Other Information — In the last fiscal quarter, none of our directors or executive officers adopted , terminated , or modified any Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement, or any non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement.
−Removed: At the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 28, 2025, the Company's stockholders recommended, by a non-binding advisory vote, that a stockholder vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers should occur every year.
−Removed: In accordance with the stockholders' recommendation, the Company has determined that an advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers will be conducted every year, until the next required vote on the frequency of stockholder votes on the compensation of our named executive officers.
No other matters require disclosure.
−Removed: Octave Specialty Group, Inc.
−Removed: First Quarter 2026 Form 10-Q
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Other exhibits, filed or furnished, as indicated:
−Removed: 3.1 Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Octave Specialty Group, Inc.
−Removed: 3.2 Amended and Restated By-Laws of Octave Specialty Group, Inc.
−Removed: 10.1+ First Amendment to Credit Agreement , dated as of April 1, 2026, by and among O ctave Specialty Group, Inc.
−Removed: , Cirrata V LLC, Cirrata V UK Limited, Cirrata VI, LLC, ArmadaCorp Capital, LLC, ArmadaCare, LLC, Armada Administrators LLC, the several banks and other financial institutions and lenders from time to time party thereto, and Tr uist Ban k * †
−Removed: 10.2+ Form of 2026 Restricted Stock Unit Agreement f or executive offi cers
−Removed: 10.3+ Form of 2026 Performance Stock Unit Agreement for executive officers
+Added: 3.1 Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Ambac Financial Group, Inc., filed with the Secretary of the State of Delaware on June 7, 2024.
+Added: 3.2 Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation of Octave Specialty Group, Inc.
+Added: filed with the Secretary of the State of Delaware on November 10, 2025.
31.1+ Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) Promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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++ Furnished herewith.
−Removed: * Certain schedules and other similar attachments to such agreement have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K.
−Removed: The Company will furnish a copy of such omitted documents to the SEC upon request.
−Removed: † Certain portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(10(iv)) of Regulation S-K.
−Removed: The registrant agrees to furnish supplementally an unredacted copy of the exhibit to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon its request.
+Added: Octave Specialty Group, Inc.
+Added: Second Quarter 2026 Form 10-Q
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
OCTAVE SPECIALTY GROUP, INC.
−Removed: May 6, 2026 By:
+Added: August 6, 2026 By:
/s/ DAVID TRICK
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Octave Specialty Group, Inc.
−Removed: First Quarter 2026 Form 10-Q
+Added: Second Quarter 2026 Form 10-Q
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