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).
Commercial Metals Company said its Board appointed Michael R. Dumais as a Class II director, effective June 23, 2026, increasing the Board from nine to ten seats. The filing is an administrative board change with no financial results, guidance, or transaction disclosed.
Michael R. Dumais appointed Class II director, effective June 23, 2026; he will stand for re-election at the 2027 annual meeting
Board expands from nine to ten directors; the release says nine of the ten will be independent
Dumais will serve on the Audit and Finance Committees and will receive standard non-employee director compensation
Dumais previously served as Executive Vice President and Chief Transformation Officer at Raytheon Technologies, retiring in March 2022
Independent Bank Corp. said director Mary L. Lentz retired from its Board of Directors effective April 11, 2026, under the company's governance principles that bar directors from serving once they reach age 72. The filing describes a routine board retirement and does not name a replacement.
Mary L. Lentz retired from the Board effective April 11, 2026, upon reaching age 72.
She had served as a director of Independent Bank Corp. and Rockland Trust Company since 2016.
She was a member of the Audit Committee since 2018 and the Risk Committee since 2024.
Caterpillar's board decided on April 7, 2026 to nominate Lynn Good for election at the company's 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Her appointment would take effect August 1, 2026, if she is elected. The filing is a board appointment disclosure and does not report financial results or changes to guidance.
Board decided on April 7, 2026 to nominate Lynn Good as a director nominee
Proposed effective date of appointment is August 1, 2026
Nomination is for election at the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
FedEx said Chief Financial Officer John W. Dietrich will step down as Executive Vice President and CFO on June 1, 2026, and leave the company on July 31, 2026, with the departure not tied to any disagreement over financial controls or statements. Claude F. Russ, currently Enterprise Vice President, Finance, will serve as interim CFO starting June 1, 2026, while keeping his current role, and the company will search for a permanent successor.
John W. Dietrich steps down as CFO on June 1, 2026 and departs July 31, 2026
Claude F. Russ appointed interim CFO effective June 1, 2026, while retaining his Enterprise Vice President, Finance role
Russ receives $25,000 per month while serving as interim CFO, plus a one-time restricted stock unit award valued at $50,000 vesting over three years
FedEx expects to enter a separation and release agreement with Dietrich; terms not yet disclosed
AeroVironment said Sean Woodward, currently CFO of its Autonomous Systems segment, will become Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective May 1, 2026, succeeding Kevin McDonnell. McDonnell will remain CFO through April 30, 2026, then move to a non-officer role to help with the transition, and he previously announced plans to retire on July 31, 2026. A change in the top finance role is significant for shareholders because it sets who will oversee financial reporting and strategy going forward.
Sean Woodward, 44, has worked at AeroVironment since 2010 and has held finance roles including Senior Vice President of Finance from September 2024 to May 2025.
Woodward's compensation includes an annual base salary of $515,000 and a target bonus of 70% of base salary under the fiscal 2027 plan.
Woodward will receive $736,450 of performance restricted stock units tied to cumulative fiscal 2027-2029 financial metrics and $396,550 of restricted stock awards.
Kevin McDonnell remains CFO through April 30, 2026, and is expected to stay with the company in a non-officer role starting May 1, 2026.
Commvault appointed Gary Merrill as Chief Financial Officer effective April 13, 2026, ending his role as Chief Commercial Officer, and named director Geoff Haydon as President of Customer and Field Operations, with Haydon resigning from the Board. The company also reaffirmed its fourth quarter and fiscal 2026 guidance issued January 27, 2026, which gives shareholders no new financial figures but confirms the outlook before the next earnings call on April 28, 2026.
Gary Merrill, who has been Chief Commercial Officer since August 2024 and was CFO from 2022 to 2024, becomes CFO effective April 13, 2026.
Merrill's offer letter sets a $500,000 base salary and a $500,000 annualized target variable award, plus sign-on RSUs of about $1,000,000 and an equity award of about $5,000,000.
Haydon, a Board member since October 2025, notified the Board on April 8, 2026 that he would resign as a director; his offer letter sets a $500,000 base salary and sign-on equity of about $5,500,000.
Commvault reaffirmed its fourth quarter and fiscal 2026 guidance and will hold its next earnings call on April 28, 2026.
On April 9, 2026, Mirion's board approved a one-time special grant of 2,500,000 target performance stock options to Founder, Chairman and CEO Thomas Logan. The options vest only if Mirion's total shareholder return beats the 60th percentile of the Russell 2000 (excluding financial services and insurance companies), and the company says non-cash charges from the award will be reflected in guidance given at its next earnings release.
Grant date April 9, 2026; exercise price $20.14 per share; seven-year option term
2,500,000 target options, with payout ranging from 0% to 150% based on relative TSR; maximum 3,750,000 shares
Vesting split into two equally weighted tranches measured at the third and fourth anniversaries of the grant
Non-cash charges to be reflected in the guidance provided at the next earnings release
Conagra Brands said John Brase, former President and Chief Operating Officer of The J.M. Smucker Company, will become President and Chief Executive Officer and a director effective June 1, 2026. Sean Connolly will step down as CEO and from the Board on May 31, 2026. The filing discloses Brase's pay package, which includes a $1.15 million base salary for fiscal 2027 and sign-on equity awards, and the terms of Connolly's separation benefits.
Brase, 58, served as President and Chief Operating Officer of J.M. Smucker from April 2025 to February 2026 and spent about 30 years at Procter & Gamble.
Brase's pay for fiscal 2027 includes a $1.15 million base salary, a target annual bonus of 150% of salary, and a long-term incentive target of $7.3 million.
Brase will receive a $200,000 sign-on bonus, a $4.0 million performance-based restricted stock unit grant and a $2.0 million restricted stock unit grant, plus a relocation stipend of up to $500,000.
Connolly may receive separation benefits if terminated without Cause, contingent on signing a release of claims, and his non-compete applies for one year after employment ends.
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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.