924 material Form 8-K filings that 737 companies we cover made with the SEC in January 2026, 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).
Fresh Del Monte Produce appointed Mohammed Abbas as President and Chief Operating Officer effective January 1, 2026, after he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer since February 2022. His base salary rises from $850,000 to $1,000,000, and his target percentages under the annual incentive and long-term incentive plans increase. The filing does not discuss the effect of the change on company results.
Mohammed Abbas, 49, becomes President and Chief Operating Officer effective January 1, 2026; he has been EVP and COO since February 2022.
Base salary increases from $850,000 to $1,000,000.
Annual incentive target rises from 60% to 65% of base salary; long-term incentive cash target rises from 35% to 50%; equity target stays at 100%.
The filing reports no family relationships with directors or executive officers and no related-party transactions requiring disclosure.
KB Home director James C. Weaver told the company on January 6, 2026 that he will not stand for re-election at the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. He will serve out his current term, which ends at that meeting, and the filing says his decision was not due to any disagreement with the company or its board.
Director James C. Weaver informed KB Home on January 6, 2026 of his decision not to seek re-election.
Weaver will serve the remainder of his term, ending at the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
The filing states the decision was not due to any disagreement with KB Home or its board.
Resideo's compensation committee approved an amendment on January 6, 2026 to the agreement with CEO Jay Geldmacher, who is retiring. The change sets how his 2026 annual incentive pay is calculated, depending on when his transition date falls. The filing does not report any financial results or new financial figures.
Amendment approved by the Compensation and Human Capital Management Committee on January 6, 2026
If the transition date is before December 31, 2026, 2026 incentive pay is pro-rated from January 1 through that date and paid at target
If the transition date is on or after December 31, 2026, 2026 incentive pay covers the full year based on actual performance against plan measures
Toll Brothers said Chairman and CEO Douglas Yearley will become Executive Chairman on March 30, 2026, and Executive Vice President Karl Mistry will succeed him as CEO on that date. Mistry is also expected to join the Board on or about the same date, and the filing lists his base salary, bonus target and equity award. The change is a planned succession, and the filing reports no change to financial results or guidance.
Karl K. Mistry, a Toll Brothers employee since 2004, becomes CEO effective March 30, 2026.
Mistry's compensation includes a $1,000,000 base salary, a $2,250,000 targeted annual cash bonus and a $4,250,000 annual equity award.
Douglas C. Yearley, Jr., CEO since 2010, will remain as Executive Chair of the Board and is expected to receive $6,600,000 in total compensation starting in fiscal 2027.
Kaiser Aluminum appointed Hugh (Jack) J. Barger, III as Executive Vice President – Sales and Marketing effective January 1, 2026, as part of a planned succession from Blain A. Tiffany, who is expected to retire. Tiffany signed a transition letter on January 7, 2026, to serve as Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer through December 31, 2026, keeping his salary, incentive targets and equity grants.
Jack Barger appointed Executive Vice President – Sales and Marketing, effective January 1, 2026
Blain Tiffany, former EVP – Sales and Marketing, becomes Advisor to the CEO through December 31, 2026
Tiffany keeps base salary, incentive targets and equity grants without proration, and leaves the Key Employee Severance Benefit Plan
Healthcare Realty Trust appointed Daniel Gabbay, a former RBC Capital Markets managing director covering healthcare REITs, as executive vice president and chief financial officer effective January 12, 2026. CFO Austen Helfrich is leaving the same day, and the company expects to record a charge of approximately $5 million for the quarter ending March 31, 2026, related to his separation. The company said there is no change to its previously issued 2025 Normalized FFO guidance.
Daniel Gabbay becomes EVP and CFO effective January 12, 2026; he previously served as a managing director at RBC Capital Markets and Barclays.
Austen Helfrich, CFO since October 2024, departs effective January 12, 2026, under the termination other than for cause provisions of his employment agreement.
Gabbay's employment terms include a $500,000 base salary, a $625,000 target annual cash incentive, $1,375,000 in 2026 target equity awards, a $2,750,000 make-whole restricted stock award and $300,000 in relocation benefits.
The company expects a charge of approximately $5 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, tied to Helfrich's separation.
Photronics enlarged its Board of Directors from eight to nine members and elected Michelle Almeida as an independent director effective January 1, 2026. The appointment is a board governance change with no financial results or guidance included in the filing.
Board size increased from eight to nine members; Michelle Almeida elected effective January 1, 2026
Almeida is a Certified Public Accountant with over 25 years of finance experience, currently Vice President Corporate Finance and Treasurer at Compass Datacenters
She has not yet been appointed to any Board committees and will receive compensation similar to other non-employee directors
Effective as of January 1, 2026, Omega Healthcare Investors amended the employment agreements of its named executive officers, extending each term by one year to December 31, 2028 and revising salaries after an annual Compensation Committee review. The amendments also raised bonus opportunities and severance terms for President Matthew Gourmand and Chief Legal Officer Gail Makode, which could increase the company's potential future payouts to these executives.
Agreements of all named executive officers extended by one year to December 31, 2028
Gourmand's bonus opportunity raised: high performance 125% to 200% of base salary; target 75% to 125%; threshold 50% to 75%
Gourmand severance raised from two times to three times the sum of base salary and three-year average bonus, payable over three years
Heartland Express, Inc. appointed Joshua Helmich as its Chief Administrative Officer effective January 1, 2026, in connection with the integration of Contract Freighters, Inc. (CFI) U.S. operations. Mr. Helmich will also remain the company's Secretary and stepped down as CFI's Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective December 31, 2025.
