EPAC: Acquisition or asset disposal · Company disclosure · Other company developments

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure On October 28, 2026, the Company issued a press release relating to the completion of the acquisition of SFE Group, which press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto. The information in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 hereto is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. 2 Item 8.01. Other Events As contemplated by the Merger Agreement, on the Closing Date, the Company and each of three executives of SFE Group entered into separate agreements providing that an aggregate of approximately $10.9 million of the cash merger consideration to be paid to such executives (or entities through which such executives held equity interests in SFE Group) shall be deposited in an escrow account and applied to purchase, on behalf of each such executive, shares of Class A common stock of the Company in open market transactions. Such agreements require such executives to purchase such shares in collective compliance with Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act within a 15 trading day period following the completion of the Merger at such time as the Company is not in a blackout period. Such agreements further provide restrictions on the ability of such executives to sell or otherwise transfer such purchased shares for a period ending on the third anniversary of the Closing Date. Item 9.01 Exhibits (a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired As permitted under Item 9.01(a)