Octave (Nasdaq: OCTV) spin-off closes and funds $625M payment to Hexagon
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Filing Sentiment
Form Type
8-K
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Octave Intelligence plc has completed its spin-off from Hexagon AB, distributing Octave A and B ordinary shares to Hexagon shareholders and listing Octave securities in Stockholm and on Nasdaq New York under the ticker OCTV.
To fund a $625 million cash payment to Hexagon tied to the separation, Octave drew fully on a senior unsecured term loan and borrowed about $120 million and €25 million under a revolving credit facility, under an overall multi-currency credit agreement of up to $500 million in revolver capacity, $350 million in U.S. dollar term loans and €150 million in euro term loans.
The company switched its independent auditor from PwC Sweden to PwC US, disclosed previously identified material weaknesses in internal control, granted one-time transaction bonuses to key executives, and adopted an executive annual incentive plan tied to performance goals.
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Insights
Octave completes Hexagon spin-off, assumes new debt and formalizes incentives.
Octave Intelligence is now a standalone public company after Hexagon distributed all Octave shares to its own shareholders and Octave’s securities began trading in Stockholm and on Nasdaq New York under the ticker OCTV.
The separation was paired with substantial new financing: a senior unsecured credit agreement provides a multi-currency revolver of up to $500 million, a $350 million U.S. dollar term loan and a €150 million euro term loan. On the distribution date, Octave drew the entire term facility plus about $120 million and €25 million from the revolver to fund a $625 million cash payment to Hexagon.
Octave also replaced PwC Sweden with PwC US as auditor, with prior opinions unqualified, and highlighted existing material weaknesses in internal control previously described in its Form 10. Governance-wise, directors approved sizable one-time transaction bonuses and a new performance-based executive annual incentive plan, aligning cash awards with future company and individual goals.
8-K Event Classification
6 items: 1.01, 2.03, 4.01, 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
6 items
Item 1.01
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Business
The company signed a significant contract such as a merger agreement, credit facility, or major partnership.
Item 2.03
Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement
Financial
The company incurred a new significant debt or off-balance-sheet obligation.
Item 4.01
Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant
Governance
The company changed its independent auditing firm, which may involve disagreements on accounting matters.
Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers
Governance
Key personnel changes including departures, elections, or appointments of directors and executive officers.
Item 8.01
Other Events
Other
Voluntary disclosure of events the company deems important to shareholders but not covered by other items.
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits
Exhibits
Financial statements, pro forma financial information, and exhibit attachments filed with this report.
Key Figures
Revolving Credit Facility: $500 million
USD Term Loan Facility: $350 million
EUR Term Loan Facility: €150 million
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Revolving Credit Facility
$500 million
Aggregate principal amount of multi-currency revolver
USD Term Loan Facility
$350 million
U.S. dollar-denominated senior unsecured term loan
EUR Term Loan Facility
€150 million
Euro-denominated senior unsecured term loan
Revolver Draw (USD)
$120 million
Amount borrowed under revolving facility on Distribution Date
Revolver Draw (EUR)
€25 million
Amount borrowed under revolving facility on Distribution Date
Cash Payment to Hexagon
$625 million
Paid in connection with the Distribution
CEO Transaction Bonus
$950,000
One-time cash bonus for CEO Mattias Stenberg
Key Terms
Distribution Agreement, Tax Disaffiliation Agreement, senior unsecured credit facility, material weaknesses in our internal controls over financial reporting, +2 more
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Distribution Agreement financial
"•Distribution Agreement; •Tax Disaffiliation Agreement; •Employee Matters Agreement;"
A distribution agreement is a contract that lets one party sell, market or deliver another party’s products or services in specified places or channels, and spells out who handles pricing, inventory, delivery, payments and how long the arrangement lasts. For investors it matters because these deals determine how widely a product can reach customers, how quickly revenue can grow, what profit margin the company keeps, and what legal or operational risks the business assumes—think of it like a store deciding which wholesaler will stock and promote a product.
