Form 8-K

8-K — Venu Holding Corp

Accession: 0001493152-26-047620

Filed: 2026-10-19

Period: 2026-10-13

CIK: 0001770501

SIC: 7900 (SERVICES-AMUSEMENT & RECREATION SERVICES)

Item: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

Item: Other Events

Item: Financial Statements and Exhibits

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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): October 13, 2026

VENU

HOLDING CORPORATION

(Exact

Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Colorado

001-42422

82-0890721

(State

or Other Jurisdiction

Incorporation)

(Commission

File

Number)

(IRS

Employer

Identification

No.)

1755 Telstar Drive, Suite 501

Colorado Springs, Colorado

80920

(Address of Principal Executive

Offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s

telephone number, including area code: (719) 895-5483

Not

Applicable

(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

Name

of Each Exchange on Which Registered

Common

Stock, par value $.001 per share

VENU

NYSE

AMERICAN

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 ☒

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

5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of

Certain Officers.

October 13, 2026, Venu Holding Corporation (the “Company”) and William Hodgson mutually agreed that Mr. Hodgson will

cease to serve as President of the Company, effective immediately. Mr. Hodgson will assist with the transition of his responsibilities

and remain an employee of the Company until December 1, 2026 (the “Separation Date”). Mr. Hodgson’s transition

was not the result of any disagreement between the Company and Mr. Hodgson on any matter related to Company policies or practices.

The Company expects to provide Mr. Hodgson with severance payments payable over the 90-day period beginning on the

Separation Date (the “Severance Period”); however, final arrangements have not been definitively determined. Mr.

Hodgson will remain available to assist with transition matters during the Severance Period. The Company has not appointed a designated

successor to Mr. Hodgson, and at this time the responsibilities of the President will be transitioned to and assumed by other

members of the Company’s current management team and other recently added Company personnel focused on content

procurement.

Item

8.01 Other Events.

Completion

of Aramark’s Additional Equity Investment

previously disclosed in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company on January 9, 2026, Aramark Sports and Entertainment Services,

LLC (“Aramark”) committed to make an additional $10,005,000 equity investment in the Company through the purchase

of 667 additional shares of the Company’s Series B 4% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series B Preferred

Stock”). On January 6, 2026, the Company and Aramark entered into an agreement for the purchase and sale of those shares, pursuant

to which the Company agreed to issue Aramark the shares in two tranches: (i) 333 shares of Series B Preferred Stock for $4,995,000 on

January 20, 2026, and (ii) 334 shares of Series B Preferred Stock for $5,010,000 on October 15, 2026.

October 15, 2026, the Company closed on the sale of the second tranche of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock to Aramark on the terms

agreed upon in January 2026, thereby completing Aramark’s additional equity investment in the Company.

Reduction

in Debenture Principal

previously disclosed in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company on August 3, 2026, on July 31, 2026 (the “Issuance

Date”), the Company issued and sold to an institutional investor (the “Purchaser”) a Senior Secured Convertible

Debenture in the original principal amount of $25,000,000 (the “Debenture”), together with warrants to purchase up

to 1,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”) at an exercise

price of $5.00 per share (the “Investor Warrants”). Pursuant to the Debenture, $12,500,000 of the original principal

amount (the “Holdback Amount”) was held in an account as cash collateral for the Company’s obligations under

the Debenture and was to be potentially released to the Company. The Debenture, by its original terms, provides for repayment in five

monthly installments, each originally consisting of $5,000,000 of principal, together with the applicable Payment Premium (as defined

in the Debenture) and any accrued and unpaid interest (each, an “Installment Payment”). On the Issuance Date, the

Company also issued to the exclusive placement agent for the offering warrants exercisable to purchase up to 200,000 shares of Common

Stock at an exercise price of $6.25 per share (the “Placement Agent Warrants”).

The

Company ultimately determined that its financing needs and strategic objectives no longer required the additional funding represented

by the Holdback Amount, and it communicated that determination to the Purchaser. Accordingly, on October 8, 2026, in cooperation with

the Company, the Purchaser delivered to the Company a Holdback Application Notice and Acknowledgment (the “Acknowledgment”),

effective as of September 30, 2026. The Acknowledgment reflects the Company’s and the Purchaser’s mutual agreement to apply

the Holdback Amount to repay $12,500,000 of principal under the Debenture, at par (without the application of any issuance discount)

and without application of the Payment Premium, which has the effect of reducing the original principal amount of the Debenture to $12,500,000.

The Acknowledgment implements the terms of the Debenture and related transaction documents and does not amend or otherwise modify those

terms.

a result of the application of the Holdback Amount, the number of shares of Common Stock underlying the Investor Warrants was automatically

reduced from 1,000,000 to 500,000 shares, and the number of shares of Common Stock underlying the Placement Agent Warrants was automatically

reduced from 200,000 to 100,000 shares. Additionally, the principal portion of each Installment Payment was correspondingly reduced from

$5,000,000 to $2,500,000. On October 14, 2026, the Company made its first Installment Payment in cash in the amount of $2,875,000. The

Company expects to also satisfy the remaining Installment Amounts in cash on their prescribed due dates.

Applying

the Holdback Amount to the repayment of the Debenture’s principal enabled the Company to reduce its debt service obligations, reduce

the total Payment Premiums payable under the Debenture, and also reduce the potential dilution associated with the Investor Warrants

and the Placement Agent Warrants.

Item

9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits.

Exhibit

No.

Description

104

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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.

VENU HOLDING CORPORATION

(Registrant)

Dated: October 19, 2026

By:

/s/ J.W.

Roth

J.W. Roth

Chief Executive Officer and Chairman

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