1,041 material Form 8-K filings that 824 companies we cover made with the SEC in November 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).
NewMarket said its Controller and Principal Accounting Officer, Ann P. Pietrantoni, is resigning to pursue other opportunities, with her last day set for November 26, 2025. The company said the resignation does not involve any dispute or disagreement over its operations, policies or practices. Chief Financial Officer Timothy K. Fitzgerald will serve as interim principal accounting officer, a change that bears on financial reporting oversight.
Ann P. Pietrantoni, Controller and Principal Accounting Officer, gave notice on October 31, 2025
Her last day with the company will be November 26, 2025
Timothy K. Fitzgerald, Vice President and CFO, will become interim principal accounting officer
The filing states the resignation was not due to any disagreement on operations, policies or practices
On November 5, 2025, Tractor Supply's independent directors approved retention equity awards for President and CEO Harry A. Lawton III, made up of a performance share unit award with a $12,000,000 target grant date value and a restricted share unit award with an $8,000,000 grant date fair value. The filing says the awards extend vesting periods to retain Mr. Lawton, and the board also approved a temporary waiver allowing him to serve on two outside boards. The company also declared a $0.23 per share quarterly dividend.
Performance share units with a $12,000,000 target grant date value vest February 5, 2031, based on total shareholder return relative to S&P 500 constituents from January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2030
Restricted share units with an $8,000,000 grant date fair value vest in equal installments on the third, fourth and fifth anniversaries of the grant date
Board temporarily waived the director service limit in Mr. Lawton's December 4, 2019 employment agreement to allow service on two outside boards
Quarterly cash dividend of $0.23 per share is payable December 9, 2025, to holders of record as of November 24, 2025
Koppers Holdings' board increased its size from eight to nine directors and elected Laura Posadas, CEO of Canlak Coatings Inc., as a director effective November 5, 2025. The board determined she is independent, and she will stand for shareholder election at the 2026 Annual Meeting; her committee assignments have not yet been set.
Board expanded from eight to nine directors; Laura Posadas elected effective November 5, 2025
Posadas has been CEO of Canlak Coatings Inc. since October 2024 and previously was Chief Commercial Officer of Matrix Adhesives Group
Board determined Posadas is independent under NYSE listing requirements; committee roles not yet determined
She will receive standard non-employee director compensation described in the 2025 proxy statement
IQVIA's board appointed Dr. William G. Kaelin Jr. as a director effective November 5, 2025, and the board determined he is independent under New York Stock Exchange rules. The filing discloses a board addition only and contains no financial results or guidance.
Dr. William G. Kaelin Jr. appointed to the board on November 5, 2025
Board determined Dr. Kaelin meets the NYSE definition of independent director
He will receive non-employee director compensation and sign the standard indemnification agreement
Dr. Kaelin shared the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine and serves on the board of Eli Lilly and Company
Q2 Holdings announced executive changes effective November 6, 2025. Himagiri Mukkamala, Chief Development Officer, becomes Chief Operating Officer, Kirk L. Coleman moves from President to Chief Business Officer, and Matthew P. Flake takes on the President title alongside his roles as Chairman and CEO. Chief Revenue Officer Michael A. Volanoski is leaving the company, staying through December 12, 2025 to help with the transition.
Mukkamala's annual base salary rises to $450,000 with a target bonus of 75% of base salary, effective November 6, 2025
Coleman resigns as President effective November 6, 2025 and becomes Chief Business Officer
Volanoski will depart and continue as Chief Revenue Officer through December 12, 2025; his exit is not tied to any dispute with the company
Filing states no compensation changes for Coleman or Flake from the leadership changes
Mohawk Industries said CFO James F. Brunk will retire effective April 1, 2026, and will continue in a senior advisory role. Nicholas P. Manthey, currently Vice President of Corporate Finance and Investor Relations, will succeed him as chief financial officer. The filing does not report any financial results, and the change is a planned leadership transition.
Brunk retires as CFO effective April 1, 2026, and will serve in a senior advisory role afterward
Manthey, age 44, joined the company in 2020 as CFO of Flooring North America and has been Vice President of Corporate Finance and Investor Relations since 2024
Brunk will receive a $1,200,000 annual base salary as senior advisor and a $1,000,000 grant of common stock that vests in equal amounts over two years
Effective October 31, 2025, Apogee Enterprises replaced CEO Ty Silberhorn, who also left the Board, with Independent Chair Donald Nolan, who becomes CEO and Executive Chair. The Board has begun evaluating internal and external CEO succession candidates, and the company reaffirmed its fiscal 2026 outlook for net sales of $1.39 billion to $1.42 billion and adjusted diluted EPS of $3.60 to $3.90.
