188 material Form 8-K filings that 175 companies we cover made with the SEC in April 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).
Innoviva, Inc. appointed Derek Small as a director effective April 29, 2024. The board has determined he is independent under SEC and Nasdaq rules, and he will receive director compensation including a $125,000 initial RSU award and a $50,000 annual cash retainer.
Derek Small appointed to the Board effective April 29, 2024; he is a Managing Director at Luson Bioventures and former CEO of Assembly Biosciences.
Initial RSU award valued at $125,000, vesting in equal annual installments over two years.
Annual cash retainer of $50,000 for board service, plus a prorated annual RSU award of $18,750 and options to purchase 833 shares.
Terreno Realty's Chief Accounting Officer, Melinda Weston, has notified the company she will resign effective June 30, 2024, citing personal reasons and not any disagreement with management or the board. CFO Jaime J. Cannon, who previously held the principal accounting officer role, will take it over upon her departure.
Melinda Weston, Chief Accounting Officer, notified the company on April 23, 2024 of her resignation, effective June 30, 2024
Weston cited personal reasons and said the decision was not due to any disagreement with management or the board
Jaime J. Cannon, EVP, CFO and Secretary, will assume the role of principal accounting officer
At its April 24, 2024 annual meeting, MYR Group stockholders approved an amended and restated 2017 Long-Term Incentive Plan. The plan makes 2,200,000 shares available for equity and cash awards to employees, non-employee directors and certain consultants. Stockholders also re-elected two Class II directors and approved the advisory executive pay vote and the ratification of Crowe LLP as auditor for 2024.
Amended plan approved April 24, 2024; 2,200,000 shares available, comprising 900,000 approved in 2017, 600,000 in 2020 and 700,000 in 2024
Non-employee directors are limited to $400,000 in grant-date value of compensation per calendar year
Donald C.I. Lucky received 12,243,808 votes for and Shirin O'Connor received 13,964,159 votes for as Class II directors
Crowe LLP ratified for fiscal year ending December 31, 2024 with 15,029,948 votes for and 148,147 against
Hancock Whitney Corporation said Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer Cecil W. "Chip" Knight, Jr. will leave the company effective July 5, 2024, to pursue other interests. His banking responsibilities will move to D. Shane Loper, the company's Chief Operating Officer and president of Hancock Whitney Bank, and Commercial, Consumer, and Wealth Management will report directly to Loper.
Chip Knight, Jr., EVP and Chief Banking Officer, announced departure on April 25, 2024
Departure effective July 5, 2024; filing says he is leaving to pursue other interests
D. Shane Loper, COO and Hancock Whitney Bank President, assumes CBO responsibilities
Commercial, Consumer, and Wealth Management business lines will report directly to Loper
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.