1,027 material Form 8-K filings that 835 companies we cover made with the SEC in February 2025, 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).
Pilgrim's Pride added Joanita Karoleski to its Board of Directors as a JBS Director on February 4, 2025, and re-appointed Mr. Menon, reclassifying him from an Equity Director to a JBS Director. The Board said the appointments were made to meet a requirement in the company's charter and bylaws on the total number of directors and JBS Directors, following stockholder approval at the December 2024 special meeting. The filing describes both directors as independent and says neither is expected to serve on committees.
Joanita Karoleski appointed to the Board as a JBS Director on February 4, 2025; she previously served as a director from 2022 until early 2024
Mr. Menon re-appointed to the Board and re-classified from Equity Director to JBS Director; he has served as a director since 2021
Both directors determined to be independent under Nasdaq Rule 5605(a)(2) and Rule 10A-3
Both will receive non-employee director compensation under the program described in the April 1, 2024 proxy statement
Vertiv Holdings director Robin L. Washington notified the board on February 4, 2025 that she will resign effective March 31, 2025. She cited her recently announced appointment as President and Chief Operating and Financial Officer of Salesforce, Inc., and the filing says the decision was not the result of any disagreement with the company's operations, policies or practices.
Robin L. Washington notified the Board on February 4, 2025 of her decision to resign.
Resignation is effective March 31, 2025.
Stated reason: her appointment as President and Chief Operating and Financial Officer of Salesforce, Inc.
Filing states no disagreement with the company's operations, policies or practices.
On February 4, 2025, the independent board, acting on the Compensation Committee's recommendation, approved 2025 base salaries for five officers. The filing is an administrative compensation disclosure and does not report any change in leadership or financial results.
Robert J. Sprowls, President and CEO: $975,000 base salary for 2025
Eva G. Tang, SVP-Finance and CFO: $630,400 base salary for 2025
Paul J. Rowley, Christopher H. Connor and Gladys M. Farrow: $488,900, $430,200 and $391,800 base salaries for 2025
Approved February 4, 2025; 8-K filed February 7, 2025
Perdoceo Education Corporation appointed Hanna Skandera to its Board of Directors on February 3, 2025, after the Board voted to expand its eligible seats from eight to nine. The appointment is a board change with no financial results reported, and the filing describes her compensation as a non-employee director.
Board appointment effective February 3, 2025; term runs to the 2025 annual meeting of stockholders
Annual cash retainer of $80,000 plus an annual restricted stock unit grant with a $125,000 target value at grant
Prorated equity award with a $31,250 target value, scheduled for February 21, 2025, vesting March 14, 2026
Ms. Skandera has not yet been named to any Board committee
ManpowerGroup said director Patricia Hemingway Hall informed the company on February 5, 2025, that she will retire from the Board and not stand for re-election when her term expires at the 2025 annual shareholder meeting. She said the decision is not due to any disagreement with the company or its Board on operations, policies or practices. The Board will have 10 directors and does not intend to fill the vacancy.
Director Patricia Hemingway Hall, a director since 2011 and former CEO of Health Care Services Corporation, will retire at the 2025 annual shareholder meeting.
Her decision was notified to the company on February 5, 2025, and is described as consistent with rotating off the Board at the retirement age in effect when she joined.
The Board will shrink to 10 directors, and the company does not intend to fill the vacancy.
The filing states no disagreement with the company or Board on any operational, policy or practice matter.
AMN Healthcare's Chairman of the Board, Douglas D. Wheat, retired from the board effective immediately, as notified on February 4, 2025. The company said the retirement was not due to any disagreement with the company or board on operations, policies or practices. Mark G. Foletta was appointed Chairman of the Board, and Wheat was named Chairman Emeritus.
Douglas D. Wheat notified the company on February 4, 2025 of his retirement from the board, effective immediately
Wheat was designated Chairman Emeritus of the Board upon retirement
Mark G. Foletta was appointed Chairman of the Board
The filing states Wheat's retirement was not due to any disagreement with the company or board
Power Integrations said CEO Balu Balakrishnan intends to retire from his role once the board appoints a successor, after notifying the company on February 3, 2025. He will remain CEO until then and is expected to serve as executive chairman and stay on the board afterward, and the board has hired an executive search firm.
Balakrishnan, 70, has been CEO since 2002 and joined the company in 1989.
He will remain president and CEO until a new CEO is appointed; the retirement was not due to any dispute with the company or board.
The board has retained an executive search firm; internal and external candidates will be considered.
Balakrishnan intends to serve as executive chairman during the transition and then remain on the board.
Brixmor Property Group amended the employment agreement of Mark T. Horgan, its Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, on February 5, 2025. The amendment extends his employment term from May 20, 2025 to May 19, 2028 and raises the minimum base salary and annual equity compensation level. The filing gives no dollar figures for the new pay levels.
Amendment dated February 5, 2025, covers Mark T. Horgan, EVP and Chief Investment Officer
Employment term extended from May 20, 2025 to May 19, 2028
Minimum base salary and annual equity compensation level increased; specific amounts not disclosed in the filing
On February 5, 2025, Sonic Automotive's Compensation Committee set 2025 performance bonus criteria tied to adjusted earnings per share and customer satisfaction, granted performance-based restricted stock units, and approved higher base salaries retroactive to January 1, 2025. Shareholders may track these awards because the salary increases raise fixed executive pay, while the bonuses and RSUs depend on the company's 2025 adjusted earnings per share.
Base salaries rise retroactive to January 1, 2025: David Bruton Smith (Chairman and CEO) from $1,336,366 to $1,737,276; Jeff Dyke (President) from $1,193,230 to $1,491,538; Heath R. Byrd (EVP and CFO) from $930,000 to $1,023,000.
Performance-based RSU grants of 53,035 units to Smith, 30,135 to Dyke and 23,487 to Byrd, subject to forfeiture based on 2025 adjusted EPS, with vesting on March 31, 2026 (25%), February 5, 2027 (30%) and February 5, 2028 (45%).
2025 bonuses are tied to adjusted EPS and dealership customer satisfaction goals for the January 1 to December 31, 2025 Performance Period, with amounts to be determined by March 15, 2026.
Equity LifeStyle Properties said Caroline Karp, its Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, took on the principal accounting officer role effective February 4, 2025, while CFO Paul Seavey remains principal financial officer. The company also approved a 2025 Executive Bonus Plan and declared a first quarter dividend of $0.515 per share, which shareholders of record on March 28, 2025 will receive on April 11, 2025.
Caroline Karp, 51, joined ELS as Chief Accounting Officer in September 2024 and became principal accounting officer effective February 4, 2025
Paul Seavey, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, remains principal financial officer
First quarter 2025 dividend of $0.515 per share, or $2.06 annualized, payable April 11, 2025 to holders of record on March 28, 2025
2025 bonus potential for CEO Marguerite Nader is 290% of annual salary; other named executives are 220%
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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.