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TIPT · Current Report (Form 8-K) · Filed May 4, 2026

Tiptree Inc — Current Report (Form 8-K)

Form
8-K
Filed
May 4, 2026
Period
May 1, 2026
Ticker
TIPT
Accession
0001393726-26-000029
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Tiptree sells Reliance First Capital LLC to Carrington for $47,291,890 in cash, with $2,000,000 and $1,027,798 held in escrow.

About Tiptree Inc
Market cap
$687M
1Y TSR
−17.5%
3Y TSR
+5.5%
Board grade
B-
Sector
Financial Services
CEO
Michael Gene Barnes
Last annual meeting: Apr 28, 2026 · View full Tiptree Inc profile →
8-K

 

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 01, 2026

 

 

Tiptree Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Maryland

001-33549

38-3754322

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

 

 

 

660 Steamboat Road

2nd Floor

 

Greenwich, Connecticut

 

06830

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 212 446-1400

 

 

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

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:

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class

 

Trading
Symbol(s)

 


Name of each exchange on which registered

Common stock, par value $0.001 per share

 

TIPT

 

The Nasdaq Stock Market

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

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.

 


Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

 

On May 1, 2026, Tiptree Inc. (“Tiptree”) and Reliance Holdings LLC (“Holdings”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Tiptree, as sellers (the “Sellers”) completed the sale (the “Sale”) of all of the issued and outstanding membership interests of Reliance First Capital LLC (“Reliance”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Holdings to Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC, as buyer (the “Buyer”) pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, dated October 31, 2025 as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 5, 2025 (together, the “Purchase Agreement”), by and among Buyer, Sellers and Reliance.

 

At the closing of the Sale, pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, Buyer paid $47,291,890 in cash to Sellers with an additional $2,000,000 held in escrow related to the Purchase Price Adjustment Holdback Amount (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) and $1,027,798 held in escrow related to the Specified Tax Holdback Amount (as defined in the Purchase Agreement). The Purchase Price Adjustment Holdback Amount is expected to be released to Sellers following the final determination of the purchase price adjustment in accordance with the Purchase Agreement. The Specified Tax Holdback Amount is expected to be released to Sellers following the final determination of specified tax matters pursuant to the Purchase Agreement or earlier upon the occurrence of certain events specified therein.


The foregoing description of the Purchase Agreement, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Tiptree with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on October 31, 2025, and as amended by Amendment No. 1, filed as Exhibit 10.25 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by Tiptree with the SEC on March 6, 2026, does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Purchase Agreement, and is incorporated into this Current Report by reference.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit No.

Description

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL).

 


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.

 

 

 

TIPTREE INC.

 

 

 

 

Date:

May 4, 2026

By:

/s/ Michael G. Barnes

 

 

 

Michael G. Barnes, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

 

 


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When did Tiptree Inc file this 8-K?
Tiptree Inc (TIPT) filed this Current Report (Form 8-K) with the SEC on May 4, 2026. The accession number assigned by EDGAR is 0001393726-26-000029.
What does an 8-K disclose?
Form 8-K is the SEC's current-report form, used to disclose material events between periodic reports (10-K / 10-Q). Triggers include CEO/CFO departures, acquisitions, bankruptcies, earnings releases, auditor changes, changes in fiscal year, and amendments to corporate governance. Each 8-K is keyed to one or more Item numbers (1.01 through 9.01).
What is the key takeaway from this filing?
Tiptree sells Reliance First Capital LLC to Carrington for $47,291,890 in cash, with $2,000,000 and $1,027,798 held in escrow. This is Boardroom Alpha's one-line summary of the current report; see the full filing text above for the formal disclosure.
What Item codes does an 8-K cover?
An 8-K's Item codes (1.01 through 9.01) specify what kind of event is being disclosed — e.g. Item 1.01 for entering a material agreement, Item 5.02 for departure/election of directors and executive officers, Item 8.01 for other events. The Item codes for this 8-K appear in the filing text above.
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