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).
On May 6, 2024, Steven Madden entered into an amendment to the employment agreement with Lisa Keith, its Executive Vice President and General Counsel. The amendment cancels restricted stock grants that were scheduled for February 1, 2025 and February 1, 2026, and all other terms of the January 24, 2024 agreement are unchanged. The filing does not state the number of shares involved.
Amendment dated and effective May 6, 2024, to the employment agreement dated January 24, 2024
Cancels restricted stock grants scheduled for February 1, 2025 and February 1, 2026
All other terms of the Keith employment agreement remain unchanged; share counts are not disclosed
Simpson Manufacturing said Executive Vice President of North America Sales Roger Dankel will step down from that role effective December 31, 2024, and remain an Executive Advisor until his retirement on June 30, 2025. At the May 1, 2024 annual meeting, stockholders elected all eight directors and approved the officer liability amendment, the advisory pay vote, and the auditor ratification.
Dankel's base salary continues at an annual rate of $484,100 as Executive Advisor, with equity awards continuing to vest.
Board adopted a Severance Plan effective May 1, 2024, covering vice presidents and above, including executive officers.
Stockholders approved the officer exculpation amendment; the Delaware filing was made May 2, 2024.
Grant Thornton LLP was ratified as independent auditor for fiscal 2024.
Equifax said Executive Vice President and Workforce Solutions President Rodolfo O. Ploder intends to retire, and he will stay in a transition role through September 30, 2024. Chad M. Borton will succeed him in the role effective May 6, 2024. The filing describes an orderly leadership handover for a unit of the company, with no financial results or guidance included.
Rodolfo O. Ploder informed the company of his retirement intention on April 30, 2024.
Ploder remains an employee in a transition role through September 30, 2024.
Chad M. Borton succeeds Ploder as Executive Vice President, President, Workforce Solutions, effective May 6, 2024.
Shareholders approved raising the company's authorized common stock from 30 million to 45 million shares at the May 2, 2024 annual meeting, and the charter amendment took effect on filing. On May 6, 2024, the company also announced a 5-for-1 stock split, paid as four additional shares for each share held, which would increase shares outstanding from about 5.7 million to about 28.5 million.
May 2, 2024: shareholders approved increasing authorized common stock from 30,000,000 to 45,000,000 shares; Articles of Amendment filed with the Texas Secretary of State the same day
5-for-1 split paid as four additional shares per share held; record date June 21, 2024; dividend payable after market close July 12, 2024
Post-split trading begins at market open on July 15, 2024 under the existing symbol USLM
Shareholders also approved the amended and restated 2001 Long-Term Incentive Plan and elected five directors, including Timothy W. Byrne
At its May 1, 2024 annual meeting, Urban Edge Properties shareholders elected eight trustees, approved the 2024 Omnibus Share Plan, ratified Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent auditor for fiscal 2024, and approved executive compensation on a non-binding advisory basis. The plan approval sets the terms of equity awards the company can grant under the new plan, which affects how shareholder ownership may change over time.
The 2024 Omnibus Share Plan passed with 98,188,770 votes for and 4,628,376 against.
All eight trustees, including Jeffrey S. Olson and Katherine M. Sandstrom, were elected to serve until the 2025 annual meeting.
Sandstrom received 8,471,600 votes against, the most against votes of any nominee.
Shareholders ratified Deloitte & Touche LLP with 105,627,388 votes for, out of 106,191,629 shares present or represented.
Cohu, Inc. appointed Karen M. Rapp as a Class 1 director effective May 6, 2024, with a term expiring at the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Rapp has not been assigned to any Board committees at this time, and the filing states no arrangement or related-party transaction tied to her appointment.
Karen M. Rapp, age 56, appointed as Class 1 director effective May 6, 2024
Term expires at the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders; no committee assignments yet
Previously served as CFO of National Instruments from 2017 through January 2023 and as a director of Microchip Technology and Plexus Corp.
Rapp will receive non-employee director compensation under the proxy statement filed April 22, 2024
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.