{"url_path":"/sec/mcw/8-k/2026-05-19/cover-page","section_key":"cover-page","section_title":"Cover Page","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"8-K","doc_date":"2026-05-19","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1853513/0001193125-26-229866-index.html","accession_number":"0001193125-26-229866","cik":"0001853513","ticker":"MCW","issuer_name":"Mister Car Wash, Inc.","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1853513/0001193125-26-229866-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001853513","primary_entity_name":"Mister Car Wash, Inc."},"word_count":466,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"8-K\n\nfalse 0001853513 --12-31 0001853513 2026-05-19 2026-05-19\n\n \n\n \n\nUNITED STATES\n\nSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. 20549\n\n \n\n \n\nFORM 8-K\n\n \n\n \n\nCURRENT REPORT\n\nPursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)\n\nof the Securities Exchange Act of 1934\n\nDate of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 19, 2026\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nMister Car Wash, Inc.\n\n(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nDelaware\n \n001-40542\n \n47-1393909\n\n(State or Other Jurisdiction\n\nof Incorporation)\n\n \n\n(Commission\n\nFile Number)\n\n \n\n(IRS Employer\n\nIdentification No.)\n\n \n\n222 E. 5th Street\n \n\nTucson, Arizona\n \n85705\n\n(Address of Principal Executive Offices)\n \n(Zip Code)\n\nRegistrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (520) 615-4000\n\nN/A\n\n(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)\n\n \n\n \n\nCheck 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:\n\n \n\n☐\n\nWritten communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)\n\n \n\n☐\n\nSoliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)\n\n \n\n☐\n\nPre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))\n\n \n\n☐\n\nPre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))\n\nSecurities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:\n\n \n\nTitle of each class\n\n \n\nTrading\n\nSymbol(s)\n\n \n\nName of each exchange\n\non which registered\n\nCommon stock, par value $0.01 per share\n \nMCW\n \nThe NASDAQ Stock Market LLC\n\nIndicate 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).\n\nEmerging growth company ☐\n\nIf 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. ☐\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nEXPLANATORY NOTE\n\nOn May 19, 2026, pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), dated as of February 17, 2026, by and among Mister Car Wash, Inc. (the “Company”), MCW Parent, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Parent”), Boson Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”, and together with Parent, the “Buyer Parties”), and Mister Car Wash Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Borrower”), Merger Sub merged with and into the Company, and the Company continued as the surviving corporation (the “Merger”). As a result of the Merger, the Company became a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent, which is indirectly controlled by private investment funds affiliated with Leonard Green & Partners, L.P. (“LGP”).\n\nCapitalized terms used in this Current Report on Form 8-K that are not otherwise defined herein have the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement."}