Item 8.01 Other Events.
On October 1, 2026, pursuant to a registration statement and a related prospectus supplement filed by UWM Holdings Corporation (the "Company") with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Company registered for resale by selling stockholders of up to (i) 1,500,000 shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the "Series A-1 Preferred Stock") of UWMC, (ii) 165,000,000 Class A Warrants at an exercise price of $6.00 per share (the "Class A Warrants"), (iii) 165,000,000 Class B Warrants at an exercise price of $2.00 per share (the "Class B Warrants," and together with the Class A Warrants, the "Warrants") and (iv) 330,000,000 shares of UWMC's Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the "Class A Common Stock," and together with the Series A-1 Preferred Stock and the Warrants, the "Securities") issuable upon exercise of the Warrants. The Securities were issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated August 5, 2026, by and between the Company, certain funds or investment vehicles advised, managed by, or otherwise affiliated with Oaktree Capital Management, L.P., SFS Holding Corp., Mat Ishbia, and SFS Group Capital, LLC.
The Company is filing a copy of the legal opinion and consent of Greenberg Traurig, P.A. as Exhibit 5.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K to add such exhibit to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-3ASR (File No. 333-297986).