1,796 material Form 8-K filings that 1,448 companies we cover made with the SEC in May 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).
Intuitive said Taylor Patton, Global Senior Vice President of its endoluminal business, will become Chief Commercial and Marketing Officer effective July 1, 2026, succeeding Henry Charlton. Charlton will move to Senior Vice President of Global Business Operations on the same date. The filing does not include any financial figures, so the change is a leadership transition with no stated effect on results.
Taylor Patton succeeds Henry Charlton as Chief Commercial and Marketing Officer, effective July 1, 2026
Patton has spent nearly two decades with Intuitive and led the worldwide launch and growth of the Ion platform
Charlton, with the company since 2003, becomes Senior Vice President of Global Business Operations
The announcement was made in a press release dated May 28, 2026 (Exhibit 99.1)
UGI Corporation said its General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer, Kathleen Shea Ballay, intends to resign effective July 3, 2026. Internal members of the legal team will assume her duties until a successor is named, and the filing does not name a replacement.
Kathleen Shea Ballay, General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer, intends to resign effective July 3, 2026.
Internal members of the legal team will take over her duties until a successor is named.
The filing does not name a successor or give the reason for the resignation.
Hershey said Mitchell Arends will become Senior Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer effective June 22, 2026, succeeding Jason Reiman, who is retiring after a 30-year career with the company. Reiman steps down from his current role on June 22, 2026, and will stay on as Senior Vice President, Supply Chain Modernization through the transition, which the press release says runs through April 2027. The change is a planned leadership transition in a function that oversees manufacturing, procurement, logistics and planning.
Mitchell Arends joins from UTZ Brands, where he was Executive Vice President and Chief Integrated Supply Chain Officer over a $1.5 billion business
Arends previously served as Chief Supply Chain Officer of North America at Kraft Heinz, responsible for a $22 billion supply chain
Reiman steps down from his current role on June 22, 2026 and remains with the company through April 2027 to support the transition
Hershey's 8-K filing and press release are dated May 28, 2026
Eagle Materials' Compensation Committee approved long-term incentive equity awards to a group of officers, including its named executive officers, effective May 21, 2026, as part of its annual compensation review. The awards combine performance-vesting and time-vesting restricted stock units and stock options, and the performance awards depend on average return on equity over fiscal 2027 through 2029 adjusted for total stockholder return, so the final share count for shareholders is uncertain.
Awards effective May 21, 2026, under the 2023 Equity Incentive Plan; stock options carry an exercise price of $199.13, the closing price on the grant date
Michael R. Haack, President and CEO, has a target equity award value of $6 million; D. Craig Kesler, CFO, $1.4 million
Performance awards vest over a three-year period ending at fiscal 2029 year-end, paying 50% to 200% of target
Time-vesting RSUs and options vest ratably on May 21, 2027, March 31, 2028 and March 31, 2029
BorgWarner appointed Stefan Demmerle to a new role as Vice President, President and General Manager of Battery Energy Systems, and Chief Technology Officer, effective July 1, 2026. He previously led BorgWarner PowerDrive Systems and has held a vice president role since 2015, and the filing says his employment terms, including compensation, are otherwise unchanged.
Appointment announced in filing dated May 28, 2026; decision made May 26, 2026
New role effective July 1, 2026: Battery Energy Systems president and general manager, plus Chief Technology Officer
Prior role: Vice President and President and General Manager of BorgWarner PowerDrive Systems since 2015
Filing states no changes to his employment terms or compensatory arrangements beyond the title and responsibilities
Clorox said Chair and CEO Linda Rendle asked the Board to begin a CEO search, citing a decision to step down for health reasons. She will remain Chair and CEO until a successor is appointed and will then serve in an advisory role for a period. The filing does not include financial results or guidance changes, but the leadership transition is significant for shareholders.
Linda Rendle asked the Board on May 26, 2026 to start a CEO search process, citing health reasons.
Rendle remains Chair and CEO during the search and until a new CEO is appointed.
The search is led by an independent committee with a leading executive search firm.
Rendle and CFO Luc Bellet will join a fireside chat at the dbAccess Global Consumer Conference on June 3 in Paris.
Telos Corporation said CEO and Chairman John B. Wood returned from medical leave and resumed his full duties effective May 28, 2026. Interim arrangements announced April 29, 2026 ended, and the executives who had covered for him return to their regular roles.
