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8-K filings in December 2023, explained

27 material Form 8-K filings that 27 companies we cover made with the SEC in December 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).

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GGGGRACO INC Dec 5, 8:02 AM ET

Graco Names David J. Thompson President of Contractor Equipment Division

Neutral leadership Written later 5.02

Graco said Dale D. Johnson, President of the Worldwide Contractor Equipment Division, plans to retire in the first quarter of 2025. David J. Thompson, currently Vice President of Engineering for that division, will succeed him as president effective January 1, 2024, while Johnson becomes Chief Commercial Development Officer. The filing describes a planned leadership transition in a division the company says has grown to more than $1 billion in business, and it reports no related compensation actions.

Dale D. Johnson to retire in the first quarter of 2025, after almost five decades at Graco
David J. Thompson to become President, Worldwide Contractor Equipment Division, effective January 1, 2024
Johnson to become Chief Commercial Development Officer on January 1, 2024 and remain an executive officer
No compensatory arrangements reportable under Form 8-K as of the filing date

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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.