Tax Disaffiliation Agreement financial
"•Distribution Agreement; •Tax Disaffiliation Agreement; •Employee Matters Agreement;"
senior unsecured credit facility financial
"the Company entered into a senior unsecured credit facility (the “Credit Agreement”)"
A senior unsecured credit facility is a bank loan or line of credit that a company can draw on for cash needs but that is not backed by specific assets; ‘senior’ means it gets paid before junior or subordinated debts if the company defaults. Think of it as a prioritized IOU from banks without a pledged asset as collateral. Investors watch this because it affects a company’s short‑term liquidity, borrowing cost and the order in which creditors are repaid in distress, all of which influence credit risk and equity value.
material weaknesses in our internal controls over financial reporting financial
"except for the material weaknesses in our internal controls over financial reporting, as disclosed in the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10"
Swedish depository receipts financial
"SEB issuing Swedish depository receipts (“SDRs”). The SDRs each represent one underlying class B ordinary share"
Swedish depository receipts are financial certificates issued by a bank that stand in for shares of a foreign company and trade on Swedish exchanges in local currency; think of them as a local ticket that represents ownership of an overseas stock held in a secure vault. They matter to investors because they make it easier to buy, sell and receive dividends from foreign companies under Swedish trading rules and currency, while sometimes changing how voting rights, custody and tax treatment apply.
Home Member State financial
"it has chosen Ireland as its Home Member State for the purposes of the Transparency"
The home member state is the country within a multi-country union where a regulated company is officially authorized and primarily supervised by local regulators. For investors, it matters because that state’s rules, oversight and legal protections determine how the company is allowed to operate and how disputes, disclosures and enforcement are handled—think of it as the company’s legal 'home base' that sets the ground rules investors rely on.
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 20, 2026
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Octave Intelligence plc (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) | ||||||||
| Ireland | 001-43124 | 98-1878833 | ||||||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) | ||||||
305 Intergraph Way, Madison, Alabama 35758
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(256) 730-2000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||||||||
| B Ordinary Shares, par value $0.01 per share | OCTV | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | ||||||||||||
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company o
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On May 22, 2026 (the “Distribution Date”) at 7:30 A.M. New York time (the “Effective Time”), Hexagon AB (“Hexagon”) completed the previously announced distribution to holders of its Class A Shares and Class B Shares (together, “Hexagon Shares”) of all the issued share capital of Octave Intelligence plc (“Octave,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), consisting of A Ordinary Shares, par value $0.01 per share (“Octave Class A Ordinary Shares”), and B Ordinary Shares, par value $0.01 per share (“Octave Class B Ordinary Shares”) (together, the “Octave Shares”) (the “Distribution”). Each holder of record of Hexagon Shares received one (1) Octave Class A Ordinary Share for every ten (10) Hexagon Class A Shares and one (1) Octave Class B Ordinary Share for every ten (10) Hexagon Class B Shares held on May 22, 2026 (the “Record Date”). The Octave Shares will be delivered to holders of record on the Record Date, other than holders of Octave Class A Ordinary Shares and affiliates of Hexagon, in the form of Swedish Depository Receipts on or about May 26, 2026.
In connection with the Distribution, on May 22, 2026, the Company entered into several agreements with Hexagon that set forth the principal actions taken or to be taken in connection with the Distribution and that govern the relationship between the Company and Hexagon (other than the Registration Rights Agreement, which is between the Company and Melker Schörling AB, Hexagon’s and the Company’s significant shareholder) following the Distribution, including the following agreements (collectively, the “Spin Agreements”):
•Distribution Agreement;
•Tax Disaffiliation Agreement;
•Employee Matters Agreement;
•Master Transition Services Agreement; and
•Registration Rights Agreement.
A summary of certain material terms of each of the Spin Agreements can be found in the section entitled “Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions—Relationship Between Hexagon and Octave After the Distribution” in the Information Statement attached as Exhibit 99.1 to Octave’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on May 12, 2026 (the “Information Statement”), and is incorporated herein by reference. The summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Distribution Agreement, the Tax Disaffiliation Agreement, the Employee Matters Agreement, the Master Transition Services Agreement, and the Registration Rights Agreement which are filed as Exhibits 2.1, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, and 10.4, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
As previously disclosed in the Information Statement, on April 27, 2026, the Company entered into a senior unsecured credit facility (the “Credit Agreement”) consisting of (a) a five-year senior unsecured multi-currency revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of up to $500 million (the “Revolving Credit Facility”) and (b) a four-year senior unsecured term loan facility (the “Term Loan Facility” and, together with the Revolving Credit Facility, the “Credit Facilities”) consisting of (i) a U.S. dollar-denominated term loan in an amount of up to $350 million and (ii) a euro-denominated term loan in an amount of up to €150 million.
