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).
Lafayette Digital Acquisition Corp. I, a blank check company, said holders of its units may separate them into Class A ordinary shares and warrants starting on or about February 4, 2026. Separated shares and warrants will trade on Nasdaq under ZKP and ZKPW, while units not separated continue to trade as ZKPU. The filing is administrative and does not describe a business combination or change in financial results.
Separate trading of Class A ordinary shares and warrants begins on or about February 4, 2026.
Each unit consists of one Class A ordinary share and one-fourth of one redeemable warrant.
Separated securities trade under ZKP (shares) and ZKPW (warrants); units not separated continue under ZKPU.
Unit holders must contact Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company through their brokers to separate units.
Becton Dickinson's board adopted an executive severance plan effective January 27, 2026, covering named executive officers and other eligible managers whose employment is terminated without cause. At its January 27, 2026 annual meeting, shareholders approved adding 3,935,000 shares to the 2004 equity-based compensation plan and approved all board nominees and the other proposals.
Severance plan: CEO receives 1.5x base salary and target bonus in a lump sum; Executive Leadership Team members receive 1.0x; Business Unit Presidents and other eligible participants receive 1.0x base salary.
Equity plan: shareholders approved an increase of 3,935,000 shares available for awards under the 2004 Plan.
Proposal 4 vote: 232,072,981 for, 8,310,708 against, 1,170,610 abstentions.
Ernst & Young ratified as independent auditor for fiscal 2026 with 240,467,316 votes for and 16,959,702 against.
Power Integrations amended and restated its bylaws on January 27, 2026, updating stockholder meeting, nomination, and forum procedures. The Talent and Compensation Committee also raised the shares reserved under its inducement award plan by 500,000 to 850,000, adopted without stockholder approval for new hires. The filing describes governance procedures and equity grant capacity, not financial results.
Board amended and restated bylaws effective January 27, 2026, including universal proxy and stockholder nomination rules.
Bylaws now name the Delaware Court of Chancery and federal district courts as exclusive forums for certain proceedings.
Inducement plan shares reserved increased by 500,000 to a total of 850,000 shares of common stock.
Inducement plan awards are limited to individuals not previously employees or directors, adopted under Nasdaq Rule 5635(c)(4).
Source Capital said its average discount to net asset value stayed under 10% for 2025, so no tender offer will occur for that year. The board also extended the discount management program through 2027 and approved a contingent tender offer for 2027, which would be triggered only if the average discount exceeds 10%.
No 2025 tender offer, because the average discount to NAV for January 1 to December 31, 2025 was under 10%
Fund traded at a premium in Q4 2025, peaking at 1.20% above NAV on November 28, 2025
Program extended through December 31, 2027; a 2027 tender would cover 10% of outstanding shares at 98% of NAV if the average discount exceeds 10%
As of December 31, 2025, about 21.7% of NAV was in private credit, and about 25.9% of NAV including committed capital
Omnicom Group's shareholders approved the Omnicom 2026 Incentive Award Plan at a special meeting held on January 28, 2026. The filing does not describe the plan's terms; those are set out in the full plan, filed as Exhibit 10.1, and in the proxy statement filed December 22, 2025.
The Omnicom 2026 Incentive Award Plan was approved at a special meeting of shareholders held January 28, 2026.
Votes for were 257,022,432, votes against were 8,600,690, and abstentions were 223,223.
The full plan is filed as Exhibit 10.1; the proxy statement filed December 22, 2025 describes it under Proposal 1.
StandardAero completed a secondary offering of 57,500,000 shares by Carlyle-affiliated and GIC-affiliated selling stockholders at $31.00 per share, and the company did not receive any proceeds from it. Alongside the offering, the company repurchased 1,637,465 shares from the GIC-affiliated holder at $30.535 per share, and those shares are no longer outstanding, which reduces the share count.
