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8-K filings in May 2024, explained

278 material Form 8-K filings that 243 companies we cover made with the SEC in May 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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AOSSMITH A O CORP May 9, 5:00 PM ET

A. O. Smith: SVP Human Resources Mark Petrarca to retire August 1, 2024

Neutral leadership Written later 5.02

A. O. Smith said Senior Vice President - Human Resources and Public Affairs Mark Petrarca will retire effective August 1, 2024, after 25 years with the company. The filing does not name a successor or describe the reasons for the retirement.

  • Mark Petrarca, SVP Human Resources and Public Affairs, retires effective August 1, 2024
  • Petrarca has 25 years of service with the company
  • Announced May 9, 2024; the filing names no successor
Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗
ACLSAXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES INC May 9, 4:01 PM ET

Axcelis names Jorge Titinger non-executive chair; Mary Puma ends executive chair role

Neutral leadership Written later 5.025.035.078.01

At its May 9, 2024 annual meeting, Axcelis stockholders re-elected the board, approved an amendment to the charter on officer liability, ratified Ernst & Young as auditor, and passed an advisory vote on executive pay. Mary G. Puma resigned as Executive Chairperson effective at the meeting and will continue as an Executive Advisor, and the board named Jorge Titinger Non-Executive Chairperson.

  • Mary G. Puma resigned as Executive Chairperson effective at the May 9, 2024 annual meeting and will continue as Executive Advisor under her February 24, 2023 employment agreement.
  • Jorge Titinger was elected Non-Executive Chairperson of the Board on May 9, 2024, and chairs the Compensation Committee.
  • All nine director nominees were elected, and the charter amendment limiting officer liability under Delaware law was approved, with 23,098,183 votes for.
  • The advisory say-on-pay proposal passed with 93.82% of votes cast in favor.
Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

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.