John B. Wood resumed full duties as President, CEO and Chairman effective May 28, 2026
Interim arrangements announced April 29, 2026 terminated
Mark Griffin, Mark Bendza, Hutch Robbins and Fred Schaufeld stopped their interim roles and continue in regular positions
No compensatory arrangements were entered into or modified in connection with Wood's return
Director Sivasankaran Somasundaram resigned from Lennox's board effective immediately, citing other professional responsibilities and time commitments, and not any disagreement with the company. The board reduced its size from nine members to eight. At the May 21, 2026 annual meeting, stockholders elected three Class I directors, approved executive pay in an advisory vote, and ratified Ernst & Young as the 2026 auditor.
Somasundaram notified the company of his resignation on May 23, 2026, effective immediately.
Board size reduced from nine members to eight.
John W. Norris III, Karen H. Quintos and Shane D. Wall elected as Class I directors for terms expiring at the 2029 annual meeting.
Advisory say-on-pay vote approved by about 98% of votes cast for and against; Ernst & Young ratified with 32,108,994 votes for.
At its May 28, 2026 Annual Meeting, Fulton Financial shareholders elected all 10 director nominees to one-year terms and approved the advisory vote on executive compensation and the ratification of KPMG LLP as auditor for 2026. Director George K. Martin did not stand for re-election and retired from the board effective immediately after the meeting, under the company's age-based governance guidelines.
All 10 director nominees were elected; Jennifer Craighead Carey received 138,371,551 votes for and 1,308,732 withheld, and Michael F. Shirk received 139,108,770 votes for and 571,513 withheld
Advisory vote on executive compensation was approved with 136,017,805 for and 2,704,141 against
KPMG LLP was ratified as independent auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026, with 150,683,271 votes for and 2,191,088 against
George K. Martin retired from the board after reaching age 72, which made him ineligible for re-election under the Corporate Governance Guidelines
City Holding Company said its Chief Financial Officer, David L. Bumgarner, will take the title of Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective at the close of business on May 27, 2026. He has served as Executive Vice President and CFO since April 2019, so the filing describes a title change rather than a change in who runs the finance function.
David L. Bumgarner, age 61, is the current Executive Vice President and CFO.
Title change becomes effective at the close of business on May 27, 2026.
He has been CFO since April 2019; the filing gives no change to his base salary or benefits beyond being consistent with current practices and materially similar to those in the March 27, 2026 proxy statement.
Western Digital appointed Manuvir Das, a former NVIDIA, Dell EMC and Microsoft executive, to its board of directors effective May 26, 2026. He also joined the Audit Committee, and the board now has nine directors, eight of whom are external and independent.
Board appointment made May 26, 2026 and serves until the next annual stockholder meeting
Das was also appointed to the Audit Committee of the Board
Das is currently an Operating Partner at Stonepeak Partners LP, a role he assumed in April 2025
Board now comprises nine directors, eight external and independent
Saira Ramasastry left Vir Biotechnology's Board and Audit Committee effective May 26, 2026, citing a business conflict and stating her decision was not due to any disagreement with the Company. The Board named Robert More as Audit Committee chair and reduced its size from eight to seven members, and at the May 26, 2026 Annual Meeting stockholders elected three Class I directors, approved executive compensation on an advisory basis, and ratified Ernst & Young LLP as auditor for 2026.
Saira Ramasastry stepped down from the Board and the Audit Committee effective May 26, 2026, citing a business conflict.
Robert More, MBA, was appointed Audit Committee chair, and the Board size was reduced from eight to seven members, both effective upon Ramasastry's departure.
At the May 26, 2026 Annual Meeting, Robert More, Janet Napolitano, J.D., and Elliott Sigal, M.D., Ph.D., were elected Class I directors to serve until the 2029 annual meeting.
Stockholders approved executive compensation on an advisory basis with 108,453,963 votes for and 11,863,405 against, and ratified Ernst & Young LLP for fiscal 2026 with 137,048,756 votes for.
Tyson Foods said director Jeff Schomburger will succeed Donnie King as President and Chief Executive Officer on October 4, 2026, after joining the company as a senior executive on July 1, 2026. King will step down as CEO but remain on the Board, and the company reaffirmed its fiscal 2026 total company guidance. The filing gives no earnings results, so the change is a leadership transition whose effect on shareholders will depend on how the company performs under new leadership.
Schomburger's employment agreement provides a $1,600,000 annual base salary, a 200% annual incentive target and an $11,000,000 annual long-term incentive target.
His initial restricted stock unit award has a grant date fair value of $2,800,000 and vests in one-third tranches each year over three years.
Severance on termination without cause or for good reason is two years' base salary plus two years' target cash bonus, plus up to 18 months of medical coverage.
The company reaffirmed its previously issued total company guidance for fiscal 2026.
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