Offering of 57,500,000 shares at $31.00 per share completed January 29, 2026, including 7,500,000 shares from the underwriters' option
Company received no proceeds from the selling stockholders' sale of shares
Company repurchased 1,637,465 shares at $30.535 per share, the offering price less underwriting discounts, under its December 2025 repurchase program
Underwriting agreement dated January 27, 2026, with Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as representatives
At its January 26, 2026 annual meeting, Scotts Miracle-Gro shareholders approved an amendment and restatement of the Long-Term Incentive Plan that adds 2,750,000 common shares available for grants to participants. Shareholders also elected four directors to terms expiring in 2029 and approved executive compensation on an advisory basis. The larger share pool allows more equity awards, which can dilute existing shareholders.
Plan amendment adds 2,750,000 common shares for grants; the plan vote was 30,015,373 for and 17,031,657 against, with 256,479 abstentions.
Shareholders elected James Hagedorn, Edith Avilés, Roberto Candelino and Mark D. Kingdon as directors, with terms expiring at the 2029 annual meeting.
Advisory vote on named executive officer compensation was approved: 39,606,777 for and 7,422,471 against.
Beginning January 30, 2026, the company will use new award agreement forms for employee and non-employee director equity grants.
At its January 28, 2026 annual meeting, Valvoline shareholders approved the 2026 Omnibus Incentive Plan, which replaces the 2016 Incentive Plan, and elected all nine director nominees to one-year terms. Shareholders also ratified Ernst & Young LLP as the independent auditor for fiscal 2026 and approved the non-binding executive compensation vote, so the filing reports routine governance outcomes without a change in company direction.
Incentive plan approved: 98,126,370 for, 12,583,171 against, 328,917 abstain
All nine director nominees elected to one-year terms, including Chris Carr and Jennifer L. Slater
Ernst & Young LLP ratified as fiscal 2026 auditor: 116,430,634 for, 694,244 against
Shares represented: 117,276,828, or 92.2% of the 127,241,976 eligible shares
Source Capital announced the U.S. federal income tax treatment of its 2025 dividends and a $2.50739554 per share deemed distribution to shareholders of record as of December 31, 2025. The fund retained net long-term capital gains instead of paying them in cash, so shareholders receive a tax credit for the 21% corporate tax paid on their behalf and increase their tax basis in their shares.
Deemed distribution of $2.50739554 per share to shareholders of record on December 31, 2025, with no cash payment date
Fund pays 21% federal tax on the retained gains, or $0.52655306 per share, and shareholders increase their tax basis by $1.98084248 per share
2025 monthly dividends totaled $2.499600 per share: $1.798464 ordinary income and $0.701136 long-term capital gain distributions
Tax forms (IRS Form 2439) to be mailed in January 2026, with shareholders contacting their brokers or Equiniti Trust Company if not received by March 2026
Bluerock Acquisition Corp., a blank-check company (SPAC), announced that holders of its units may separate them into Class A ordinary shares and warrants starting on or about February 2, 2026. The units, from an initial public offering of 17,250,000 units completed on December 12, 2025, will keep trading as BLRKU if not separated, and the shares and warrants will trade separately as BLRK and BLRKW.
Separate trading of Class A ordinary shares (BLRK) and warrants (BLRKW) may begin on or about February 2, 2026.
Each unit consists of one Class A ordinary share and one-third of one redeemable warrant; no fractional warrants will be issued.
Holders must have their brokers contact Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company to separate units.
The IPO of 17,250,000 units, including 2,250,000 units from the full exercise of the underwriters' overallotment option, was completed on December 12, 2025.
At its January 28, 2026 annual meeting, Accenture shareholders approved all seven proposals, including the election of ten directors and an amended Share Incentive Plan. The plan adds 7 million shares for issuance and extends its term to December 12, 2035, which gives the company more room to grant equity awards to employees and directors.
All ten director nominees were approved, with Arun Sarin receiving the lowest support at 89.68% of votes cast.
The non-binding say-on-pay vote on named executive officer compensation passed with 87.73% in favor and 12.27% against.
The amended Share Incentive Plan passed with 96.27% in favor, adding 7 million shares and extending the term to December 12, 2035.
