295 material Form 8-K filings that 257 companies we cover made with the SEC in December 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).
Morningstar's board raised its quarterly dividend to 45.5 cents per share from 40.5 cents, an expected annualized dividend of $1.82 compared with $1.62. The company also said CFO Jason Dubinsky will step down effective December 31, 2024, then serve as a consultant through June 30, 2025, which is a change in the company's finance leadership.
Quarterly dividend of 45.5 cents per share, up from 40.5 cents, a 12.3% increase; payable Jan. 31, 2025 to holders of record as of Jan. 3, 2025
Expected annualized dividend of $1.82 per share versus $1.62 previously
CFO Jason Dubinsky steps down effective Dec. 31, 2024; consulting arrangement at $52,500 bi-weekly through June 30, 2025
Separation agreement dated Dec. 3, 2024 includes a one-time payment equal to his 2024 base salary and continued vesting of equity awards
CONSOL Energy disclosed a $100,000 retention bonus for John Rothka, its Chief Accounting Officer and Controller, approved by the Compensation Committee on December 5, 2024 and paid on December 6, 2024. The bonus is paid under a $6 million cash retention program that the company may use under its August 20, 2024 merger agreement with Arch Resources, Inc. The amount is small relative to the program and the filing contains no financial results.
Retention bonus of $100,000 to John Rothka, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller
Compensation Committee approved the payment on December 5, 2024; payment made December 6, 2024
Cash retention program totals $6 million in aggregate, under the August 20, 2024 merger agreement with Arch Resources, Inc.
Organon & Co. disclosed that director Martha E. McGarry resigned from its Board of Directors and from the Board's Talent Committee, effective immediately, as of a December 4, 2024 notice. The company said her resignation was not due to any disagreement with Organon on its operations, policies or practices, so the filing reports no dispute behind the departure.
Martha E. McGarry notified the Board on December 4, 2024 of her decision to resign.
Her resignation from the Board and the Talent Committee is effective immediately.
The company states the resignation was not the result of any disagreement on operations, policies or practices.
David Stetson told the board on December 2, 2024 that he will resign as chair and from the board effective December 13, 2024, and that the resignation is not due to any disagreement with the company. The board appointed lead independent director Michael Gorzynski as chair effective the same date and approved reducing the board from seven members to six. The change affects board leadership, and the filing contains no financial figures.
David Stetson resigns from the board effective December 13, 2024; he advised the board on December 2, 2024
Michael Gorzynski, the lead independent director, becomes board chair effective December 13, 2024
Board size decreases from seven members to six, effective December 13, 2024
The filing states Stetson's resignation was not the result of any disagreement with the company
Marzetti, a subsidiary of Lancaster Colony Corporation, signed a severance agreement with Carl R. Stealey on December 3, 2024, after terminating his employment without cause. His employment ends by March 31, 2025, or earlier if he starts a new job, and the filing does not identify his role.
Severance Agreement and General Release signed December 3, 2024; Transition Period began December 2, 2024
Salary continuation through June 30, 2026, plus a COBRA subsidy and outplacement services
Annual bonuses for fiscal 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 paid at target, 70% of base salary
Two-thirds of 2022 and one-third of 2023 restricted stock and performance unit awards vest or pay out as of the final employment date
PBF Energy's Compensation Committee approved long-term incentive grants to its named executive officers, with the grants dated December 16, 2024. The awards mix restricted stock, performance share units and cash performance units, all tied to relative TSR over 2025 to 2027, and they show how pay is linked to shareholder returns.
Chief Executive Officer Matthew C. Lucey receives $2,334,497 in restricted stock, plus $1,750,873 each in performance share units and performance units.
Executive Chairman Thomas J. Nimbley receives $1,850,000 in restricted stock only.
Performance awards range from zero to 200 percent of target based on TSR rankings for January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2027, and vest December 31, 2027.
Lennox International said two long-serving directors, Janet K. Cooper and Gregory T. Swienton, will leave the board after the 2025 Annual Meeting on May 22, 2025. The Board also reduced its size by two members, effective upon their departures, and the company said the retirements do not stem from any disagreement over its operations, policies, or practices.
Janet K. Cooper, a director since 1999, will not stand for re-election and will serve until the 2025 Annual Meeting on May 22, 2025.
Gregory T. Swienton, a director since 2010, is resigning under the company's mandatory retirement age guideline, effective May 22, 2025.
On December 6, 2024, the Board resolved to reduce its size by two members, effective upon the two retirements.
CRH appointed Alan Connolly, its Director of Strategic Finance, as Interim Chief Financial Officer effective January 1, 2025. The appointment coincides with Jim Mintern, the current CFO, becoming Chief Executive Officer on the same date, and the company is searching for a permanent CFO.
Alan Connolly, age 56, a Chartered Accountant with over three decades of finance experience at CRH, becomes Interim CFO effective January 1, 2025.
Jim Mintern, current CFO, will assume the role of Chief Executive Officer effective January 1, 2025, as previously announced on September 24, 2024.
CRH is conducting a search for a permanent CFO with the help of an independent recruitment consultant, considering both internal and external candidates.
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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.