39 material Form 8-K filings that 35 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).
Brunswick Corporation issued $400 million of 5.850% senior notes maturing March 18, 2029, under a sixth supplemental indenture dated March 18, 2024. The filing gives aggregate net proceeds of approximately $396,916,000 before estimated expenses, which the company plans to use for general corporate purposes, including possibly repaying its 0.85% senior notes due 2024. The filing adds a new debt obligation for shareholders but does not report any earnings or guidance effect.
$400 million aggregate principal of 5.850% senior notes due March 18, 2029; interest paid semiannually on March 18 and September 18, with the first payment on September 18, 2024
Aggregate net proceeds of approximately $396,916,000 before estimated expenses; proceeds may be used to repay, repurchase or redeem the 0.85% Senior Notes due 2024
If a change of control triggering event occurs, holders may require repurchase at 101% of principal plus accrued interest
Old Republic International Corporation increased its board from 13 to 14 directors and appointed Therace M. Risch as a Class 2 director, effective March 18, 2024. The Board has determined she is independent, and she will join the Audit Committee and the Governance and Nominating Committee.
Board size increased from 13 to 14 directors, effective March 18, 2024.
Therace M. Risch appointed Class 2 director effective March 18, 2024; she will stand for election at the 2025 annual meeting.
Committee assignments: Audit Committee and Governance and Nominating Committee.
Currently Executive Vice President and Chief Information & Technology Officer at American Electric Power Company, Inc.; previously held IT roles at J.C. Penney Company, Inc. and COUNTRY Financial.
Wabtec entered a Term Credit Agreement dated March 14, 2024, providing a new $225.0 million unsecured term loan that matures on the fifth anniversary of the closing date. The filing sets covenants requiring an Interest Coverage Ratio of at least 3.0 to 1.0 and a Leverage Ratio not to exceed 3.5 to 1.0, and it limits dividends and other restricted payments to periods without default and with covenant compliance.
New term loan facility: $225.0 million aggregate initial principal, dated March 14, 2024
Loan is unsecured, matures on the fifth anniversary of the March 14, 2024 closing date, and is guaranteed by certain subsidiaries
Interest spreads range from 1.000% to 1.750% for Term SOFR borrowings, based on public rating or leverage ratio
PNC Bank, National Association serves as administrative agent
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.