1,205 material Form 8-K filings that 974 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).
Onto Innovation agreed to acquire 61,123,436 shares, or 27%, of Rigaku Holdings from an affiliate of The Carlyle Group for about $710 million, with closing expected in the second half of 2026. The company also obtained a commitment for a $500 million 364-day bridge loan from Goldman Sachs Bank USA to help finance the deal, which adds a large investment and new debt financing for shareholders to weigh.
Purchase price of approximately $710 million for 27% of Rigaku common stock, agreed April 21, 2026 (Tokyo time)
Transaction expected to close in the second half of 2026, subject to regulatory approvals and customary conditions
Bridge Commitment Letter with Goldman Sachs Bank USA provides up to $500 million senior secured 364-day term loan
Company expects to account for the minority stake under the fair value option and not consolidate Rigaku results; termination fee of 2% of the purchase price applies in certain cases
On April 16, 2026, CrowdStrike's board approved a performance-based equity award to President Michael Sentonas with a target of 100,000 performance stock units (PSUs). The number of shares he can receive depends on the company's three-year total stockholder return relative to S&P 500 companies, ranging from zero to 200,000 shares, so the award's value to shareholders depends on future stock performance.
Target award is 100,000 PSUs, with payouts from 0% to 200% of target based on relative total stockholder return.
Performance period runs from December 22, 2025 to December 22, 2028; earned PSUs vest 25% each on March 20, June 20, September 20 and December 20, 2029.
Payout is 50% of target at the 25th percentile and 200% at the 90th percentile or above; below the 25th percentile pays nothing.
The company cites fiscal 2026 revenue of $4.81 billion and ending ARR of $5.25 billion, and a long-term ambition of $20 billion in ending ARR.
Apple said Tim Cook will step down as Chief Executive Officer and become Executive Chair of the Board effective September 1, 2026. The Board appointed John Ternus, currently Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering, as CEO and a Board member, effective the same date. For shareholders, this is a planned leadership succession that changes who runs the company day to day.
Tim Cook moves from CEO to Executive Chair of the Board effective September 1, 2026.
John Ternus, 50, joined Apple in 2001 and was named CEO by the Board on April 17, 2026, effective September 1, 2026.
Art Levinson, current Chair, becomes Lead Independent Director on September 1, 2026.
Westlake Corporation appointed Jonathan H. Baksht as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective June 15, 2026, succeeding M. Steven Bender, who will retire by the end of 2026. Baksht previously served as CFO of Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. from May 2025 to March 2026, and the change in the company's top finance role is a significant leadership transition for shareholders to monitor.
Baksht takes the CFO role effective June 15, 2026; Bender moves to Special Advisor to the President on that date and retires by year-end.
Baksht receives a $200,000 sign-on cash award and RSUs with a total grant date fair value of $1,800,000, vesting fully on June 15, 2029.
Baksht's 2026 base pay is $832,000, with a 90% target annual bonus and a 275% long-term incentive target.
Baksht previously was CFO of Pactiv Evergreen Inc. (2022 to 2025) and Valaris Limited (2015 to 2021).
Alpha Cognition Inc. appointed Bethany Sensenig as a director on April 15, 2026. She previously served as CFO and Head of Operations at Radius Health, Inc. and holds a board seat at Supernus Pharmaceuticals and KalVista Pharmaceuticals; the filing describes no compensation beyond the company's standard non-employee director policy and grants.
Board appointment of Bethany Sensenig effective April 15, 2026
Initial grant of 5,489 restricted stock units and 6,991 stock options at an exercise price of $6.65 per share
Grants vest one year after the date of grant
Prior roles include CFO at Radius Health (May 2024 to April 2026) and CFO and Interim CEO at 9 Meters Biopharma
On April 15, 2026, a consolidated subsidiary closed an approximately $880.4 million commercial real estate mortgage securitization and sold approximately $778.1 million of the notes in a private placement. The company said it will hold the underlying portfolio until maturity and account for the notes as a financing on its balance sheet, with proceeds used primarily to repay borrowings under current credit facilities, fund future loans and investments, and for general corporate purposes.