In connection with the Distribution, on the Distribution Date the Company fully drew the Term Loan Facility and borrowed approximately $120 million and €25 million under the Revolving Credit Facility. The proceeds from the borrowings under the Credit Facilities were used to fund a cash payment of $625 million to Hexagon in connection with the Distribution.
A summary of certain material terms of the Credit Agreement is set forth in the section entitled “Description of Material Indebtedness—Revolving Credit Facility and Term Loan Facility” in the Information Statement and is incorporated herein by reference. Such summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Credit Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.5 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 4.01. Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant.
On May 20, 2026, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company (i) dismissed PricewaterhouseCoopers AB (“PwC Sweden”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm (the “Dismissal”) and (ii) appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, United States (“PwC US”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 (the “Appointment”). The Dismissal and the Appointment were each contingent on the Distribution occurring and became effective immediately after the Effective Time.
The audit reports of PwC Sweden on the combined balance sheets of the Octave business of Hexagon as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 and the related combined statements of operations, comprehensive income, equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2025, including the related notes (collectively referred to as the “Combined Financial Statements”), contained no adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principle.
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 and the subsequent interim period through May 22, 2026 (i) there were no disagreements within the meaning of Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the instructions relating thereto with PwC Sweden on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of PwC Sweden, would have caused PwC Sweden to make reference to the subject matter of such disagreements in connection with its audit report on the Combined Financial Statements, and (ii) there were no reportable events within the meaning of Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K, except for the material weaknesses in our internal controls over financial reporting, as disclosed in the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10, initially filed with the SEC on February 11, 2026, as amended, and declared effective on May 12, 2026, related to two material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting related to our risk assessment process and segregation of duties and information technology general controls.
The Company has provided PwC Sweden with a copy of the disclosures in this Current Report on Form 8-K and has requested that PwC Sweden provide the Company with a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether PwC Sweden agrees with the statements made by the Company herein. A copy of PwC Sweden’s letter, dated May 26, 2026, is filed as Exhibit 16.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 and the subsequent interim period through May 22, 2026, neither the Company nor anyone on its behalf consulted PwC US regarding (i) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company’s combined financial statements, and neither a written report nor oral advice was provided by PwC US to the Company that PwC US concluded was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to any accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue, or (ii) any matter that was either the subject of a disagreement within the meaning of Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the instructions relating thereto or a reportable event within the meaning of Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K and the instructions relating thereto.
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Transaction Bonus Agreements
In connection with the completion of the Distribution, on May 20, 2026, Compensation Committee (the “Compensation Committee”) of the Board of Directors of the Company approved one-time cash transaction bonuses for certain of the Company’s executive officers, including its named executive officers, in recognition of their efforts in connection with the Distribution. The following transaction bonus amounts were approved for the named executive officers: (i) Mattias Stenberg, Chief Executive Officer, $950,000; (ii) Benjamin Maslen, Chief Financial Officer, $800,000; (iii) Anthony Zana, Chief Legal Officer, $800,000; and (iv) Scott Moore, Chief Operating
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Officer, $300,000. The transaction bonuses became payable immediately prior to the Distribution. Pursuant to the terms of the transaction bonus arrangements, the recipients will be required to repay the after-tax amount of the transaction bonus to the Company if, during the one-year period following the consummation of the Distribution, such recipient voluntarily terminates employment with the Company or its subsidiaries, as applicable, without “Good Reason” (as such term is defined in the Octave Intelligence plc Long-Term Incentive Plan).
The foregoing summary of the transaction bonus arrangements is qualified in its entirety by reference to the form of Transaction Bonus Agreement filed as Exhibit 10.6 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Executive Annual Incentive Plan
On May 20, 2026, the Compensation Committee approved and adopted the Octave Intelligence plc Executive Annual Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), effective as of January 1, 2026.