Donald A. Nolan becomes CEO and Executive Chair effective October 31, 2025; Patricia K. Wagner named Lead Independent Director
Silberhorn's separation agreement provides $932,000 in cash in 24 monthly installments, accelerated vesting of 78,376 restricted shares, a $466,000 incentive payment, and a $742,500 cash payment plus 16,867 performance award shares
Nolan's offer letter runs through October 31, 2026, with a $925,000 base salary, a $100,000 travel payment, and a restricted stock award valued at $1.75 million
Fiscal 2026 outlook reaffirmed: net sales of $1.39 billion to $1.42 billion and adjusted diluted EPS of $3.60 to $3.90
BJ's Restaurants appointed Todd Wilson, currently CFO of Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective December 15, 2025. The filing also reports that Jacob J. Guild stops serving as Principal Accounting Officer on November 8, 2025, and William J. Atkins takes on that role on an interim basis. The filing discloses no financial results, and the company did not change its guidance.
Todd Wilson's base salary is $575,000 per year, with a signing bonus of $250,000 and a New Hire Grant with a grant date fair market value of $500,000.
Annual bonus target is no less than 65% of base salary; 2026 annual long-term equity grant has a grant date fair market value of $750,000.
Severance equals twelve months of base salary if terminated without cause or if he resigns for Good Reason.
Jacob J. Guild ceases to be Principal Accounting Officer effective November 8, 2025; William J. Atkins serves as Interim Principal Accounting Officer until December 14, 2025.
Terreno Realty Corporation's board expanded by one seat and appointed Paul J. Donahue, Jr. as a director effective November 4, 2025. He was also named to the Nominating and Corporate Governance, Compensation, and Audit Committees, and the board determined he meets applicable NYSE and Exchange Act requirements. The filing describes this as a routine governance addition with no arrangement or related-party transaction disclosed.
Board expanded by one seat and Paul J. Donahue, Jr. appointed director effective November 4, 2025
Donahue will serve on the Nominating and Corporate Governance, Compensation, and Audit Committees
Donahue is eligible for the compensation program for independent directors; no related-party transactions disclosed
Southwest Gas Holdings said its Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Robert J. Stefani, will leave the role effective December 1, 2025, or earlier if his employment ends sooner. The filing says the departure is not tied to any disagreement with auditors or management on accounting, disclosure, or internal controls, and the board has started a search for a successor.
Robert J. Stefani, SVP and CFO of Southwest Gas Holdings and Southwest Gas Corporation, will leave the role effective December 1, 2025 or earlier separation date
Alan Campbell, chair of ON Semiconductor's board, notified the company on November 4, 2025 that he will retire from the board and its committees at the end of his current term, just before the 2026 annual meeting. The board has appointed Thomas L. Deitrich to succeed him as chair, subject to Deitrich's renomination and reelection, which the filing says is meant to keep board leadership continuous.
Alan Campbell gave notice of retirement on November 4, 2025; he will remain chair until he retires.
The 2026 annual meeting of stockholders is scheduled for May 14, 2026.
Thomas L. Deitrich was appointed to succeed Campbell as board chair, assuming his renomination and reelection.
Campbell said his decision was not due to any disagreement with the company over its operations, policies or practices.
Frontdoor's board appointed Jason Bailey, its current Vice President of Finance, as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective November 10, 2025. CFO Jessica Ross resigned from the role effective the same date and will stay with the company as an advisor to the CEO through December 31, 2025, under a separation and transition agreement.
Jason Bailey, 51, has been Frontdoor's Vice President, Finance since September 2018 and previously held finance roles at ServiceMaster from December 2008 to September 2018.
Bailey's base salary is $475,000, with a target annual cash incentive of 75% of base salary and a $600,000 promotion equity grant in performance shares.
Jessica Ross's resignation takes effect November 10, 2025; she will receive her current base salary and her 2025 AIP bonus, based on 100% Company performance, through the December 31, 2025 transition period.
Chairman and CEO Bill Cobb said the company's revenue and profits have grown to new heights during Ross's three-year tenure as CFO.
CNX Resources' Board appointed Everett Good, the company's current Vice President of Finance and Treasury, as Chief Financial Officer effective January 1, 2026. He succeeds Alan Shepard, who is set to become President and Chief Executive Officer on the same date and join the Board.
Everett Good, age 39, has been Vice President of Finance and Treasury since April 2021.
Good succeeds Alan Shepard as CFO; Shepard becomes President and CEO effective January 1, 2026.
Compensation changes tied to the CFO role will be set by the Compensation Committee at a later date.
The appointment is contingent on Good remaining an employee through the appointment date.
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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.