Offered notes total about $778.1 million across Class A through Class E, with Class A notes of $510,658,000 priced at 1.5% plus 1 Month CME Term SOFR
Notes mature October 18, 2043, with monthly interest payable beginning May 18, 2026
Notes are limited recourse obligations, payable solely from cash flow generated by the portfolio and other company assets
NewPoint Real Estate Capital LLC will act as servicer under the servicing agreement
Sysco signed a new $3.0 billion revolving credit facility and a new $3.0 billion term loan, both with Bank of America as administrative agent, replacing its existing $3.0 billion revolver. The term loan will help fund the previously announced acquisition of Jetro Restaurant Depot, and the revolver's commitments rise to $4.0 billion once that acquisition closes, which adds borrowing capacity and new debt obligations for shareholders to weigh.
New $3.0 billion revolving credit facility dated April 16, 2026, maturing April 16, 2031, with a option to increase to $5.0 billion; commitments rise to $4.0 billion at the Jetro Restaurant Depot closing
New $3.0 billion term loan: $1.25 billion Tranche A maturing 364 days after closing and $1.75 billion Tranche B maturing two years after closing
Term loan proceeds will partly fund the Jetro Restaurant Depot merger and refinance JRD's indebtedness; revolver proceeds are for general corporate purposes
At its 2026 annual meeting on April 16, 2026, Synopsys stockholders approved an Amended and Restated Equity Incentive Plan that makes non-employee directors eligible for awards. Stockholders also elected all ten director nominees, approved an advisory vote on executive pay, and ratified KPMG LLP as auditor, but did not approve a proposal on stockholder right to act by written consent.
Equity Incentive Plan approved: 143,264,153 for, 4,027,288 against, 181,165 abstain, 16,113,486 broker non-votes
Ten directors elected, including Aart J. de Geus, John G. Schwarz and Mercedes Johnson, each with more votes for than against
Written consent proposal not approved: 59,013,869 for and 88,134,590 against
KPMG LLP ratified as auditor for fiscal year ending October 31, 2026, with 150,960,889 for and 12,242,955 against
Celanese Corporation expanded its Board of Directors from nine to 10 members and elected Anne P. Noonan as a director, effective April 20, 2026. The filing describes Ms. Noonan as independent and notes she has not yet been assigned to any Board committee.
Anne P. Noonan elected to the Board effective April 20, 2026; the Board voted April 16, 2026 to increase its size from nine to 10 members
Ms. Noonan will stand for shareholder election at the 2027 Annual Meeting; she has no committee assignments yet
Previously CEO and director of Summit Materials, Inc. (September 2020 to February 2025) and CEO of OMNOVA Solutions Inc. (2016 to 2020)
Veeva Systems said Senior Vice President and General Counsel Josh Faddis intends to retire effective November 1, 2026. He plans to become a part-time advisor to the company at that time, and Veeva will name a successor after his transition. The filing gives no financial figures, so the change does not show a direct effect on results.
Josh Faddis intends to retire as Senior Vice President, General Counsel, effective November 1, 2026.
Faddis intends to transition into a part-time advisor role to Veeva at that time.
Veeva will appoint a successor upon Faddis' transition; no successor is named in the filing.
Enpro said its Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Larisa R. Joiner, will step down from that role on April 23, 2026, as the company searches for a replacement. She is expected to remain an employee at her current salary and benefits until July 31, 2026, to support a smooth handover, and she will be eligible for severance under the company's Senior Officer Severance Plan.
Larisa R. Joiner steps down as SVP and Chief Information Officer on April 23, 2026, by mutual agreement.
Joiner stays on as an employee at her current salary and benefits until July 31, 2026, for a smooth transition.
Severance eligibility follows the Senior Officer Severance Plan; details are in the March 23, 2026 proxy statement.
VOC Energy Trust announced a quarterly distribution of $1.6 million, or $0.095 per unit, for the period ended March 31, 2026. The filing reports the oil and gas volumes, average prices and costs behind the payout, which unitholders can use to see what drove the amount.
Distribution of $1,615,000, or $0.095 per unit, to unitholders of record on April 30, 2026
Payable May 15, 2026
Average oil price of $57.95 per barrel and natural gas price of $3.73 per Mcf
Net profits interest of $1,700,695 less $85,695 in estimated Trust expenses
At its April 15, 2026 annual meeting, Super Micro Computer stockholders re-elected three Class I directors, approved a non-binding advisory vote on executive pay, ratified BDO USA, P.C. as auditor for fiscal 2026, and approved an amendment that raises the equity plan's share reserve to 118,000,000 shares. The increase of 15,000,000 shares adds potential dilution for existing shareholders, and the plan's grant window runs to April 15, 2036.