The Plan provides participants, including the Company’s named executive officers, with the opportunity to earn annual cash incentive awards, as determined by the Compensation Committee. Under the Plan, the Compensation Committee will establish individual target awards (expressed as a percentage of each participant’s annual base salary) and performance goals (which may be based on individual performance and/or Company performance (including a subsidiary, division, other operational unit or administrative department thereof)) for each performance period (generally, the Company’s fiscal year). Awards are contingent upon the achievement of the applicable performance goals established by the Compensation Committee and may be adjusted, reduced or increased in the Compensation Committee’s discretion, subject to the terms of the Plan. The Plan also includes customary provisions regarding termination of employment, clawback provisions and compliance with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
The foregoing summary of the Plan is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Plan, which is filed as Exhibit 10.7 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On May 25, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing the completion of the Distribution. The full text of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference in this Item 8.01.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit Number | Description | |||||||
| 2.1 | Distribution Agreement, dated as of May 22, 2026, by and between Hexagon AB and Octave Intelligence plc.+* | |||||||
| 10.1 | Tax Disaffiliation Agreement, dated as of May 22, 2026, by and between Hexagon AB and Octave Intelligence plc.+* | |||||||
| 10.2 | Employee Matters Agreement, dated as of May 22, 2026, by and between Hexagon AB and Octave Intelligence plc.* | |||||||
| 10.3 | Master Transition Services Agreement, dated as of May 22, 2026, by and between Hexagon AB and Octave Intelligence plc.+* | |||||||
| 10.4 | Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of May 22, 2026, by and between Octave Intelligence plc and Melker Schörling AB.* | |||||||
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| 10.5 | Credit Agreement, dated April 27, 2026, by and between Hexagon AB, Octave Intelligence plc, Borrowers, Borrowing Subsidiaries, Lenders and Bank of America, N.A. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to the Company’s Amendment No. 3 to Form 10 filed with the SEC on April 27, 2026).+ | |||||||
| 10.6 | Form of Transaction Bonus Agreement. | |||||||
| 10.7 | Octave Intelligence plc Executive Annual Incentive Plan. | |||||||
| 16.1 | Letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission from PricewaterhouseCoopers AB, dated May 26, 2026. | |||||||
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated May 25, 2026, issued by Octave Intelligence plc. | |||||||
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+ The schedules and exhibits to this agreement have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. The Company agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of any omitted schedule or exhibit to the Commission upon its request.
* Certain personally identifiable information has been omitted from this exhibit pursuant to Item 601(a)(6) of Regulation S-K.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: May 26, 2026
| OCTAVE INTELLIGENCE PLC | ||||||||||||||
| By: | /s/ Anthony P. Zana | |||||||||||||
| Name: Anthony P. Zana | ||||||||||||||
| Title: Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary | ||||||||||||||
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 | Exhibit 99.1 | ||||
Octave Intelligence Plc Listed on Nasdaq Stockholm
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, USA, May 25, 2026
On April 24, 2026, the Annual General Meeting of Hexagon AB (“Hexagon”) resolved to distribute all shares in its wholly-owned subsidiary Octave Intelligence plc (“Octave”) to Hexagon’s shareholders. Shareholders of Hexagon as per the record date May 22, 2026 have received one class A ordinary share in Octave for every ten Series A shares held in Hexagon, and one class B ordinary share in Octave for every ten Series B shares held in Hexagon.
Non-affiliate holders of Series B shares in Hexagon have received class B ordinary shares in Octave by way of Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) (“SEB”) issuing Swedish depository receipts (“SDRs”). The SDRs each represent one underlying class B ordinary share in Octave and are deposited into shareholders’ Euroclear Sweden accounts.
Octave’s SDRs are traded on Nasdaq Stockholm under the ticker symbol “OCTV SDB” with the ISIN code SE0028329433.
Octave’s class B ordinary shares will be traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market in New York (“Nasdaq New York”) under the ticker symbol “OCTV” with the ISIN code IE0003YHD8K8 and the CUSIP G22845 104. The first day of regular-way trading in Octave’s class B ordinary shares on Nasdaq New York is expected to be May 28, 2026.
