Every 8-K that JANEL CORP (JANL) has filed with the SEC in the last 24 months is listed below, newest first, and each one links through to the document itself with the summary and the scores our analysis gives it.
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Janel Corporation reported the results of its annual stockholder meeting held on February 4, 2026. Stockholders elected seven directors, with each nominee receiving a majority of votes cast; most directors received around 890,000 votes in favor, with minimal opposition or abstentions.
Stockholders also approved, on a non-binding basis, the compensation of the Company’s executive officers, with 888,726 votes for, 28 against and 2,262 abstentions. In a separate advisory vote on how often to hold future say-on-pay votes, stockholders favored a three-year frequency, with 797,170 votes for three years and 91,601 votes for one year.
Janel Corporation changed its independent auditor effective December 30, 2025. The Audit Committee dismissed Prager Metis CPAs, LLC and engaged Baker Tilly US, LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year 2026 audit.
Prager’s audit reports on Janel’s financial statements for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2025 and September 30, 2024 were clean, with no adverse opinions, disclaimers, or qualifications related to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles. The company reports there were no disagreements or reportable events with Prager during those periods.
Janel states that it did not consult Baker Tilly during those fiscal years on specific accounting transactions, potential audit opinions, or matters involving disagreements or reportable events. Prager provided a letter to the SEC agreeing to the company’s disclosures, which is included as an exhibit.
Janel Corporation entered into a new senior secured credit agreement on December 29, 2025, providing revolving, term loan and acquisition facilities with aggregate principal commitments up to $59,120,000. The structure includes a $40,000,000 revolving facility, a $6,000,000 term loan, a $3,120,000 mortgage loan, and an acquisition facility of up to $10,000,000, plus up to $15,000,000 of incremental acquisition commitments.
A portion of the new facility was used to repay all outstanding obligations under prior Santander and First Merchants Bank senior credit arrangements serving the company’s Logistics, Life Sciences and Manufacturing segments. Borrowings are secured by substantially all real and personal property of the obligor group, carry interest based on a base rate or term SOFR plus a margin tied to leverage, and are subject to financial covenants, including a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.20:1.00 and maximum leverage and secured leverage ratios of 4.50:1.00 and 3.50:1.00. The facility may be prepaid without penalty and matures on December 29, 2030.
Janel Corporation closed its previously announced contribution of all membership interests in Janel Group LLC to Rubicon Technology, Inc. In exchange, Janel received 7,000,000 newly issued Rubicon common shares, resulting in Janel beneficially owning approximately 86.5% of Rubicon’s total voting power. Rubicon also assumed approximately $23 million of Janel Group’s indebtedness and net working capital liabilities.
Before closing, Janel owned approximately 46.6% of Rubicon’s outstanding common stock. Janel and Rubicon announced plans for Janel to commence a tender offer to purchase up to 426,000 Rubicon shares at $4.75 per share in cash on or about October 16, 2025. Upon the anticipated closing of the tender offer, Janel would own approximately 91% of Rubicon’s common stock outstanding.