KPMG LLP's ratification as independent auditor passed with 91.32% in favor.
Adobe's board committee approved a 2026 Performance Share Program for executives, tied 50% to relative stock return against NASDAQ-100 companies and 50% to Net New Sales growth over fiscal 2026-2028. The committee also approved a 2026 Executive Annual Incentive Plan and adopted a cash severance policy capping new severance at 2.99 times salary plus target bonus without stockholder ratification.
Performance Share Program covers calendar 2026-2028 relative TSR and fiscal 2026-2028 Net New Sales goals, with payouts from 0% to 200% of target
Chair and CEO Shantanu Narayen's target performance share award is 106,672 shares, with a maximum of 213,344 shares
Incentive Plan requires at least 95% of fiscal 2026 revenue and EPS targets; CEO target bonus is 200% of base salary
Cash Severance Policy limits new executive cash severance to 2.99 times base salary plus target annual bonus absent stockholder ratification
Ashland's Compensation Committee approved a one-time equity award of $2,000,000 in restricted stock units to Chair and CEO Guillermo Novo, under a letter agreement dated January 26, 2026. The units cliff-vest on December 31, 2028, and are meant to encourage his continued employment through at least that date.
Award value is $2,000,000, allocated 100% to time-based restricted stock units
Units cliff-vest on December 31, 2028, subject to Novo's continued employment
Grant date is two business days after the Form 10-Q for first quarter fiscal 2026 is released
Novo waived accelerated vesting on retirement before December 31, 2028 and agreed to 180 days' notice of resignation
On January 21, 2026, Weyerhaeuser's Compensation Committee approved new forms of terms and conditions for future performance share unit and restricted stock unit awards to executive officers under its 2022 Long-Term Incentive Plan. The forms are filed as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2, so shareholders can review how future executive equity awards will be structured.
Approval date: January 21, 2026, by the Compensation Committee of the Board
Covers future performance share unit awards and restricted stock unit awards for executive officers
Awards fall under the Weyerhaeuser Company 2022 Long-Term Incentive Plan
Forms of award terms filed as Exhibit 10.1 (performance share units) and Exhibit 10.2 (restricted stock units)
Karbon Capital Partners Corp., a blank check company focused on energy, said holders of units from its initial public offering may separately trade Class A ordinary shares and warrants starting January 27, 2026. The filing covers only trading mechanics and contains no financial results, so the change is administrative for shareholders.
Separate trading of Class A ordinary shares and warrants begins January 27, 2026.
Separated shares trade as KBON and warrants as KBONW on Nasdaq; units not separated continue as KBONU.
No fractional warrants will be issued, and holders must have brokers contact Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company to separate units.
At its January 22, 2026 annual meeting, Intuit stockholders elected eleven directors, approved executive compensation on an advisory basis, and ratified Ernst & Young LLP as auditor for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2026. The Board also approved an amended Non-Employee Director Compensation Program, effective January 22, 2026, which sets annual director equity and cash pay.
Eleven directors elected; Deborah Liu drew the most votes against, at 12,787,130
Advisory say-on-pay approved: 215,761,247 for and 15,861,617 against
Ernst & Young ratification: 228,967,607 for and 19,863,142 against
Stockholder proposal on diversity and inclusion ROI report failed: 1,753,458 for and 228,853,804 against; new director program sets $280,000 annual RSU grant value
Intel filed a prospectus supplement to move the resale registration of securities held by the U.S. Department of Commerce to a new shelf registration statement. The filing states that no new securities were issued or are issuable, and Intel would receive no proceeds if the government sells any shares.
Filing supersedes the prior prospectus supplement filed September 5, 2025, under the August 22, 2025 Warrant and Common Stock Agreement.
Registration moved to shelf Form S-3ASR (File No. 333-292925), filed January 23, 2026.
Intel would not receive proceeds from any sale by the selling securityholder, and the filing does not mean a sale will occur.
Exhibit 5.1 is a legal opinion from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on the validity of the shares and warrant.
