815 material Form 8-K filings that 659 companies we cover made with the SEC in March 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).
Bloom Energy said former Groq CEO and CFO Simon Edwards will become its Chief Financial Officer effective April 13, 2026. Maciej Kurzymski, the Acting Principal Financial Officer, will continue as Principal Accounting Officer. The filing sets out Edwards's pay package, including a $550,000 base salary, a 70% target bonus, and equity grants with target values of $1,590,000 each in RSUs and PSUs.
Simon Edwards becomes CFO effective April 13, 2026, succeeding Maciej Kurzymski as Acting Principal Financial Officer
Base salary of $550,000 with a target annual incentive bonus of 70% of base salary; 2026 bonus will be pro-rated
Equity grants of RSUs and PSUs, each with a target value of $1,590,000; PSUs can vest from 0% to 200% of target
Severance on a change in control includes a lump sum of 1.5 times base salary plus target bonus, and up to 18 months of COBRA premium reimbursement
ESAB Corporation issued $1,000 million of 5.625% senior notes due 2031 on March 26, 2026, under an indenture with U.S. Bank Trust Company as trustee. The company plans to use the net proceeds, together with new convertible preferred stock, common stock and borrowings under its revolving credit facility, to pay the $1.45 billion purchase price for Eddyfi Technologies and related costs. The notes carry a special mandatory redemption if the acquisition is not completed by the outside date, so the debt is tied to closing the deal.
$1,000 million of 5.625% senior notes due April 1, 2031, issued March 26, 2026
Proceeds, plus preferred stock, common stock and revolver borrowings, planned to fund the $1.45 billion Eddyfi Technologies acquisition
Notes repayable at 100% of issue price plus accrued interest if the acquisition is not completed by the outside date
Interest payable semi-annually on April 1 and October 1, first payment October 1, 2026
Alan S. Armstrong, Executive Board Chair, resigned from Williams' Board effective the end of March 23, 2026, to accept appointment as a U.S. Senator for Oklahoma, and was sworn in March 24, 2026. The Board elected Stephen W. Bergstrom as Chairman and reduced its size from 12 to 11 directors, and the company modified Armstrong's 2024 and 2025 performance-based equity awards, with an estimated aggregate value of approximately $2.8 million.
Armstrong resigned from the Board effective end of day March 23, 2026; sworn in as U.S. Senator March 24, 2026
Stephen W. Bergstrom, Independent Lead Director, re-elected Board Chairman; Board size decreases from 12 to 11
Armstrong's retirement date accelerated to March 23, 2026, from July 1, 2026; estimated award value approximately $2.8 million at $73.60 stock price and target performance
Keurig Dr Pepper's subsidiary Maple Parent Holdings Corp. completed private offerings of €3.0 billion of euro notes and $2.55 billion of U.S. dollar notes, both dated March 26, 2026. The company said it will use the proceeds, with other financing, to fund its announced acquisition of JDE Peet's N.V. and related fees, and the notes must be redeemed if that acquisition is not completed by February 24, 2027.
Euro Notes: €3.0 billion in four tranches maturing 2028, 2030, 2032 and 2035, with interest rates from 3.495% to 4.728%
USD Notes: $2.55 billion in four tranches maturing 2029, 2031, 2036 and 2056, with interest rates from 4.750% to 6.625%
Special mandatory redemption applies if the JDE Peet's acquisition is not consummated by February 24, 2027
Notes are unsecured and guaranteed by the company's subsidiaries; guarantees end upon the planned separation of its coffee and beverage businesses
H.B. Fuller reported first-quarter fiscal 2026 net revenue of $771 million, down 2.3% from a year earlier, with organic revenue down 6.6%. Net income rose to $21 million, or $0.38 per diluted share, from $13.2 million, or $0.24, a year earlier, and the company raised its full-year 2026 guidance for revenue, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EPS. Management also cited Middle East geopolitical instability as adding cost and supply chain complexity.
