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).
Western Alliance Bancorporation disclosed that CEO Kenneth Vecchione will take a leave of absence to undergo bypass surgery, starting the following Monday. Vice Chair and CFO Dale Gibbons will serve as interim CEO in addition to his existing duties, with the Board describing its succession planning as prepared for this situation.
Kenneth A. Vecchione, President and CEO, informed the Board of a leave of absence to undergo bypass surgery
Dale Gibbons, Vice Chair and CFO, appointed interim CEO effective December 16, 2024
Chief Banking Officers Tim Bruckner and Steve Curley will join Gibbons on an Executive Committee during the leave
Vecchione expects to return late in the first quarter, according to his letter
Morningstar said Michael Holt, its chief strategy officer since 2018, will become chief financial officer effective January 1, 2025, reporting to CEO Kunal Kapoor. The company said Jason Dubinsky will step down at the end of 2024 and move into a consulting role during a transition period. The filing also discloses Holt's pay package, which ties part of his long-term equity to total shareholder return over three years.
Holt's annual base salary will be $450,000, with an annual cash bonus target of 100% of base salary.
Annual equity targets are $275,000 in restricted stock units and $825,000 in market stock units.
Market stock units vest on the third anniversary of the grant date based on total shareholder return over that period.
Jason Dubinsky will step down at the end of 2024 and assume a consulting role through a transition period.
Mid-America Apartment Communities said CEO H. Eric Bolton, Jr. will retire effective March 31, 2025, and will become Executive Chairman while remaining Board Chairman. A. Bradley Hill, the company's President and Chief Investment Officer, will become President and CEO effective April 1, 2025. The filing describes the change as part of planned succession and states that Bolton's retirement is not due to any disagreement with the company.
Bolton's annual base salary decreases to $850,000 effective April 1, 2025, with a lower incentive award opportunity for 2025.
Hill's annual base salary increases to $750,000 effective April 1, 2025, with higher incentive award opportunities for 2025.
Hill joined MAA in 2010 and has over 21 years of real estate experience, according to the press release.
The filing was signed by A. Clay Holder, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
Astec Industries said Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Controller Jamie E. Palm gave notice on December 6, 2024 that she will resign effective December 27, 2024, to pursue another opportunity. The company said her departure is not due to any disagreement over financial statements, operations, policies or accounting practices, and CFO Brian J. Harris will take on the principal accounting officer role after her departure.
Jamie E. Palm, Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Controller, gave notice of resignation on December 6, 2024
Resignation effective December 27, 2024; company states it is not related to any disagreement on accounting or financial matters
Brian J. Harris, current CFO and principal financial officer, will assume the principal accounting officer role after the resignation takes effect
Rogers Corporation appointed Laura Russell, its interim Chief Financial Officer since August 2024, to the permanent role of Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, effective December 10, 2024. The filing also sets out her updated pay package, including a $475,000 base salary and a 75% target incentive award, which shareholders can review in the attached compensation letter.
Laura Russell becomes Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer effective December 10, 2024; the Board approved the appointment on December 9, 2024.
Annual base salary of $475,000 with a target incentive award of 75% of base salary.
Initial time-based restricted stock unit grant valued at $300,000, vesting in equal annual installments over three years.
Beginning in 2025, target annual long-term incentive grant valued at 230% of base salary, less the value of the initial grant for 2025.
Southern Company said Stanley W. Connally, Jr. will become Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer effective January 1, 2025. He has held senior operations roles at the company and at Southern Company Services since 2018, and compensation for the new role has not yet been set.
Stanley W. Connally, Jr., 55, will become Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer on January 1, 2025.
Connally has been Executive Vice President for Operations of the Company and Chairman, President, and CEO of Southern Company Services since April 2021.
Compensation for the new role has not been decided; material changes will be reported in an 8-K amendment.
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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.