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
Templeton Global Income Fund (NYSE: GIM) said Saba Capital Management will replace Franklin Advisers as its investment adviser on or about the close of business on December 31, 2023. Before the change, the Board authorized Franklin Advisers to sell the portfolio into cash and cash equivalents, and the fund will depart from its stated investment objective and policies during that liquidation. The filing was submitted by Templeton Global Income Fund (GIM), not SABA as the request stated.
Adviser transition from Franklin Advisers, Inc. to Saba Capital Management, L.P. is scheduled on or about the close of business on December 31, 2023
Board of Trustees authorized Franklin Advisers to liquidate the portfolio to cash and cash equivalents before the transition is completed
Fund will depart from its stated investment objective and policies while holdings are liquidated
Follows the October 25, 2023 Special Meeting, where shareholders approved a new Saba management agreement, a non-fundamental investment objective, and removal of the 65% country and debt-instrument policy
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership, the operating partnership of Highwoods Properties, completed a public offering of $350 million of 7.65% notes due February 1, 2034. The company also said Candice W. Todd was elected to its board, effective January 30, 2024. The notes add $350 million of debt for the operating partnership, and the filing does not state how the proceeds will be used.
$350 million aggregate principal of 7.65% notes due February 1, 2034, issued November 21, 2023
Interest payable semi-annually on February 1 and August 1, starting August 1, 2024
Candice W. Todd, 58, elected to the board on November 16, 2023, effective January 30, 2024, and will serve on the audit committee
The fund's board amended and restated its bylaws effective November 17, 2023, removing Article 15 and its control share acquisition provisions, which had limited voting rights on shares bought at ownership levels starting at 10% unless other non-interested shareholders authorized them. The board also adopted an investment policy requiring an average portfolio rating of investment grade under normal circumstances. The filing states the board's view that the bylaw change is in shareholders' best interests and does not describe other effects.
On November 17, 2023, the board amended and restated the bylaws, effective the same day, to rescind Article 15 and the CSA Provisions.
The rescinded provisions could limit voting rights on shares acquired in a control share acquisition, starting at 10% of voting power, unless other non-interested shareholders authorized them.
On February 23, 2023, the board had exempted prior and new purchases from the CSA Provisions, before the rescission.
On November 17, 2023, the board adopted an investment policy requiring an average portfolio rating of investment grade, with ratings set by a nationally recognized agency or by Putnam Investment Management if unrated.
On November 17, 2023, the Fund's Board of Trustees amended and restated its bylaws, effective the same day, to rescind Article 15 and its control share acquisition provisions. Under those provisions, shares acquired in a control share acquisition could carry voting rights only if other non-interested shareholders authorized them. The Board also adopted an investment policy requiring, under normal circumstances, an average portfolio rating of investment grade.
Amended and Restated Bylaws effective November 17, 2023 rescind Article 15 and the control share acquisition (CSA) provisions
Rescinded CSA provisions applied to acquisitions entitling a holder to vote within four specified ranges of voting power, beginning at 10%
On February 23, 2023, the Board had exempted from the CSA provisions all prior purchases and, until further notice, new purchases
On November 17, 2023, the Board adopted an investment policy requiring an average portfolio rating of investment grade, tested at the time of each investment
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
Seneca Foods dismissed Plante Moran as its independent auditor and engaged Deloitte & Touche LLP for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, effective November 7, 2023. Plante Moran had said it was evaluating whether to continue its SEC audit practice in the company's primary industry. The filing discloses a previously reported material weakness in internal control tied to LIFO inventory accounting, which is expected to be tested before the March 31, 2024 controls assessment.
Deloitte & Touche LLP engaged effective November 7, 2023, for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024
Plante Moran's audit reports for fiscal 2023 and 2022 contained no adverse opinion, disclaimer, or qualification
Reportable event: material weakness related to LIFO inventory valuation as of March 31, 2023, disclosed July 25, 2023
Plante Moran's letter to the SEC dated November 13, 2023, is filed as Exhibit 16.1
Jones Lang LaSalle signed Amendment No. 5 to its multicurrency credit agreement on November 3, 2023, setting borrowing capacity at $3.3 billion and extending maturity from April 2026 to November 2028. The amendment also changed Adjusted EBITDA adjustments, the Canadian dollar index rate, and sustainability targets, and the company said the longer maturity provides liquidity and flexibility.
Borrowing capacity under the Credit Agreement is $3.3 billion.
Maturity extended from April 2026 to November 2028.
Canadian dollar loans move from CDOR to the Canadian Overnight Repo Rate Average.
Sustainability incentives now include greenhouse gas reduction targets and certification of JLL-occupied buildings over 10,000 square feet by 2030.
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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