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).
Broadcom said Chief Financial Officer Kirsten Spears will retire and resign as CFO and Chief Accounting Officer effective June 12, 2026. The board appointed Amie Thuener, previously Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer at Alphabet, to succeed her, with Thuener expected to join on May 4, 2026.
Kirsten M. Spears retires as CFO and Chief Accounting Officer effective June 12, 2026; she will consult for the company until March 15, 2027
Amie Thuener, age 51, to become CFO effective June 12, 2026, with a $700,000 base salary and a 100% target bonus
Thuener receives a $1,000,000 sign-on cash bonus and expected grants of 50,000 RSUs and 50,000 PSUs at target on June 15, 2026
Starbucks said on April 2, 2026 that it completed its joint venture with Boyu Capital, announced in November 2025. Funds managed by Boyu Capital now hold a 60% interest in Starbucks China retail operations, and Starbucks keeps a 40% interest and remains the brand owner and licensor. The filing gives no financial results or price terms, so the effect on Starbucks' reported revenue and profit is not quantified.
Transaction closed April 2, 2026, after all necessary closing conditions were satisfied
Boyu Capital-managed funds hold 60%; Starbucks retains 40% and continues to own and license the brand
The joint venture oversees about 8,000 company-operated coffeehouses, which will move to a licensed operating model
Shared long-term aspiration to grow to as many as 20,000 locations over time
AAON announced that Andy Cheung will join as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer on April 20, 2026, succeeding Rebecca Thompson, who becomes Chief Accounting Officer on the same date. The filing also discloses a General Counsel role filled by Luke Bomer, who started April 1, and a compensation package for Cheung that includes a $525,000 base salary and a $300,000 cash award repayable if he leaves within 18 months.
Andy Cheung joins April 20, 2026 as EVP and CFO; he previously was EVP and CFO of Commercial Vehicle Group Inc. for the past three years
Cheung's 2026 target annual incentive is $341,250 and target long-term incentive is $787,500, plus a one-time equity grant valued at $1,500,000
Rebecca Thompson, CFO since 2021, moves to Chief Accounting Officer effective April 20, 2026
Luke Bomer joined April 1, 2026 as General Counsel, a newly created role
Roivant said its Immunovant unit's two Phase 3 studies of batoclimab in thyroid eye disease failed to meet their primary endpoint, and it started a new Phase 2b/3 trial of brepocitinib in lichen planopilaris at Priovant. The filing also gave preliminary cash and marketable securities of about $4.3 billion as of March 31, 2026, and buybacks of about $109.7 million in the quarter, while the fiscal year audit is still ongoing.
Immunovant's two Phase 3 batoclimab studies in thyroid eye disease each failed to meet the primary endpoint of at least 2mm proptosis responder rate at Week 24; no new safety signals were identified.
Priovant began a seamless Phase 2b/3 trial of brepocitinib in lichen planopilaris, with first subjects enrolled in March 2026.
Preliminary cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities were about $4.3 billion as of March 31, 2026.
Roivant repurchased 3,956,362 common shares for about $109.7 million (excluding fees and commission) in the three months ended March 31, 2026.
Sally Beauty's CFO Marlo Cormier is leaving the company effective April 11, 2026, to pursue other opportunities, and the Board has named Adrianne Lee, formerly President and CFO of Bed Bath & Beyond, as CFO effective April 28, 2026. Chief Accounting Officer Kim McIntosh will serve as principal financial officer in the interim. The company also reaffirmed its second quarter and fiscal year 2026 guidance, which signals no change to its outlook.
Marlo Cormier's resignation is effective April 11, 2026; the filing says it was not the result of any disagreement with the company.
Cormier's separation package includes a gross payment of $881,250 (15 months' salary) and 15 months of COBRA health subsidy.
Adrianne Lee's base salary is $725,000, with a 75% target bonus and a $1,850,000 supplemental equity grant for fiscal year 2026.
The company reaffirmed its guidance for the second quarter and fiscal year 2026, previously provided on February 9, 2026.
ESAB appointed R. Brent Jones, formerly CFO of Avantor, as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective early May 2026, succeeding Kevin Johnson, who is leaving to pursue a CFO role at a privately held company. The company also reaffirmed its 2026 guidance for core sales, core aEBITDA and core aEPS, previously announced February 2, 2026, and said it expects the low end of its core organic sales growth guidance and has paths to the high end.
R. Brent Jones, age 56, joins as CFO effective early May 2026; CEO Shyam Kambeyanda serves as interim principal financial officer until then
Jones's annual base salary is $660,000, with a 80% target bonus, a $1,800,000 target annual equity award, a $1,000,000 transition bonus and a $3,000,000 target RSU grant
Julie Han was named Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Controller effective April 1, 2026, after Renato Negro resigned with a last day expected April 3, 2026
ESAB reaffirmed its 2026 guidance ranges, previously announced February 2, 2026
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