513 material Form 8-K filings that 427 companies we cover made with the SEC in November 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).
PSEG's Organization and Compensation Committee adopted amendments on November 18, 2024, to its Key Executive Severance Plan and Deferred Compensation Plan as part of a periodic compensation review. The KESP change expands eligible positions to include designated Section 16 Officer positions, and the DCP change extends Core Contribution benefits to certain non-officer highly-compensated employees.
Both amendments were adopted November 18, 2024 and took effect the same day.
KESP amendment adds designated Section 16 Officer positions to Schedule A, excluding one officer currently on Schedule B.
DCP amendment provides Core Contribution benefits to certain highly-compensated non-officer employees, not only officers.
Amended plans are filed as Exhibits 10.1 (KESP) and 10.2 (DCP); the filing gives no dollar figures.
LegalZoom appointed Nathan Gooden as an independent Class I director effective November 19, 2024, and named him to the Audit and Compensation Committees. The Board expanded to six directors, five of whom are independent, and Mr. Gooden currently serves as chief financial officer of Squarespace, Inc.
Appointed as independent Class I director effective November 19, 2024, serving until the 2025 Annual Meeting
Also appointed to the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee
Board size increased to six directors; five of six are independent
Company expects to enter an indemnification agreement with Mr. Gooden
Globe Life's board adopted an Executive Severance Plan on November 13, 2024, covering Co-CEOs and other Named Executive Officers, and amended its equity award agreement forms. The plan sets cash severance, health coverage and outplacement benefits for qualifying terminations, with larger payments if termination occurs within 24 months after a change in control.
Co-CEOs receive cash severance of 2.0 times base salary plus target annual bonus, paid over 24 months, for terminations outside a change-in-control period
Other eligible executives receive 1.5 times base salary plus target bonus, paid over 18 months, outside a change-in-control period
Within 24 months after a change in control, eligible executives receive a lump sum of 2 times base salary plus target bonus, plus 24 months of health premium payments
On November 13, 2024, Adtalem's board unanimously elected President and CEO Stephen W. Beard as chairman, so he now holds both roles, succeeding Michael W. Malafronte, who remains on the board as lead independent director. The same day, shareholders elected all ten director nominees and approved the PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP auditor ratification and an advisory vote on executive compensation. The filing names Adtalem Global Education Inc. (NYSE: ATGE), not Covista Inc. (CVSA) as shown in the filing header.
November 13, 2024: board unanimously elected CEO Stephen W. Beard as chairman, effective immediately; Malafronte becomes lead independent director.
Annual meeting, November 13, 2024: all ten directors elected; Beard received 33,253,740 votes for and 66,330 against.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ratification passed with 33,848,340 for and 629,766 against; advisory executive pay vote passed with 31,744,452 for and 847,326 against.
PROG Holdings amended its credit agreement on November 15, 2024, extending the maturity date from November 24, 2025 to November 15, 2029. The filing describes the change as a new direct financial obligation and does not disclose changes to borrowing amounts or pricing.
Third Amendment signed November 15, 2024 to the credit agreement dated November 24, 2020
Maturity date extended from November 24, 2025 to November 15, 2029
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. serves as administrative agent
Full amendment filed as Exhibit 10.1, with some schedules omitted under Regulation S-K Item 601(a)(5)
Moog announced two leadership changes. Chief Operating Officer Mark Trabert plans to retire as COO effective December 31, 2024, and remain an Executive Vice President until retiring in February 2025. Director Brian J. Lipke plans to retire from the Board before the 2025 annual shareholder meeting after 21 years of service.
Mark Trabert retires as COO effective December 31, 2024, after a 40-year career with Moog; he stays as EVP until February 2025
Operating Group Presidents will report directly to CEO Pat Roche once Trabert's COO role ends
Brian J. Lipke intends to retire from the Board immediately before the 2025 annual meeting after 21 years as director
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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.