Joshua Helmich appointed Chief Administrative Officer effective January 1, 2026
Helmich continues as Company Secretary
Helmich ceased to serve as SVP and CFO of CFI effective December 31, 2025
Change tied to the previously announced integration of CFI's U.S. operations
Cogent Communications amended CEO David Schaeffer's employment agreement on December 31, 2025, extending the term through December 31, 2028 and setting a new salary, cash incentive and equity award structure. The filing also discloses retention restricted stock awards to three other senior officers, which vest on January 1, 2029.
New annual salary of $1 million and target annual cash incentive capped at $1.25 million, paid only if EBITDA growth is above zero
Schaeffer received 229,657 time-vesting and 321,520 performance-vesting restricted shares for 2026, valued at $5 million and $7 million respectively
CFO Thaddeus G. Weed, Chief Legal Officer John B. Chang and Chief Revenue Officer Mark Andrew Harris each received 100,000 restricted shares retention awards
NRG Energy's board named Executive Vice President Robert Gaudette as President effective immediately and as Chief Executive Officer effective April 30, 2026, the date of the company's annual meeting. Lawrence Coben, the current CEO and Chair, will give up the President role now and leave the CEO and Chair posts on April 30, 2026, after which he will serve as an advisor through the end of 2026. The filing does not yet disclose Gaudette's compensation, which the company says it will provide in an amended filing.
Robert Gaudette, currently EVP of NRG Business and Wholesale Operations, was appointed President on January 6, 2026 and becomes CEO on April 30, 2026.
Lawrence Coben resigns as President immediately, remains CEO and Chair through April 30, 2026, and then serves as an advisor through the end of fiscal 2026.
Antonio Carrillo, a director since 2019, will succeed Coben as Chair effective April 30, 2026.
Gaudette's compensation has not been finalized; the company says it will file an amendment to this report once it is available.
Extreme Networks added Ron Pasek as a director effective immediately, appointed on January 5, 2026. He receives the standard non-employee director pay, including a pro rata share of the $110,000 annual retainer and an RSU award for 11,075 shares. For shareholders, this is a routine board addition that does not change financial results.
Ron Pasek appointed to the Board of Directors on January 5, 2026, effective immediately
Pro rata share of the $110,000 annual director retainer, plus possible committee fees
RSU award for 11,075 shares, vesting on the earlier of the next annual meeting or November 12, 2026
Company entered its standard director indemnification agreement with Mr. Pasek
Apogee Enterprises' Chief Financial Officer, Matthew J. Osberg, resigned on January 2, 2026, with his last day set for January 16, 2026. The company named Mark Augdahl, its Chief Accounting Officer since 2023, as interim CFO effective January 7, 2026, and said it will search for a permanent successor.
Matthew J. Osberg tendered his resignation as EVP and CFO on January 2, 2026; last day is January 16, 2026.
Mark Augdahl, 60, becomes interim CFO and Principal Financial and Principal Accounting Officer effective January 7, 2026.
Augdahl has held finance leadership roles at the company and its subsidiaries for 25 years, including prior interim CFO service.
The filing includes a press release (Exhibit 99.1) on the CFO transition, furnished under Regulation FD rather than filed.
SharkNinja added Jason Wortendyke, a Cantor Fitzgerald investment banker with more than 25 years of finance experience, to its Board of Directors effective January 5, 2026. He also joined the Compensation Committee, which sets director and executive pay. The filing discloses his director pay terms but no financial results, so the appointment itself has no direct effect on reported performance.
Board appointment effective January 5, 2026, with a term ending at the 2026 annual general meeting
Annual cash retainer of $152,000 for Board service plus $15,000 for Compensation Committee service
Annual RSU grant with a grant-date fair value of $181,342, vesting in full on June 18, 2026
Aon disclosed a separation agreement with Eric Andersen, who previously moved from President to Senior Advisor in March 2025 and will depart the company effective January 31, 2026. Under the agreement, he receives a cash lump sum equal to his 2025 target annual incentive, and some equity awards are forfeited while others vest, conditioned on a general release of claims.
Separation Agreement dated January 6, 2026; departure effective January 31, 2026
Cash lump sum equal to Andersen's 2025 target annual incentive
LPP 19 PSUs, 3x3PP PSUs and Special PSUs forfeited; LPP 18 PSUs and 2023 ISP RSUs vest in Q1 2026; 2025 ISP RSUs vest no later than February 13, 2026
CF Industries said its executive vice president and chief financial officer, Gregory Cameron, will leave the company effective February 15, 2026, by mutual agreement. The company named Richard Hoker, its vice president and corporate controller, as interim CFO effective the same day, and has started a search for a permanent CFO.
Gregory D. Cameron, CFO, separates from the company effective February 15, 2026; agreement reached January 5, 2026
Richard A. Hoker, 61, named interim CFO effective February 15, 2026, until a successor is appointed
Hoker has been vice president and corporate controller and chief accounting officer since November 2007
No compensation decisions have been made yet; existing arrangements for both executives remain in effect
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