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).
On January 15, 2026, OneIM Acquisition Corp., a blank check company, completed its initial public offering of 28,750,000 units at $10.00 per unit, for gross proceeds of $287.5 million. The full $287.5 million, including proceeds from a $2 million private placement to its sponsor, was placed in a U.S.-based trust account. The filing does not name an acquisition target; shareholder funds remain in trust until a business combination is completed or the funds are distributed.
28,750,000 units sold at $10.00 each, including 3,750,000 units from the underwriters' over-allotment option, for gross proceeds of $287,500,000.
Each unit holds one Class A ordinary share and one-sixth of one redeemable warrant exercisable at $11.50 per share.
Private placement of 200,000 units to sponsor OneIM Sponsor LLC at $10.00 per unit, for gross proceeds of $2,000,000.
The company has until January 15, 2028 (or March 15, 2028 if a definitive agreement is signed within 24 months) to complete a business combination; deferred underwriting fees payable total $15,812,500.
Talos Energy and its subsidiary Talos Production entered an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank as administrative agent, reaffirming a $700.0 million borrowing base and total commitments. The maturity extends to January 20, 2030, subject to an earlier springing date tied to the 9.000% notes due February 2029, which keeps the company's borrowing capacity in place and gives it longer-term access to credit.
Borrowing base and total commitments of $700.0 million, including a letter of credit sublimit of $250 million
Maturity is the earlier of January 20, 2030 and November 2, 2028, unless the 9.000% notes due February 2029 are refinanced or repaid beforehand
Covenants include a Consolidated Total Debt to EBITDAX Ratio no greater than 3.00 to 1.00 and a current ratio of at least 1.00 to 1.00
Agreement requires hedging of at least 50% of projected production from proved developed producing reserves for the first four forward quarters
Corpay, Inc. said on January 22, 2026 that its board appointed David Bunch as an independent director, effective immediately. Mr. Bunch is Group Executive Vice President for Mobility & Convenience at Shell PLC, and the company said his experience in managing large scale and digital platforms will add to the board.
Appointed to the board effective January 22, 2026; the board determined he is independent under NYSE listing standards.
Currently Group Executive Vice President for Mobility & Convenience at Shell PLC, a network of over 40,000 convenience, B2B, and EV mobility sites.
He will receive the company's customary non-employee director compensation starting January 22, 2026, and has signed the company's standard indemnification agreement.
No arrangement or understanding with the company and no related-party transactions requiring disclosure, according to the filing.
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
On January 20, 2026, H&R Block's board increased its size from eight to eleven directors and elected Geralyn R. Breig, Christian H. Charnaux, and Stephanie C. Plaines to fill the new seats. The filing describes the appointments as a way to broaden expertise and strengthen board succession planning, and it sets out their director pay.
Board expanded from eight to eleven directors; Breig, Charnaux, and Plaines took seats effective January 20, 2026.
Charnaux and Plaines joined the Audit Committee; Breig joined the Compensation Committee and the Governance and Nominating Committee.
Non-employee directors are eligible for an $85,000 annual cash retainer and $200,000 in annual director restricted share units; Audit Committee members receive an extra $15,000, and Breig receives $10,000 and $7,500 for her two committee ro
Apogee Enterprises promoted Mark Augdahl from interim Chief Financial Officer to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective January 19, 2026. He previously served as the company's Chief Accounting Officer, and the filing discloses his pay package, including a $550,000 base salary and a $700,000 restricted stock grant. The change gives shareholders a permanent finance chief, though the filing contains no financial results.
Augdahl has served as interim CFO since January 7, 2026, according to the press release, and was appointed Executive Vice President and CFO effective January 19, 2026.
Offer letter dated January 15, 2026 provides a $550,000 annual base salary, a $700,000 restricted stock grant, and a $50,000 sign-on incentive.
Restricted shares vest 50% after one year and 50% after two years, subject to continued employment.
Annual short-term incentive target is 75% of base salary for fiscal 2027, with a payout range of 0% to 150% of target.
Blue Water Acquisition Corp. III approved a new form of indemnity agreement on January 21, 2026, for directors and officers appointed on November 25, 2025. The agreement replaces the prior form and commits the company to indemnify, hold harmless and advance expenses to these individuals in certain claims tied to their service, within limits set by law and its governing documents.
Board approved the new Indemnity Agreement on January 21, 2026.
Covers directors and officers appointed on November 25, 2025; prior officers all resigned that day.
The agreement supersedes the prior form filed as Exhibit 10.6 to the June 12, 2025 Form 8-K.
Capital One Financial Corporation signed a merger agreement on January 22, 2026 to acquire Brex Inc., a business payments and spend management software company, for $5.15 billion in aggregate consideration. The deal is paid with about $2.75 billion in cash and about 10.6 million shares of Capital One common stock, and it is expected to close in the middle of calendar 2026 subject to closing conditions, including regulatory approvals. The filing does not state the expected effect on Capital One's earnings or share count beyond the shares to be issued.