At its January 21, 2026 annual meeting, New Jersey Resources shareowners approved the 2026 Stock Award and Incentive Plan, elected five directors to three-year terms expiring in 2029, approved a non-binding advisory vote on executive pay, and ratified Deloitte & Touche LLP as auditor. The board also appointed Christoper D'Antuono as Principal Accounting Officer, effective February 4, 2026, replacing Stephen Skrocki, who became Chief Risk Officer on January 1, 2026.
Shareowners approved the 2026 Stock Award and Incentive Plan: 73,715,472 for, 2,070,682 against, 280,161 abstaining.
Shareowners approved the non-binding executive compensation resolution: 73,477,564 for, 2,270,421 against, 318,330 abstaining.
Christoper D'Antuono becomes Principal Accounting Officer effective February 4, 2026, replacing Stephen Skrocki.
Shareowners ratified Deloitte & Touche LLP as auditor for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026.
On January 21, 2026, Six Flags amended its March 10, 2025 cooperation agreement with Dendur Capital LP and its affiliates. The amendment lets Dendur acquire cash-settled derivative securities and similar rights, provided its total economic exposure, including common stock, does not exceed 14.99%. The filing does not state a financial impact, but it changes the terms under which a significant outside holder can increase its economic interest in the company.
Amendment dated January 21, 2026, to the cooperation agreement originally dated March 10, 2025
Dendur may acquire derivative securities or decoupled rights that can be settled only in cash, not in shares
Aggregate Dendur economic exposure, including common stock, is capped at 14.99%
SilverBox Corp V, a blank-check company formed to pursue a business combination, said holders of its IPO units may separately trade the Class A ordinary shares and redeemable warrants starting January 23, 2026. The change is administrative and does not involve a business combination or any financial results.
Separate trading of Class A ordinary shares (SBXE) and warrants (SBXE.WS) on NYSE begins January 23, 2026.
Each unit consists of one Class A ordinary share and one-third of one redeemable warrant.
Unseparated units continue to trade under SBXE.U; holders must contact Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company through their brokers to separate units.
General Purpose Acquisition Corp. (GPAC) said holders of its units may elect to separately trade Class A ordinary shares and redeemable warrants starting on or about January 23, 2026. Units not separated will keep trading under GPACU, while the shares and warrants will trade as GPAC and GPACW on Nasdaq. The change is administrative and does not alter the company's terms or its stated purpose as a special purpose acquisition company.
Separate trading of shares and warrants may begin on or about January 23, 2026
Each unit consists of one Class A ordinary share and one-half of one warrant
Separated securities trade as GPAC (shares) and GPACW (warrants) on Nasdaq; unseparated units trade as GPACU
Holders must have brokers contact Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company to separate units
Costco's shareholders met on January 15, 2026, and approved the election of all ten director nominees, the ratification of KPMG LLP as auditor for fiscal 2026, and an advisory vote on executive compensation. A shareholder proposal on greenwashing risk audit was defeated, and the Board declared a $1.30 per share quarterly cash dividend payable February 13, 2026.
Quarterly cash dividend of $1.30 per share, payable February 13, 2026, to holders of record at the close of business on January 30, 2026
Greenwashing risk audit proposal received 4,058,782 for votes and 279,690,631 against votes
Executive compensation for fiscal 2025 approved in an advisory vote, with 251,441,227 for and 34,380,984 against
KPMG LLP ratified as independent auditors for fiscal 2026 with 335,155,664 for and 16,539,396 against
At its 2026 Annual Meeting on January 21, 2026, MSC Industrial shareholders re-elected all 10 director nominees and approved an amendment adding 300,000 Class A shares to the Associate Stock Purchase Plan and extending the plan through October 31, 2035. Shareholders also ratified Ernst & Young LLP as auditor for fiscal 2026 and approved the advisory say-on-pay vote.
