Sponsor Agreement”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2039458/000199937126012736/0001999371-26-012736-index.htm
- Material Agreements
  Canary HBAR ETF amended Second Amended and Restated Trust Agreement with CSC Delaware Trust Company (effective 2026-06-09).
  - Action: amendment
  - Counterparty: CSC Delaware Trust Company
  - Effective: 2026-06-09
  source text: On June 9, 2026, Canary Capital Group LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”), CSC Delaware Trust Company, a Delaware corporation, as trustee (the “Trustee”) of Canary HBAR ETF (the “Trust”) entered into a Second Amended and Restated Trust Agreement (the “Second A/R Trust Agreement”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2039458/000199937126012736/0001999371-26-012736-index.htm

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