Total consideration is $5.15 billion, subject to adjustments in the Merger Agreement.
Consideration includes about $2.75 billion in cash and about 10.6 million shares of Capital One common stock.
Closing is expected in the middle of calendar year 2026, subject to customary conditions and required regulatory approvals.
Brex founder and CEO Pedro Franceschi will continue to lead Brex as part of Capital One.
Installed Building Products completed a $500 million private offering of 5.625% senior unsecured notes due 2034 and amended its asset-based revolving credit facility, raising commitments to $375.0 million and extending maturity to January 21, 2031. Net proceeds of about $490 million were used to fund the redemption of the company's 5.75% notes due 2028, with the remainder for fees, expenses and general corporate purposes. For shareholders, the filing describes a debt refinancing that extends maturities; it does not include new operating results.
$500 million of 5.625% senior unsecured notes due February 1, 2034, issued January 21, 2026
Net proceeds of about $490 million; $308.2 million used to fund the redemption of the 5.75% notes due 2028
The $300.0 million 2028 notes were fully redeemed on January 22, 2026 at 100.00% of principal plus accrued interest
ABL revolver commitments increased to $375.0 million and maturity extended to January 21, 2031; the press release says it is currently undrawn
United Therapeutics appointed Kevin J. Tracey, M.D., to its Board of Directors on January 21, 2026, increasing the Board to 13 members. The Board also adopted an Eleventh Amended and Restated Bylaws, which lowers the shareholder vote needed to alter, repeal, or amend the bylaws from 80% to a majority of voting power and adds a cure process for certain director nomination notices.
Kevin J. Tracey, M.D., joined the Board on January 21, 2026; he will not serve on a Board committee initially.
Board size increased to 13 members; Dr. Tracey received 1,220 restricted stock units on January 21, 2026.
Shareholder vote needed to amend the bylaws drops from 80% to a majority of voting power of outstanding shares entitled to vote generally in director elections.
Bylaws now allow shareholders to cure certain deficiencies in director nomination notices within the specified time period.
Wells Fargo filed a court-authorized notice of a proposed settlement of a shareholder derivative lawsuit over its home mortgage lending and diversity-related hiring practices. The settlement would require $100 million in mortgage assistance and a $10 million payment from an insurer to the company, and the defendants deny the allegations.
The company must fund $100 million in mortgage assistance within 90 calendar days after the Effective Date, with programs lasting at least three years.
An insurer will pay Wells Fargo $10 million on behalf of the director defendants within 30 calendar days of the Effective Date.
Plaintiffs' counsel intends to seek a $27.5 million fee and expense award, separate from the $100 million and $10 million amounts.
A final approval hearing is set for May 5, 2026, and objections are due by April 14, 2026.
JPMorgan Chase's independent board approved 2025 annual compensation of $43 million for CEO James Dimon, up from $39 million last year. The filing says the pay reflects record 2025 revenue of $185.6 billion and net income of $57.0 billion, and that 88% of his variable incentive pay is in performance share units tied to return on tangible common equity.
Total 2025 pay of $43 million: $1.5 million base salary and $41.5 million variable incentive pay
Of the variable pay, $5 million is paid in cash and $36.5 million in performance share units
The firm reported 2025 net income of $57.0 billion, or $20.02 per share, and ROTCE of 20%
The quarterly common dividend was raised from $1.25 to $1.50 per share
Radian Group said director Gregory Serio notified the company on January 21, 2026 that he will not seek reelection and will retire from the Board at the end of his current term at the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders. The filing states his decision did not involve a disagreement with the company on its operations, policies or practices.
Gregory Serio has served on the Board since 2012.
Notice of his decision to retire was given to the company on January 21, 2026.
He will leave the Board at the end of his term, at the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders.
The filing says the decision did not involve any disagreement with the company.
Fidelity National Information Services elected Anil Chakravarthy, president of Adobe's Customer Experience Orchestration business, as a director effective January 20, 2026, increasing the board from nine to ten. He was also appointed to the Audit Committee and the Risk and Technology Committee, and the board determined he is independent. The filing describes a board addition rather than a financial result, so it has no direct effect on reported earnings.
Board increased from nine to ten directors; Anil Srinivasa Chakravarthy elected effective January 20, 2026
Initial term expires at the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
Joins Audit Committee and Risk and Technology Committee; nine of ten directors are independent
Non-employee director pay as described in the April 28, 2025 proxy statement, with the initial restricted stock unit award prorated
Capital One furnished its monthly charge-off and delinquency metrics for the month ended December 31, 2025, under Regulation FD. The filing shows domestic credit card net charge-offs of $1,085 million, an annualized rate of 5.01%, and auto loan net charge-offs of $144 million, giving shareholders monthly data on credit performance across its loan categories.
Domestic credit card net charge-offs were $1,085 million in December 2025, a 5.01% net charge-off rate.
