1,298 material Form 8-K filings that 1,057 companies we cover made with the SEC in April 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).
HubSpot said Mike Berry, CFO of MongoDB, was appointed to its Board of Directors effective April 1, 2026, increasing the board to 12 directors. Director Ron Gill notified the board on March 27, 2026 that he will resign effective June 30, 2026, citing no disagreement with the company. Berry is set to become Audit Committee chair when Gill leaves the board.
Mike Berry, CFO of MongoDB, joins the board effective April 1, 2026 as a Class III director
Board size increased to 12 directors, approved unanimously on March 31, 2026
Ron Gill resigns as a director effective June 30, 2026; not due to any disagreement with the company
Berry joins the Audit Committee now and becomes Audit Committee chair on June 30, 2026
Four Corners Property Trust (FCPT) elected Michael Friedland, 66, to its Board of Directors effective April 1, 2026, expanding the board to eight members. The Board determined he is independent under NYSE rules, after considering his prior JPMorgan employment and the company's ordinary-course banking relationships with JPMorgan.
Michael Friedland, 66, joins the Board effective April 1, 2026, with a term expiring at the 2026 annual meeting.
He will serve on the Investment Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee.
He most recently served as Vice Chair of Global Corporate Banking at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., until retiring in March 2026, after more than 30 years there.
With his addition, the Board has eight members, seven of whom are independent.
Booking Holdings said its board appointed Kurt Sievers, retired CEO of NXP Semiconductors, as a director effective April 1, 2026, and that director Lynn Radakovich will retire at the Annual Meeting in June 2026. The filing covers board composition only and includes no financial results or guidance, so it does not directly change the company's financial outlook.
Kurt Sievers appointed to the board effective April 1, 2026, and joins the Corporate Governance Committee
Sievers was CEO of NXP Semiconductors from 2020 until his retirement in 2025
Lynn Radakovich will retire from the board at the Annual Meeting in June 2026 and is not standing for re-election
Hope Bancorp's board approved on March 26, 2026 the promotion of Peter J. Koh to President and Chief Operating Officer of Bank of Hope, effective April 1, 2026. Kevin S. Kim remains Chairman and CEO of the company and the bank and serves as President of the company. The filing also raises Mr. Koh's base salary and incentive targets, which shareholders may track in future proxy disclosures.
Peter J. Koh promoted from Senior Executive Vice President and COO of the Bank to President & COO, effective April 1, 2026
Base salary increased to $600,000; short-term and long-term incentive targets each raised to 80%
Mr. Koh is related to former director and Honorary Chairman Steven S. Koh, who retired from the Board on December 31, 2025
Kevin S. Kim continues as Chairman and CEO of the company and bank, and as President of the company
Whirlpool disclosed a Waiver and Release Agreement with former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial and Administrative Officer James Peters, whose employment ended March 30, 2026. Peters will receive $3,046,500 in two installments, with the second due in March 2027, plus a prorated 2026 incentive award and vesting of a 20,000 restricted stock unit award on March 1, 2028, all contingent on compliance with the agreement.
Peters stepped down as an executive officer effective January 1, 2026, as part of ongoing talent planning
Employment terminated March 30, 2026; severance totals $3,046,500, paid in two installments
Second installment due March 2027; 2026 prorated incentive award to be determined in February 2027
Outstanding 20,000 restricted stock unit award eligible to vest March 1, 2028
Bunge's board approved a special, one-time performance-based incentive program for senior officers, including the CEO, tied to cumulative run-rate cost synergy targets over 2026 to 2028. The program was set up to support integration of the Viterra Limited acquisition, and awards vest only if performance targets are met.
Board approved the Executive Integration Incentive Program on March 26, 2026, on recommendation of the Compensation Committee.
Performance period runs January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2028, measured on cumulative run-rate cost synergy targets.
CEO Gregory Heckman was granted 63,281 PBRSUs; CFO John Neppl received 12,099 and Chief Legal Officer Joseph Podwika received 3,900.
EPAM Systems' board approved a $3,000,000 restricted stock unit grant to Viktar Dvorkin, its Senior Vice President and Global Head of Advanced Engineering, Cloud & Enterprise Platforms, effective March 31, 2026. The company said the award is meant to provide a significant incremental long-term incentive to retain him, and it vests in equal portions over three years.
Grant value: $3,000,000 in restricted stock units under the 2025 Long Term Incentive Plan
Grant date: March 31, 2026; units vest in equal portions on the first, second and third anniversaries
Vesting accelerates on death, disability, qualifying retirement, or a qualifying termination under the Executive Severance Plan
Yum! Brands appointed Kathleen K. Oberg as a non-employee director, effective April 1, 2026, and she will stand for shareholder election at the next Annual Meeting. The filing describes a routine board addition with standard director pay, and it does not change the company's financial outlook.
Board appointed Kathleen K. Oberg as a director on March 26, 2026; effective April 1, 2026.
She has not yet been assigned to a board committee as of the filing date.
She will receive a one-time stock grant with a fair market value of $25,000 on April 1, 2026, plus a prorated annual stock retainer.
The filing states no arrangement or understanding with any other person led to her selection.
Avantor said Executive Vice President and CFO R. Brent Jones will leave the company on or before June 24, 2026, to join a company outside the life sciences industry. Chief Accounting Officer Steve Eck will serve as interim CFO while the company searches for a permanent CFO, and the company reaffirmed its fiscal 2026 guidance.
Jones notified the company on March 26, 2026 of his resignation; his employment agreement requires 90 days' notice unless waived.
Eck, 50, has been Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer since 2019 and will keep those roles while serving as interim CFO.
Eck will receive $45,000 per month as interim CFO and a one-time restricted stock unit award valued at $250,000 that vests over three years.
Avantor reaffirmed the fiscal 2026 financial guidance it gave on its fourth quarter 2025 earnings call on February 11, 2026.
Bruker Corporation expanded its board to twelve directors and appointed Thierry L. Bernard, who is CEO and Managing Director of QIAGEN N.V., as a director effective April 1, 2026. Bernard will serve until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, and QIAGEN has announced he will step down as CEO once a successor is appointed.
Board increased from eleven to twelve directors; Bernard assigned to Class III and serves until the 2027 Annual Meeting
Bernard is CEO and Managing Director of QIAGEN N.V. (NYSE: QGEN); QIAGEN announced his CEO transition in November 2025
Bruker will file an amended Form 8-K to disclose Bernard's committee assignments once determined
Cal-Maine Foods added Dudley D. Wooley, CEO of Ross & Yerger Insurance, Inc., as an independent Class III director, filling the seat left by Jim Poole, who recently passed away. Mr. Wooley joins the Compensation, Audit, and Nominating and Corporate Governance committees and receives standard non-employee director pay, which the filing does not show affecting company financial results.
Term runs until the 2027 annual meeting; Board determined he is independent under Nasdaq listing standards.
Annual director fee of $45,000, paid quarterly in advance; RSAs with a $100,000 target grant value approved March 31, 2026, vesting 100% on January 12, 2029.
Succeeds Jim Poole, who recently passed away; press release announcing the appointment dated April 1, 2026.
The filing dates the appointment to March 31, 2025, while the RSA grant is dated March 31, 2026, so the appointment date appears to contain an error.
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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.