590 material Form 8-K filings that 521 companies we cover made with the SEC in October 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).
Brighthouse Financial said Chief Accounting Officer Kristine H. Toscano intends to resign, with her last day on November 8, 2024, to pursue a new opportunity. The company said her departure is not related to its financial statements, disclosures, or accounting principles, and named Investment Controller Richard Cook as interim Chief Accounting Officer effective November 9, 2024.
Kristine H. Toscano, Chief Accounting Officer, informed the company on October 3, 2024 of her intent to resign; last day is November 8, 2024
Richard Cook, Investment Controller since 2016, to serve as Interim Chief Accounting Officer effective November 9, 2024
Cook's offer letter sets an annual base salary of $300,000 (prorated), a 45% short-term incentive target, and a fiscal 2024 equity target of $135,000
Paylocity director Jeffrey T. Diehl told the board on October 7, 2024, that he will not stand for reelection at the company's 2025 annual meeting. He will serve through the rest of his current term, and the company said his decision did not stem from any disagreement over operations, policies or practices.
Jeffrey T. Diehl notified the board on October 7, 2024, of his decision not to seek reelection.
Diehl will continue to serve through the remainder of his current term.
The company said the decision involved no disagreement on operations, policies or practices.
Diehl, Managing Partner & Head of Investments at Adams Street Partners, joined the board in 2008 with Adams Street's investment in the company and served 16 years.
LivaNova's board appointed Susan Podlogar, a former MetLife executive, as a director and a member of the Compensation and Human Capital Management Committee, effective October 8, 2024. Her pay is set under the company's standard non-employee director policy, which the filing says is prorated for fiscal 2024, and she has no undisclosed related-party transactions. The change adds a director with human resources and executive compensation experience, but the filing reports no effect on financial results.
Susan Podlogar, 61, appointed to the board on October 8, 2024.
Also named to the Compensation and Human Capital Management Committee.
Retired in June 2024 as EVP and Chief Human Resources Officer at MetLife, where she served from July 2017.
Annual compensation: $60,000 board retainer, $8,000 committee fee, and $180,000 restricted stock award, prorated for fiscal 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.