Election of directors: each of the 10 nominees received at least 98.30% of votes cast for, per the filing's percentages, with Robert Aarnes at 99.92%
Associate Stock Purchase Plan amendment approved with 99.87% of votes cast for; adds 300,000 shares and extends term five years
Ernst & Young LLP ratified as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2026 with 98.01% of votes cast for
Advisory vote on named executive officer compensation approved with 98.62% of votes cast for
Leapfrog Acquisition Corporation, a blank-check company, said holders of its units may separately trade the Class A ordinary shares and warrants starting on or about January 26, 2026. Units not separated will keep trading under LFACU, and the separated shares and warrants will trade as LFAC and LFACW on Nasdaq. The change is administrative and does not involve a business combination or a change in the company's financial results.
Unit separation may begin on or about Monday, January 26, 2026.
Separated Class A ordinary shares will trade as LFAC; warrants as LFACW; unseparated units as LFACU on Nasdaq.
Holders must contact transfer agent Odyssey Transfer and Trust Company through their broker to separate units; no fractional warrants will be issued.
BlackRock's compensation committee adopted a carry-based incentive program on January 13, 2026, for selected senior executives other than the CEO. Awards give the right to a share of carry distributions from flagship private markets funds, provide no value at grant, and vest over five years, so the financial effect depends on future fund performance that the filing does not quantify.
Program adopted January 13, 2026 by the Management Development and Compensation Committee; awards expected to be granted beginning in 2026
Awards are 100% at-risk and vest over five years, with no vesting before the third anniversary of allocation, then one-third vesting in each of years three, four and five
Unvested awards are generally forfeited on voluntary or involuntary termination, with limited exceptions for termination without cause, qualified retirement, death or disability
SC II Acquisition Corp., a blank check company, said holders of its IPO units may elect to separately trade Class A ordinary shares and share rights starting January 20, 2026. The change does not alter the underlying securities, but it lets shareholders trade the shares and rights individually on Nasdaq.
Separate trading of Class A ordinary shares (SCII) and share rights (SCIIR) begins January 20, 2026 on Nasdaq Global Market.
Each unit holds one Class A ordinary share and one right to receive one-fifth of a Class A ordinary share upon completion of an initial business combination.
Units not separated continue to trade under SCIIU.
Holders must have their brokers contact Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company to separate units.
ITHAX Acquisition Corp III, a blank check company, announced that holders of its units may separately trade the Class A ordinary shares and warrants starting on or about January 20, 2026. Units not separated will keep trading under ITHAU, while the shares and warrants will trade under ITHA and ITHAW on Nasdaq. The filing is administrative and does not describe any change to the company's business or financial results.
Separate trading of Class A shares (ITHA) and warrants (ITHAW) begins on or about January 20, 2026
Each unit consists of one Class A share and one-half of one redeemable warrant
No fractional warrants will be issued; holders must contact Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company to separate units
Matthews International agreed on January 15, 2026 that Barington Capital and related parties will withdraw their proposed Board nominees for the 2026 annual meeting. The company will make a one-time lump sum payment to reimburse Barington for certain fees and expenses, and the filing does not state the amount. The Barington parties will also vote their shares in line with the Board's recommendations and accept restrictions on proxy solicitation, shareholder proposals and director nominations through the 2028 annual meeting.
Barington parties withdraw their proposed director nominees for the Company's 2026 annual meeting of shareholders
Company agrees to a one-time lump sum payment to reimburse Barington's fees and expenses; the filing gives no dollar amount
Barington parties to vote their shares per Board recommendations through the Company's 2028 annual meeting
Company says the agreement follows engagement on its ongoing strategic review and corporate governance changes
Procter & Gamble's Board declared a quarterly dividend of $1.0568 per share on common and ESOP preferred stock. Common shareholders of record on January 23, 2026 will receive the payment on or after February 17, 2026. The filing notes the company has paid dividends for 135 consecutive years and increased its dividend for 69 consecutive years.
