AMD agreed to acquire World Labs, paying about $8.2 billion in its own stock

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AMD entered into a merger agreement on Sep 26, 2026 to acquire all of the equity interests in World Labs Technologies, Inc. The total purchase price was approximately $8.2 billion, payable in AMD common stock to World Labs stockholders, subject to customary adjustments. When AMD filed, the number of shares was not yet known and was to be calculated from AMD's volume-weighted average share price over the ten consecutive trading days ending on the second trading day before the closing date; AMD said it intended to issue them under exemptions from registration, not in a public offering. AMD reported the agreement in an 8-K, a US company's report of a material event, filed on Sep 28, 2026.1^,2^,3^,4^,5^,6^,7