Domestic credit card 30+ day performing delinquencies were $10,471 million, a 3.99% rate.
Auto loan net charge-offs were $144 million (2.07% rate); auto nonperforming loans were $566 million (0.68%).
JPMorgan Chase closed public offerings on January 22, 2026, of three note series totaling $6.0 billion in aggregate principal. The notes were registered under a Form S-3 shelf registration, and the legal opinion on the notes is filed as Exhibit 5.1. The filing does not report earnings, guidance, or the pricing terms of the notes.
Floating Rate Notes due 2032: $400 million aggregate principal
2032 Fixed-to-Floating Rate Notes: $2.6 billion aggregate principal
2037 Fixed-to-Floating Rate Notes: $3.0 billion aggregate principal
Urban Edge Properties' operating partnership entered a restated credit agreement and a separate term loan agreement on January 22, 2026. The revolver shrinks from $800 million to $700 million, but its maturity moves from February 2027 to June 2030, and $250 million of delayed-draw term loans are added, for total committed facilities of $950 million with no amounts currently drawn. For shareholders, the filing adds borrowing capacity and extends maturities, while the agreements include leverage and coverage covenants.
Revolving credit facility reduced from $800 million to $700 million; maturity extended from February 9, 2027 to June 28, 2030, with two 6-month extension options
Five-year term facility of $125 million maturing June 30, 2031, and seven-year term facility of $125 million maturing January 22, 2033, both with a twelve-month delayed-draw feature
Current margins are 1.00% over SOFR for revolver loans, 1.15% for five-year term loans and 1.50% for seven-year term loans; facility fee is 0.15%
No amounts are currently drawn; the agreements include a 60% total debt to capitalization limit and accordion features
Charter Communications entered into a two-year employment agreement with Adam Ray, its Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, effective January 19, 2026. The filing sets his base salary at no less than $750,000 and his target bonus at 160% of salary, and describes severance terms and restrictive covenants. The filing is a compensation and retention arrangement for a senior executive rather than a change in leadership or financial results.
Agreement dated January 16, 2026, effective January 19, 2026, with a term ending January 19, 2028
Base salary of at least $750,000 and target annual cash bonus of 160% of base salary
One-time top-up equity award with grant date fair value of $500,000 granted January 20, 2026, cliff vesting on the third anniversary
Severance if terminated without cause or for good reason: 2.0 times the sum of base salary and target bonus, plus 24 months of COBRA cost and up to 12 months of outplacement
Deere & Company said CFO Joshua Jepsen will resign as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective February 19, 2026, and that the departure is not related to any financial or accounting issue. Ryan D. Campbell, currently President of Worldwide Construction & Forestry and Power Systems, will serve as acting CFO on an interim basis while the company searches for a permanent replacement.
Joshua A. Jepsen resigned as SVP and CFO, effective February 19, 2026; notice given January 20, 2026
Ryan D. Campbell, age 51, appointed acting CFO, principal financial and accounting officer, effective February 19, 2026
Campbell previously served as Deere's CFO from March 2019 to May 2022
Company intends to search internal and external candidates for a permanent CFO
Target's board elected John R. Hoke III, former Chief Innovation Officer at NIKE, effective March 1, 2026, and Stephen B. Bratspies, former CEO of HanesBrands, effective April 1, 2026. Both will receive the standard non-employee director compensation described in Target's proxy statement, and the filing discloses no financial results or changes to company guidance.
John R. Hoke III elected director effective March 1, 2026; joins Compensation & Human Capital Management and Governance & Sustainability committees
Stephen B. Bratspies elected director effective April 1, 2026; joins Audit & Risk and Infrastructure & Finance committees
Bratspies was CEO and director at HanesBrands Inc. from August 2020 to December 2025; Hoke was Chief Innovation Officer at NIKE from November 2023 to June 2025
Arch Capital Group director John Vollaro, who has served on the board since 2009 and was formerly the company's CFO, told the company he will not stand for reelection at the 2026 annual shareholder meeting. The company says the decision was not due to any disagreement over operations, policies or practices, and he will serve the rest of his term, which ends May 5, 2026.
Vollaro informed the company of his decision on January 15, 2026; the company announced it on January 22, 2026
He will serve the remainder of his term, which ends on May 5, 2026
Vollaro was Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Executive Vice President from 2002 to 2009
Chair John Pasquesi and CEO Nicolas Papadopoulo thanked him for his service
Cencora, Inc. appointed Ellen G. Cooper as an independent director effective January 20, 2026, increasing the board from ten to eleven members. Ms. Cooper is Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Lincoln Financial, and she has not yet been named to any board committee.
Board appointment made January 20, 2026; the board increased from ten to eleven members
Ms. Cooper is Chairman, President and CEO of Lincoln Financial and previously worked at Goldman Sachs Asset Management and AEGON Americas
Her compensation matches other non-employee directors and will be pro-rated until the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
No committee assignments have been made at this time
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