619 material Form 8-K filings that 507 companies we cover made with the SEC in December 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).
Qualcomm disclosed that board member Kornelis (Neil) Smit informed the board on December 10, 2025, that he will retire effective at the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. He will have served nearly 8 years on the board. The filing describes a planned board departure and does not name a successor or any change in financial results.
Kornelis (Neil) Smit notified the board on December 10, 2025 of his retirement.
Retirement takes effect at Qualcomm's 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
On December 11, 2025, G-III's Compensation Committee approved one-time restricted stock unit awards to a group of key employees identified as its next generation of leaders, including Executive Vice President Jeffrey Goldfarb and Chief Growth and Operations Officer Dana Perlman. The awards cliff-vest after five years, and the filing says the grants are meant to support retention and succession planning.
Jeffrey Goldfarb's award has a grant date value of $5,000,000; Dana Perlman's has a value of $2,000,000
Awards were sized using the December 12, 2025 closing price of the common stock and are subject to rounding down to whole shares
Awards cliff-vest 100% on the fifth anniversary of grant; named executive officers Morris Goldfarb, Neal Nackman and Sammy Aaron received no award
Sun Communities said Mark E. Patten, formerly CFO of Essential Properties Realty Trust, will become its Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer on January 5, 2026, succeeding Fernando Castro-Caratini. The filing also details compensation for Patten and transition agreements for Castro-Caratini and former CEO Gary A. Shiffman, whose transition terms include equity vesting and monthly consulting pay.
Mark E. Patten's base salary is $600,000, with a target annual bonus of 100% of base salary and a 2026 bonus of not less than target.
Patten's package includes a retention restricted stock grant with a target value of $3.5 million, a retention cash bonus of up to $2.3 million, relocation benefits of $100,000, and a 2026 restricted share grant with a target value of $2.0 m
Castro-Caratini will serve as a Senior Adviser through June 30, 2026 at $45,833 per month, and 35,200 restricted shares vest on December 30, 2025.
Shiffman, who retired as CEO effective October 1, 2025, will serve as a Senior Adviser through March 31, 2026 at $75,000 per month, and 118,000 restricted shares vest on January 2, 2026.
Alliant Energy's Wisconsin Power and Light unit said its president, David A. de Leon, plans to retire after 39 years of service, with retirement on or about July 1, 2026. Rebecca Cameron Valcq, formerly chair of the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, was named WPL president effective January 5, 2026. The change is a planned leadership transition at a regulated utility subsidiary and does not include any reported financial impact.
David A. de Leon informed the company on December 10, 2025 that he intends to retire after 39 years of service
De Leon stays on as Senior Vice President of Alliant Energy, IPL and WPL from January 5, 2026 until retirement on or about July 1, 2026
Rebecca Cameron Valcq, 50, appointed WPL president effective January 5, 2026 and also named Vice President of Alliant Energy and IPL
Valcq chaired the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin from 2019 to 2024
Benchmark Electronics disclosed compensation changes tied to its CEO succession plan. David Moezidis, who will succeed Jeffrey W. Benck as chief executive upon Benck's retirement on March 31, 2026, was promoted to President, and his base salary and target bonus were increased. The filing reports leadership transition details rather than financial results.
David Moezidis will succeed Jeffrey W. Benck as CEO when Benck retires on March 31, 2026.
Moezidis' base salary rises from $546,300 to $650,000 following his promotion to President.
His target annual cash incentive rises from $409,725 to $487,500, with the target still 75% of salary.
David L. Cummings recently succeeded Moezidis as Chief Commercial Officer.
EastGroup Properties announced a set of executive leadership changes effective January 1, 2026, including Reid Dunbar as President and Staci Tyler as Chief Financial Officer, with Brent Wood moving to a new Chief Operating Officer role. The company also said Executive Vice President John Coleman will retire on June 30, 2026, and Todd Johnson will succeed him, which shows continuity in senior management for shareholders.
Reid Dunbar becomes President effective January 1, 2026, and will oversee capital allocation decisions and play a larger role in corporate strategy and investor relations.
Staci Tyler becomes Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, replacing Brent Wood in that role.
Brent Wood takes on the newly created role of Chief Operating Officer, overseeing leasing and property management for the portfolio of approximately 65 million square feet.
John Coleman retires as Executive Vice President of the Eastern Region on June 30, 2026; Todd Johnson will succeed him.