Holders of SDRs may cancel their SDRs to receive the underlying class B ordinary shares as early as May 25, 2026, in which case such holders would be expected to receive the underlying class B ordinary shares on May 28, 2026. Conversion is effected through the Octave SDR program and the Euroclear Sweden and Depository Trust Company settlement systems and must be initiated by the bank, broker or other nominee through which the applicable SDRs are held. The holder’s bank, broker or other nominee will be responsible for transmitting the relevant instructions to SEB, the SDR depositary. Following receipt of a valid conversion instruction, the relevant SDRs will be cancelled, and the corresponding class B ordinary shares will be delivered to the holder’s designated account. Such conversion will be free of charge during the initial six months from and including the first day of trading in Octave SDRs on Nasdaq Stockholm, and thereafter requires payment of a conversion fee by the holder or its nominee or broker. Holders should contact their bank, broker or other nominee for detailed instructions and timing applicable to their account.
Home Member State
Octave, an Irish company with registered office in Ireland, hereby announces that it has chosen Ireland as its Home Member State for the purposes of the Transparency (Directive 2004/109/
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EC) Regulations 2007 of Ireland (as amended), the Central Bank (Investment Market Conduct) Rules 2019 and the Transparency Directive (Directive 2004/109/EC).
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Forward-Looking Statements:
This press release contains forward-looking statements. When used in this communication, words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan” and “project” are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including risks relating to the recently completed separation from Hexagon, Octave’s operation as an independent public company, the commencement and continued trading of Octave securities, market conditions, technological advances, product demand and market acceptance, the effect of economic conditions, the impact of competitive products and pricing, foreign currency exchange rates and other risks and uncertainties described in Octave’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements reflect management’s views as of the date they are made and are based on current expectations and assumptions, which are inherently uncertain and difficult to predict. Actual results may differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and actual results and developments in the markets and industries in which Octave operates may differ materially from those described in, or suggested by, the forward-looking statements contained in this press release. Octave disclaims any intention or obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Investors: Elizabeth Chwalk, VP, Investor Relations, Octave +1 401-749-0278, elizabeth.chwalk@octave.com
Media: media@octave.com
About Octave:
Octave provides mission-critical software that empowers organizations to make informed decisions across every stage of the asset lifecycle — Design, Build, Operate and Protect — where performance, safety, and reliability are non-negotiable and failure is not an option.
Turning complex operational data into actionable intelligence, Octave connects expertise, real-world conditions and enterprise-scale insight to improve performance, resilience and incident response where it matters most.
Octave has approximately 7,200 employees in 45 countries. Learn more at octave.com and follow us on LinkedIn.
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FAQ
What did Hexagon’s spin-off of Octave Intelligence (OCTV) involve?
Hexagon distributed all shares of Octave Intelligence to its shareholders. Holders received one class A Octave share for every ten Hexagon A shares and one class B share for every ten Hexagon B shares, creating Octave as an independent public company.
What new credit facilities did Octave Intelligence (OCTV) arrange?
Octave entered a senior unsecured credit agreement with a five-year multi-currency revolving facility up to $500 million, plus a four-year term loan of up to $350 million in U.S. dollars and €150 million in euros, supporting the separation financing.
How much did Octave pay Hexagon in connection with the separation?
Using borrowings under its credit facilities, Octave funded a $625 million cash payment to Hexagon. This payment was financed by fully drawing the term loan and borrowing approximately $120 million and €25 million on the revolving credit facility.
What auditor change did Octave Intelligence (OCTV) disclose?
Octave’s audit committee dismissed PwC Sweden and appointed PwC US as its independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026. PwC Sweden’s prior reports were unqualified and noted previously disclosed material weaknesses in internal control.
What executive bonuses were approved at Octave after the spin-off?
The compensation committee approved one-time cash transaction bonuses: $950,000 for CEO Mattias Stenberg, $800,000 each for CFO Benjamin Maslen and CLO Anthony Zana, and $300,000 for COO Scott Moore, subject to repayment if certain post-spin employment conditions aren’t met.
What is Octave’s new Executive Annual Incentive Plan?
Effective January 1, 2026, the plan offers annual cash incentives based on performance goals set by the compensation committee. Targets are expressed as a percentage of base salary, may reflect company or individual performance, and include clawback and Section 409A compliance provisions.