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8-K filings in March 2024, explained

80 material Form 8-K filings that 75 companies we cover made with the SEC in March 2024, 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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CGNXCOGNEX CORP Mar 15, 8:05 AM ET

Cognex names VP of Finance Laura MacDonald interim CFO after Paul Todgham exit

Neutral leadership Written later 5.02

Cognex's board designated Laura MacDonald, Vice President of Finance, as interim principal financial and principal accounting officer, effective March 15, 2024, replacing CFO Paul Todgham, whose resignation was announced January 3, 2024. The company said it is searching for a new Chief Financial Officer. For shareholders, this is a leadership change at the top finance role, with the permanent CFO still to be named.

  • Laura MacDonald, age 55, becomes interim principal financial officer and principal accounting officer effective March 15, 2024.
  • Paul Todgham's resignation as Senior Vice President of Finance and CFO is effective March 15, 2024; it was first announced January 3, 2024.
  • MacDonald will receive restricted stock units with an economic value of approximately $50,000 at grant, vesting 20%, 30% and 50% on the first, second and third anniversaries.
  • The company is searching for a new Chief Financial Officer; the filing gives no timeline.
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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.