6 material Form 8-K filings that 6 companies we cover made with the SEC in November 2020, each read and summarized by AI: what happened, the key figures, whether it reads positive or negative for shareholders, and how big a deal it is (impact 1-5). All of them were written later, when past filings were added: a selection, not every 8-K of the month (see the note below).
Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Inc. amended and restated its bylaws effective November 2, 2020, and furnished them as Exhibit 99.1. The changes alter stockholder nomination notice rules, director election voting, meeting procedures and director qualifications, which affect how shareholders can nominate directors and vote at meetings.
Board changed the vote required to elect directors from a plurality to a majority of all votes entitled to be cast in the election
Advance notice requirements for stockholder director nominations and other proposals were modified, including required contents of notices
New director qualifications and an emergency provision for board actions when a majority cannot convene were added
Amended and Restated Bylaws are dated November 2, 2020, and were filed with the 8-K dated November 5, 2020
Effective November 2, 2020, the Fund's board amended and restated its bylaws. The main change limits voting rights for shares acquired in a Control Share Acquisition unless other shareholders approve those rights, which the filing says is meant to reduce the risk of undue influence by any single holder. The bylaws also change board election voting, advance notice rules and meeting procedures.
Effective November 2, 2020, the board adopted amended and restated bylaws.
A Control Share Acquisition starts at one-tenth or more of all voting power; acquirers' voting rights generally require approval by other shareholders.
Board members must now be elected by a majority of all votes entitled to be cast, replacing the plurality standard.
Shareholders may not call special meetings; the filing says the Board of Trustees sets meeting dates.
The Fund's Board of Trustees amended and restated its bylaws effective November 2, 2020, disclosed in a Form 8-K filed November 5, 2020. The changes add a control share acquisition provision that limits voting rights for large share acquirers unless other shareholders approve, and alter director election and shareholder nomination rules.
Effective November 2, 2020, the board amended and restated the bylaws, with the amended bylaws furnished as Exhibit 99.1.
Control share provisions apply to acquisitions crossing thresholds starting at one-tenth of voting power; acquirers may request a vote of non-interested shareholders to approve their voting rights.
Board director elections move from a plurality to a majority-of-all-votes standard, and advance notice requirements for shareholder nominations are revised.
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Briefs marked “Written later” were written in November 2026 for filings that were by then more than three weeks old, so months before mid-October 2026 hold a selection: every material 8-K of the past year for the 100 largest companies we cover and the last 15 important 8-Ks of every other one. Briefs the number check holds back are not shown or counted. Also: the last 45 days, briefs by company, A–Z and the live SEC filings wire.