1,080 material Form 8-K filings that 839 companies we cover made with the SEC in May 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).
Acadian Asset Management's board appointed Scott Hynes as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective May 19, 2025, and he will also serve as principal financial officer. At the May 13, 2025 annual meeting, stockholders elected all five director nominees, ratified KPMG LLP as auditor for 2025, and approved executive compensation on an advisory basis. The board also adopted amended and restated bylaws that replace references to BrightSphere Investment Group Inc. with Acadian Asset Management Inc.
Scott Hynes becomes CFO effective May 19, 2025; Christina Wiater remains principal accounting officer.
Hynes receives a $450,000 annual base salary and a target bonus of $1.05 million, paid in cash and restricted stock units.
If terminated without cause, Hynes would receive 12 months of base salary and 12 months of health benefits, subject to a release of claims.
Advisory say-on-pay vote: 31,936,964 shares for and 145,868 against, out of 33,606,017 shares present or represented.
Carlisle Companies appointed Christopher B. Gaskill as Vice President and General Counsel on May 15, 2025, succeeding Scott C. Selbach, who moves to Executive Vice President, Government Relations and remains Secretary. Gaskill previously was Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary at Summit Materials, Inc. The change is administrative, with no financial results disclosed in the filing.
Christopher B. Gaskill appointed Vice President and General Counsel on May 15, 2025
Scott C. Selbach transitions to Executive Vice President, Government Relations and remains Secretary
Gaskill's executive severance agreement provides three years of compensation and benefits if terminated within three years of a change of control
Both executives will report to Chair, President and CEO Chris Koch
Paychex founder B. Thomas Golisano notified the board on May 15, 2025 that he will step down as a director, effective after the company's July 2025 board meeting. He cited no disagreement with the company's operations, policies or practices. The filing does not describe any change to Paychex's financial results or outlook.
Golisano, 83, founded Paychex in 1971 and served as President, CEO and Chairman before retiring as CEO in 2004
Notice given to the board on May 15, 2025; departure effective after the July 2025 board meeting
No disagreement on company operations, policies or practices was cited
Chairman Martin Mucci and CEO Gibson issued statements thanking Golisano
Nutanix appointed Eric K. Brandt, a former CFO of Broadcom, as an independent director effective May 15, 2025, and David Humphrey, a Bain Capital partner, resigned from the board effective the same day. The filing says Humphrey's resignation was not due to any disagreement with the company, and Max de Groen remains on the board from Bain Capital.
Eric K. Brandt appointed director effective May 15, 2025; not yet named to any board committee
Brandt was CFO of Broadcom Corporation from 2007 until its acquisition by Avago Technologies in 2016
David Humphrey resigned as director effective May 15, 2025, with no disagreement with the company stated
Bain Capital's partner Max de Groen continues to serve on the board
Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. disclosed that Lindsay E. Gray, Senior Vice President, Accounting, submitted her resignation on May 12, 2025, effective June 2, 2025. The filing says she is leaving to pursue another opportunity and that the departure was not due to any disagreement with the company on its operations, policies or practices.
Lindsay E. Gray, Senior Vice President, Accounting, resigned on May 12, 2025.
Her resignation takes effect June 2, 2025.
The company states the departure was a personal decision to pursue another opportunity, with no disagreement on operations, policies or practices.
Dutch Bros designated Nicholas Daddario as its principal accounting officer, effective May 13, 2025, after he served as Chief Accounting Officer since January 2025. At the May 13 annual meeting, shareholders elected all ten director nominees and ratified KPMG LLP as auditor, and approved executive pay on an advisory basis.
Daddario, age 56, has a base salary of $350,000 and a target annual cash bonus of 45% of base salary
Equity awards include a one-time restricted stock unit grant of $150,000 and an eligible annual grant of $300,000
Ten directors were elected, including Travis Boersma and Christine Barone; KPMG LLP was ratified for fiscal 2025 with 443,279,090 votes for
Approximately 92.8% of voting power was represented at the May 13, 2025 annual meeting
AAON said Matt Tobolski, previously its president and chief operating officer, became president and CEO effective May 13, 2025, succeeding Gary Fields, who remains on the Board as a special advisor. The Board also expanded from eight to nine members and appointed Tobolski to the new seat, and declared a $0.10 per share quarterly dividend, which matters to shareholders for the leadership transition and the cash payout.
Tobolski, 41, became President and CEO effective May 13, 2025, and joined the Board as a Class I director with a term expiring in May 2028
Gary D. Fields moved to special advisor to the Board effective May 13, 2025, and continues as a director
The filing discloses $1.1 million in prior-fiscal-year payments to lease time on an aircraft partially owned by Tobolski
Quarterly dividend of $0.10 per share ($0.40 annually), payable June 27, 2025, to holders of record June 6, 2025
Valmont Industries disclosed separation agreements with two executives, John T. Donahue and Diane M. Larkin, both signed May 14, 2025, after their executive positions were eliminated on April 29, 2025. Both will remain employed as non-executive advisors until December 27, 2025, with severance and continued vesting of equity awards on set terms.
Executive positions of John T. Donahue and Diane M. Larkin were eliminated on April 29, 2025; both moved to non-executive advisor roles.
Both agreements run employment through December 27, 2025, with 20 weeks of base salary plus one week per year of service as severance (7 weeks for Donahue, 5 weeks for Larkin).
Unvested restricted stock units and stock options that do not vest by December 27, 2025 will be forfeited; incentive payouts are due no later than March 15, 2026.
Goodyear's board elected Jason J. Winkler, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Motorola Solutions, as a director effective May 15, 2025. He joins the Audit Committee and the Committee on Corporate Responsibility and Compliance, and his term runs to the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The filing does not report financial results or any change in Goodyear's guidance.
Jason J. Winkler elected to the Board on May 12, 2025, effective May 15, 2025
Term expires at the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
Joins the Audit Committee and the Committee on Corporate Responsibility and Compliance
Winkler will receive the standard compensation for non-employee directors
Granite Construction said Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer James A. Radich notified the company on May 16, 2025 that he will retire from the role on July 4, 2025. The filing does not name a successor or describe the reasons for the departure, and it does not include financial results or guidance.
James A. Radich, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, will retire.
Notice was given May 16, 2025; retirement takes effect July 4, 2025.
The filing does not name a successor or give a reason for the departure.
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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.