Plan amendment adds 15,000,000 newly provided shares, for 118,000,000 total available for awards; Proposal 4 passed with 227,820,618 votes for and 51,703,394 against
Charles Liang, Tally Liu and Sherman Tuan were elected as Class I directors, each serving until the annual meeting after fiscal 2028
BDO USA, P.C. ratified as independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, with 426,001,144 votes for and 4,552,685 against
FMC amended its Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement with Citibank as administrative agent, changing leverage and interest coverage ratio requirements. The amendment adds subsidiary guarantors, grants security interests in certain assets, and sets a maximum secured leverage ratio of 3.50 to 1.00. Because the company's credit facility now carries collateral and tighter covenants, the change adds security for lenders and constrains how FMC can take on liens, debt and asset transfers.
Amendment No. 6 dated April 16, 2026 to the credit agreement originally dated June 17, 2022
Maximum secured leverage ratio of not more than 3.50 to 1.00 as of each fiscal quarter end
Subsidiary guarantors and security interests in certain assets and pledged equity secure the obligations
Filing states the amendment is Exhibit 10.1 and that some schedules and exhibits were omitted
Bristow Group announced that Alan Corbett, Chief Operating Officer, Government Services, intends to retire at the end of 2026, and he will remain in the role until a successor is appointed. The company has begun a global search for a successor, and the retirement date and successor will be confirmed later.
Alan Corbett, Chief Operating Officer, Government Services, plans to retire at the end of this year (2026).
Corbett has served in the role since February 2023 and joined the company in 2014.
Corbett will continue in his role during an orderly transition, and an international executive search firm is assisting the search.
The filing does not name a successor or confirm a final retirement date.
Ovid Therapeutics said Series A Warrants issued in its October 2025 private placement expired on April 17, 2026, and investors exercised them into common shares and pre-funded warrants. The exercises are expected to bring the company gross proceeds of approximately $53.9 million, and the filing notes the new shares and pre-funded warrants will add to the outstanding share count.
Warrants covered 38,481,325 common shares in total, expiring April 17, 2026.
Investors exercised into 33,597,860 common shares at $1.40 per share.
Investors also exercised into 4,883,464 pre-funded warrants at $1.399 per share, for gross proceeds of approximately $53.9 million.
Astec Industries said Chad Hartley will join as Group President – Infrastructure Solutions on May 11, 2026, replacing Barend Snyman, who is no longer employed by the company as of April 20, 2026. Hartley most recently served as President, Conveyance Solutions at Regal Rexnord. The filing does not give a reason for Snyman's departure, and the change is a leadership update for one business segment.
Chad Hartley joins as Group President – Infrastructure Solutions effective May 11, 2026, and will be a member of the Executive Leadership Team.
Hartley most recently served as President, Conveyance Solutions at Regal Rexnord.
Barend Snyman, former Group President – Infrastructure Solutions, is no longer employed as of April 20, 2026, and will receive payments under Section 4.2 of the Executive and Key Employee Severance Plan.
On April 17, 2026, Acadia Realty Trust and its operating partnership entered a Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement with Bank of America as administrative agent. The facility extends the $525.0 million revolving credit facility to April 17, 2030 and restructures term loans, including a new $137.5 million term loan and an increase of an existing term loan to $512.5 million, with a maturity of April 17, 2031. The filing states the company's credit facilities now carry extended maturities and an accordion feature allowing capacity up to $2.0 billion, subject to customary conditions.
Revolving facility of $525.0 million extended from April 15, 2028 to April 17, 2030, with two six-month extension options
New Term Loan A-3 of $137.5 million maturing April 17, 2031; existing term loan increased from $400.0 million to $512.5 million with the same maturity
Term Loan A-2 of $250.0 million maturing May 29, 2030 carried over from the existing facility
Facility includes an accordion feature to increase capacity up to $2.0 billion at the Operating Partnership's option
Centrus Energy's subsidiary American Centrifuge Operating signed a construction contract dated April 16, 2026, with Geiger Brothers for its Piketon, Ohio uranium enrichment expansion. The contract is capped at $900 million, and the final cost will depend on the detailed work the company authorizes, so shareholders will see the actual spending as task releases are issued.
Contract dated April 16, 2026; Geiger Brothers is the primary construction contractor for the Piketon, Ohio expansion project.
Aggregate payments are capped at $900 million under a time and materials structure with agreed labor rates.
Performance period runs through January 30, 2031.
The company expects to file the full contract as an exhibit to its Form 10-Q for the quarter ending June 30, 2026.
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