Q1 adjusted EPS (diluted) was $0.57, up 6% year-on-year; adjusted EBITDA was $119 million, up 4%, with adjusted EBITDA margin at 15.4%.
Full-year 2026 adjusted EBITDA is now expected at $645 million to $675 million, and adjusted EPS (diluted) at $4.55 to $4.90.
Full-year 2026 net revenue is now expected to be up mid-single digits, while organic revenue is expected to be up low-single digits.
Second-quarter 2026 adjusted EBITDA is expected at $175 million to $185 million, with net revenue up low-single digits.
CMC reported fiscal second-quarter 2026 net earnings of $93.0 million, or $0.83 per diluted share, compared with $25.5 million, or $0.22, a year earlier, on net sales of $2.1 billion versus $1.8 billion. The board also raised the quarterly dividend by $0.02 to $0.20 per share, and management expects consolidated core EBITDA to increase meaningfully in the third quarter from second-quarter levels.
Net earnings $93.0 million, or $0.83 per diluted share, versus $25.5 million, or $0.22, a year earlier
Adjusted earnings $130.1 million, or $1.16 per diluted share, versus $35.8 million, or $0.31; core EBITDA $297.5 million, up approximately 114% year over year
Quarterly dividend raised to $0.20 per share from $0.18, payable April 15, 2026 to holders of record on April 6, 2026
Precast business, acquired in December, contributed $33.6 million of adjusted EBITDA in the quarter
Flowserve said Lamar Duhon, President of its Flowserve Pumps Division, is leaving on April 10, 2026 to become CEO of a privately held company, and Matthew Klopfer will succeed him as division president effective April 11, 2026. The company also said Chief Accounting Officer Scott Vopni plans to retire June 30, 2026, and it has started a search for a permanent replacement. Leadership changes in a key division and in the accounting function are notable for shareholders, though the filing gives no financial results.
Lamar Duhon resigned as President of the Flowserve Pumps Division; his departure is effective April 10, 2026.
Matthew Klopfer, currently VP, Strategic Business Management for FPD, becomes division president effective April 11, 2026.
Klopfer previously led the Industrial Pumps Business Unit from August 2023 to February 2026.
Chief Accounting Officer Scott Vopni plans to retire June 30, 2026; CFO Amy Schwetz would serve as interim CAO if no successor is named by then.
Corebridge Financial and Equitable Holdings signed a merger agreement on March 26, 2026, to combine in an all-stock deal that the companies value at about $22 billion for the combined company. Corebridge shareholders would own about 51% of the new parent and Equitable shareholders about 49%, so the deal changes the ownership and management structure of both companies' shares.
Each Corebridge common share would convert into 1.0 share of the new parent company, HoldCo, and each Equitable common share into 1.55516 HoldCo shares.
The deal is expected to close by year-end 2026, subject to regulatory approvals and shareholder votes at both companies; the outside date is December 26, 2026.
Marc Costantini, Corebridge's CEO, would become CEO of the combined company, Mark Pearson would be Executive Chair, and the combined company would be headquartered in Houston, Texas.
Both boards unanimously approved the agreement; the combined company would trade on the NYSE under the EQH ticker.
Equitable Holdings and Corebridge Financial agreed on March 26, 2026 to combine in an all-stock merger under a new parent company that will be named Equitable Holdings, Inc. Equitable shareholders would receive 1.55516 new shares for each Equitable share, and Equitable shareholders would own about 49% of the combined company, so existing Equitable holders would give up control to Corebridge holders, who would own about 51%.
Exchange ratio: 1.55516 HoldCo shares per Equitable common share; 1.000 HoldCo share per Corebridge common share
Combined company valued at about $22 billion based on March 25, 2026 closing prices, with $1.5 trillion in assets under management and administration
Closing expected by year-end 2026, subject to regulatory approvals and shareholder votes at both companies; outside date is December 26, 2026
Combined company expects more than $500 million of run-rate expense synergies by the end of 2028
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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.