Masco's board appointed Gary A. Coombe, currently CEO-Grooming at Procter & Gamble, as a Class II director effective January 1, 2026. He will sit on the Audit Committee and the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, and the board determined he is independent under NYSE and SEC rules.
Appointed by the board on December 16, 2025, effective January 1, 2026
Serves on the Audit Committee and the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee
Age 61; CEO-Grooming at Procter & Gamble since 2018; with P&G since 1986
Will receive compensation under the company's standard nonemployee director arrangements
S&P Global appointed former Best Buy chair and CEO Hubert Joly as a director, effective January 2, 2026, expanding the board from ten to eleven members. Joly will serve on the Audit and Compensation and Leadership Development Committees, which shapes board oversight rather than company financial results.
Board appointed Hubert Joly on December 10, 2025, on recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
Board size increases from ten to eleven directors
Joly will serve on the Audit and Compensation and Leadership Development Committees
Joly is a director of Johnson & Johnson and a senior lecturer at Harvard Business School
BILL Holdings, Inc. disclosed that Germaine Cota, its Senior Vice President, Finance & Accounting and Principal Accounting Officer, told the company on December 11, 2025 that she intends to resign, effective January 16, 2026. The filing does not give a reason for the departure or name a successor, so shareholders have no stated information on the replacement plan.
Germaine Cota is SVP, Finance & Accounting and Principal Accounting Officer.
Cota informed the company of her resignation intention on December 11, 2025.
Resignation is effective January 16, 2026; the filing names no successor and gives no reason.
Regency Centers said its Board voted on December 15, 2025 to elect Mark J. Parrell as a director, effective January 1, 2026, and expanded the Board from eleven to twelve members. Mr. Parrell is currently President and CEO of Equity Residential, and the Company has determined he is independent under Nasdaq listing standards.
Mark J. Parrell elected director effective January 1, 2026; Board size increases from 11 to 12
Mr. Parrell is President and CEO of Equity Residential (NYSE: EQR) since January 2019
Annual non-employee director compensation includes a $75,000 cash retainer and a $125,000 stock rights grant, prorated for 2026
Initially serves on the Audit and Investment committees
Humana said Insurance Segment President George Renaudin will retire by the third quarter of 2026 after a 29-year career, and will serve as a strategic advisor through December 31, 2026. Aaron Martin will join in January 2026 as President of Medicare Advantage and become Insurance Segment President after Renaudin's transition. The company also reaffirmed its FY 2025 earnings guidance, which shareholders may weigh alongside the leadership change.
George Renaudin will retire by Q3 2026 after 29 years at Humana, then advise the company through December 31, 2026 and move to temporary worker status until March 1, 2027
Aaron Martin joins in January 2026 as President of Medicare Advantage; he will become Insurance Segment President after Renaudin's transition
John Barger, current President of Medicaid and Dual Eligible programs, will be promoted to President of Medicare Advantage
Humana reaffirmed FY 2025 guidance of approximately $12.26 diluted EPS (GAAP) and approximately $17.00 Adjusted EPS, consistent with its November 5, 2025 guidance
Vestis said CFO Kelly Janzen will leave the company effective December 31, 2025, to pursue other opportunities, and that the resignation is not due to a disagreement with the company or its board. Adam K. Bowen, the company's vice president of financial planning and analysis, was appointed interim chief financial officer effective December 16, 2025, while the board searches for a permanent CFO. The company also reaffirmed its fiscal year 2026 financial guidance.
Janzen gave notice on December 10, 2025; her resignation takes effect December 31, 2025, and she remains in her role until then.
Bowen's annual base salary is $400,000, with a target bonus of 35% of base salary, effective December 13, 2025.
Vestis reaffirmed its full-year 2026 financial guidance, as first announced in its December 1, 2025 earnings release.
Kraft Heinz appointed Steve Cahillane, former CEO of Kellanova, as chief executive officer and board member effective January 1, 2026. Carlos Abrams-Rivera steps down as CEO on the same date and stays as a senior advisor until March 6, 2026, and John T. Cahill will become Board Chair in place of Miguel Patricio. The filing ties the change to the company's planned separation into two public companies, expected to close in the second half of 2026.
Steve Cahillane's base salary is $1,400,000, with a target annual bonus of 225% of base salary.
His target annual equity award is $9,000,000, plus a one-time sign-on award with a target value of $11,000,000, granted on or about January 30, 2026.
Abrams-Rivera's Separation Agreement provides no further bonuses or equity grants, with severance subject to a release of claims.
Kraft Heinz expects the planned separation to close in the second half of 2026.
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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.