Dividend amount: $1.0568 per share on common stock and Series A and Series B ESOP Convertible Class A Preferred Stock
Record date: close of business January 23, 2026 for common stock; start of business January 23, 2026 for preferred stock
Verizon's Human Resources Committee approved an amendment to a letter agreement with CEO Daniel H. Schulman that sets updated terms for a $30 million target value performance stock unit award. The award, which vests on December 31, 2027 if earned, ties half its value to adjusted earnings per share targets and half to relative total shareholder return.
Committee approved the amendment on January 8, 2026, to the letter agreement with Daniel H. Schulman dated October 13, 2025
Target value of the PSU award is $30 million, to be granted in the first quarter of 2026 on the annual long-term incentive grant date
50% vests on adjusted EPS targets and 50% on relative total shareholder return, with payouts of 0-200% of target for the TSR portion
Award vests, to the extent earned, on December 31, 2027, generally subject to continued employment
At its January 7, 2026 annual meeting, Greenbrier shareholders elected five directors and approved the Amended 2021 Stock Incentive Plan, which adds 1,000,000 shares to the plan's pool. Shareholders also approved executive compensation on an advisory basis, approved an increase in authorized common shares, and ratified KPMG LLP as auditor for the year ending August 31, 2026.
Five directors elected, including Stevan B. Bobb and Jeffrey M. Songer, both appointed to the board in June 2025
Amended 2021 Stock Incentive Plan approved, adding 1,000,000 shares to the available pool
Advisory say-on-pay proposal passed with 21,951,594 votes for and 1,891,286 against
KPMG LLP ratified as independent auditors with 25,657,806 votes for and 370,458 against
The Trust said it plans to use a WHITE proxy card in connection with its 2026 annual meeting of shareholders. The filing does not give further details on the meeting date, agenda or the proxy contest, if any.
Trust plans to use a WHITE proxy card for its 2026 annual meeting of shareholders
Filing dated January 8, 2026, signed by John C. Ball, President and Treasurer
Information is furnished under Item 8.01 and not deemed filed under Section 18 of the Exchange Act
Choice Hotels entered into a new severance and non-competition agreement with Raul Ramirez, its Chief Segment and International Operations Officer, on December 31, 2025, and amended agreements with four other executives. The filing describes updated severance terms, including lump-sum payments and changes tied to Section 409A and tax withholding, but gives no dollar amounts. The changes are administrative and do not report any financial results.
Agreement with Raul Ramirez dated December 31, 2025, uses an updated 2025 form of severance agreement
Severance payments under the 2025 form will be paid as a single lump sum, consistent with the company's broad-based severance plan
Amendments with Dominic Dragisich, David Pepper, Scott Oaksmith and Simone Wu address Section 409A installment payments on change-in-control severance
Blueport Acquisition Ltd, a blank check company, said holders of its units may from January 6, 2026 separate the Class A ordinary shares and rights underlying the units to trade individually on Nasdaq. This is an administrative step with no change to the company's financial results or business plans, and units not separated will keep trading under BPACU.
Separate trading of Class A ordinary shares and rights begins on or about January 6, 2026, under symbols BPAC and BPACR.
Units not separated continue to trade on Nasdaq under symbol BPACU.
Each right entitles the holder to receive one-sixth of one Class A ordinary share upon completion of an initial business combination; no fractional rights will be issued.
Holders must have their brokers contact transfer agent VStock Transfer, LLC to separate units.
Versant Media Group completed its separation from Comcast on January 2, 2026, with Comcast shareholders receiving Versant shares through a distribution. Versant now operates as an independent, publicly traded company, with Comcast retaining no ownership interest, and its shares began trading on Nasdaq under VSNT on January 5, 2026. The filing also sets out agreements with Comcast covering separation, taxes, transition services and employee matters that shape the companies' ongoing relationship.
Distribution ratio: one Versant share for every 25 Comcast shares held on the December 16, 2025 record date
Distribution completed after the close of trading on January 2, 2026; Versant began trading on Nasdaq as VSNT on January 5, 2026
Transition services from Comcast may run for up to two years following the distribution
Separation and Distribution Agreement provides for uncapped cross-indemnities between Versant and Comcast
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