172 material Form 8-K filings that 152 companies we cover made with the SEC in September 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).
Old Republic International Corporation adopted an unfunded, nonqualified deferred compensation plan on September 18, 2024, effective January 1, 2025, for a select group of management and highly compensated employees. The filing states the plan carries no dollar amount and that the company may credit participant accounts at its sole discretion, so the filing does not show a direct financial effect on shareholders.
Plan adopted September 18, 2024, effective January 1, 2025
Participation limited to designated management and highly compensated employees
Company may make discretionary contributions; participant obligations are unsecured general creditor claims
Four Corners Property Trust amended the transition agreement with Gerald R. Morgan, its former Chief Financial Officer, on September 17, 2024. His employment now ends September 30, 2024 instead of October 31, 2024, and his consulting role starts October 1, 2024 instead of November 1, 2024. The change is administrative in scope and the filing gives no financial figures.
Amendment dated September 17, 2024, to the Transition Agreement with former CFO Gerald R. Morgan
Morgan's employment termination moved from October 31, 2024 to September 30, 2024
Consulting start date moved from November 1, 2024 to October 1, 2024
Amendment adds a standard customer non-solicitation restriction, effective during and after his employment and consultancy
eBay's board increased its size from 10 to 11 members and appointed William D. Nash, president and CEO of CarMax, as a director effective September 18, 2024. The board also adopted amendments to the company's bylaws on September 19, 2024, tightening stockholder nomination procedures and clarifying quorum and director resignation rules.
William D. Nash appointed to board effective September 18, 2024; term runs to the 2025 annual meeting
Nash is president and CEO of CarMax and receives standard non-employee director compensation
Bylaws amended effective September 19, 2024, including limits on the number of nominees a stockholder may put forward
Board will have 11 directors, ten of whom are independent, according to the press release
UniFirst appointed Kelly Rooney, formerly Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at Waste Management, as Chief Operating Officer effective September 30, 2024. Executive Vice President of Operations Michael Croatti agreed to step down as an Executive Officer effective November 30, 2024, and will remain employed through December 31, 2024, under a transition agreement with severance and bonus payments.
Kelly Rooney, age 50, becomes Chief Operating Officer effective September 30, 2024, with an initial annual base salary of $625,000 and an initial bonus target of 80% of eligible earned wages.
Rooney was Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at Waste Management from August 2022 to September 2024.
Michael Croatti transitions from his Executive Officer role effective November 30, 2024, and stays employed on an at-will basis through December 31, 2024.
Subject to conditions and a release of claims, Croatti is entitled to a $617,175 lump sum severance payment and a $246,870 lump sum bonus payment, plus healthcare continuation for up to 18 months.
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.