Current Report · Items 1.01, 2.01, 7.01, 9.01 · 8-K
Palomino Laboratories Inc.
PALXOTCEQUITYCurrent
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement · Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets · Regulation FD Disclosure
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. On July 31, 2026, Palomino Laboratories Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), entered into a certain Share Exchange Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the “ Share Exchange Agreement ”), by and among the Company, Vega Links, Inc.…
Filed Aug 5, 2026Accepted Aug 5, 2026, 11:16 AM EDTCIK 1938569Accession 0001493152-26-036127
Company context
Palomino is a fabless semiconductor company pioneering the next generation of high-performance microLED-based optoelectronic solutions for data communication. Its mission is to enable ultra-high-speed, energy-efficient optical interconnects that replace legacy copper-based PCIe and Ethernet links in compute-intensive environments. Palomino is commercializing a breakthrough platform built on advanced gallium nitride (GaN) compound semiconductor materials. This proprietary technology enables scalable and cost-efficient manufacturing of ultra-compact, high-speed optical transceivers, with significant improvements in power, size, and bandwidth density over traditional laser-based solutions. Palomino’s differentiated value proposition lies in leveraging high-efficiency microLEDs as optical sources in transceiver modules that can be seamlessly integrated into silicon packages or interposers. This approach unlocks the potential for high-density, chip-scale optical I/O—fundamentally reshaping the future of data movement in AI servers, data centers, and high-performance computing systems.
Current securities
Disclosure sections
Items 1.01, 2.01, 7.01, 9.01Select an item to read the extracted section. The as-filed document remains the primary evidence.
Item 1.01Item 1.01 - Entry into Material Agreement
Item
1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On
July 31, 2026, Palomino Laboratories Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), entered into a certain Share
Exchange Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the “ Share Exchange Agreement ”), by and among the Company, Vega
Links, Inc. (“ VLI ”) and the stockholders as listed on Schedule A attached thereto (the “ Stockholders ”),
pursuant to which, the Stockholders, who directly owned all of the issued and outstanding equity interests of VLI amounting to 11,180,000
shares of common stock (the “ Shares ”), exchanged all the Shares for 4,472,000 shares of the common stock, par
value $0.0001 per share (the “ Company Stock ”) of the Company (the “ Acquisition ”),
resulting in an exchange rate of one Share being equal to 4/10 of one share of the Company Stock. VLI is a developer of semiconductor
integrated circuits for high speed interconnects.
Item 2.01Item 2.01 - Completion of Acquisition
Item
2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
Pursuant
to the Share Exchange Agreement, at the closing, the Company acquired the Shares in exchange for 4,472,000 shares of Company Stock and
assumed the Stockholders’ existing stock purchase agreements with VLI. The shares of Company Stock issued to the Stockholders are
subject to certain vesting schedules pursuant to the terms of the Share Exchange Agreement, and certain Stockholders are subject to lock-up
restrictions of up to three (3) years from the first trading date of the Company Stock on the OTC markets under the symbol OTC:PALX.
The shares of Company Stock were issued to the Stockholders in a private transaction not involving any public offering, pursuant to the
exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“ Securities Act ”).
The
foregoing description of the Share Exchange Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to
the full text of the Share Exchange Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 2.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and
incorporated herein by reference. The Share Exchange Agreement governs the contractual rights between the parties in relation to the
transactions contemplated thereby and contains customary representations and warranties and pre- and post-closing covenants of each party.
The Share Exchange Agreement is not intended to be, and should not be relied upon as, making disclosures regarding any facts and circumstances
relating to the Company or VLI. The Share Exchange Agreement is described in this Current Report on Form 8-K and attached as Exhibit
2.1 hereto only to provide investors with information regarding the terms and conditions of the Share Exchange Agreement, and, except
for its status as a contractual document that establishes and governs the legal relationship among the parties thereto with respect to
the transactions contemplated thereby, is not intended to provide any other factual information regarding the Company or VLI or to modify
or supplement any factual disclosures about the Company contained in any of the Company’s public reports filed with the Securities
Exchange Commission.
This
current report on Form 8-K is issued in accordance with Rule 135c under the Securities Act, and is neither an offer to sell any securities,
nor a solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of any such securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such
offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
Item 7.01Item 7.01 - Regulation FD Disclosure
Item
7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On
August 3, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing its entry into a Share Exchange Agreement, and the simultaneous closing
of the transaction, with VLI for the acquisition of all outstanding shares of VLI.
A
copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The
information contained in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed”
for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into
any filing of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing,
except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Filed exhibits (1)
EX-99.1 (by filename) ex99-1.htmEX-99.1
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ex99-1.htm
EX-99.1
Exhibit
99.1
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Palomino
Laboratories Completes Vega Links Acquisition and Strengthens Technology Leadership to Accelerate Next-Generation AI Interconnect Development
Strategic
Company Highlights:
(i) Successfully closed the Vega Links acquisition, transforming
Palomino into a comprehensive AI interconnect company and expanding the Company’s estimated addressable market by approximately
10x to greater than $60 billion;
(ii) Appointed Karthik Gopalakrishnan as Chief Technology Officer
(CTO) and Rajesh Radhamohan as Chief Product Officer (CPO) to lead the Company’s AI interconnect chipset strategy and product roadmap;
AND
(iii) Added d-Matrix Founder & CTO, Sudeep Bhoja, and veteran
Silicon Valley semiconductor executive and entrepreneur, Dr. Gopal Raghavan, to Palomino’s Strategic Advisory Board, strengthening
the Company’s technical and strategic leadership.
GOLETA,
Calif., August 3, 2026 - Palomino Laboratories, Inc. (OTCQB: PALX) (‘Palomino’ or the ‘Company’), an artificial
intelligence (AI) interconnect technology company,…
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