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).
NiSource Inc. disclosed that Executive Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer Donald Brown will depart the company, with a separation date on or before May 1, 2024 and an expected last day of April 1, 2024. Brown signed a separation agreement dated March 15, 2024, under which he receives a lump sum equal to his annual salary plus 130% of the cost of 52 weeks of COBRA coverage, subject to signing a release of claims. The filing describes the terms as consistent with the company's Executive Severance Policy, so the departure appears routine for shareholders.
Donald Brown, EVP and Chief Innovation Officer, departs; last day expected April 1, 2024
Separation Date on or before May 1, 2024; departure was first reported February 19, 2024
Severance: lump sum of annual salary plus 130% of 52 weeks of COBRA coverage, conditioned on a release of claims
Full Separation Agreement dated March 15, 2024 filed as Exhibit 10.1
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.
Briefs are written by AI from the filing text and can contain mistakes — open the filing before acting on anything. Impact (1-5) and tone are the AI's reading of the filing for shareholders, not a price forecast. Not investment advice.
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.