56 material Form 8-K filings that 54 companies we cover made with the SEC in November 2023, 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).
Emerson Radio's longtime auditor, MSPC, resigned effective November 22, 2023, saying it decided to stop providing audit services to public companies. The company's audit committee has started choosing a new independent accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024.
MSPC resigned effective November 22, 2023, citing an internal decision to stop audit work for public companies
MSPC's audit reports for fiscal years ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 contained no adverse opinion, disclaimer, or qualification
The filing reports no disagreements or reportable events with MSPC during fiscal 2022, fiscal 2023 and the interim period through November 22, 2023
MSPC's letter to the SEC is filed as Exhibit 16.1, dated November 28, 2023
Federal Signal Corporation increased its board from seven to eight directors and appointed Katrina L. Helmkamp as a director effective November 20, 2023. She will sit on the Audit Committee and receives an $80,000 annual base retainer plus a $9,000 committee retainer, with a $125,000 annual equity award beginning in 2024. The filing describes a routine board addition and does not report financial results.
Katrina L. Helmkamp appointed to the board effective November 20, 2023; board expanded from seven to eight directors
Helmkamp will serve on the Audit Committee; annual base retainer $80,000 and committee retainer $9,000, paid quarterly
Annual equity award of $125,000 beginning in 2024; 50% of retainers paid in stock until she meets ownership requirements
Previously served as CEO of Cartus Corporation from 2018 until retiring in January 2023
On November 16, 2023, Aflac appointed Chairman and CEO Daniel P. Amos as President, effective January 1, 2024. The same day, the board amended and restated the bylaws, mainly to remove the Article IX provisions on emeritus directors. The filing contains no financial results, and the changes are governance matters.
Daniel P. Amos appointed President effective January 1, 2024; he continues as Chairman and CEO
Board amended and restated the Amended and Restated Bylaws on November 16, 2023
Bylaws change removes “Article IX Emeritus Directors”; full text filed as Exhibit 3.1
The New York Times Company appointed Anuradha B. Subramanian, chief financial officer of Bumble Inc., to its board of directors on November 13, 2023. She also joined the Audit Committee and Finance Committee, and will receive the same non-employee director compensation as other directors.
Appointed to the Board on November 13, 2023, and named to the Audit Committee and Finance Committee
Director compensation includes restricted stock units for Class A common stock with a grant date value of $78,000, prorated from the April 26, 2023 grant
Ms. Subramanian, 42, joined Bumble Inc. in 2020 and previously held finance roles at Univision, VICE Media and Scripps Networks Interactive
ServisFirst Bancshares said Chief Financial Officer William "Bud" Foshee will retire after the Form 10-K filing in February 2024, and the board appointed Kirk Pressley to succeed him. A CFO change is a significant leadership transition for shareholders, and the filing says Pressley's compensation has not changed as a result of the appointment.
Foshee notified the board on November 1, 2023 that he will retire as CFO after the Form 10-K filing in February 2024, following 19 years of service.
Kirk Pressley, 57, joined ServisFirst Bank as Executive Vice President of Strategic Planning in July 2023 and previously served as CFO of BBVA USA from 2015 to 2021.
No changes have been made to Pressley's compensation as a result of being named successor.
Edison "Ed" Woodie and Davis Mange remain on the finance team, according to the press release.
Aflac's President and Chief Operating Officer Frederick Crawford signed an employment letter agreement on October 30, 2023, setting his retirement as an employee for September 30, 2024. He will remain President and COO through December 31, 2023, then serve as Executive Vice President until he retires.
Crawford remains President and COO through December 31, 2023, then becomes Executive Vice President from January 1, 2024.
His annualized base salary is $997,500 from October 30, 2023 through September 30, 2024.
Crawford will not receive future equity grants; 2022 and 2023 performance-based restricted stock grants vest in February 2025 and February 2026, based on actual performance.
His Executive Deferred Compensation Plan account becomes fully vested on retirement, and he receives a $36,537 lump sum toward COBRA coverage for 18 months.
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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.