1,916 material Form 8-K filings that 1,609 companies we cover made with the SEC in July 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).
Reinsurance Group of America appointed Maurice Tulloch, former Group CEO of Aviva, to its board effective July 1, 2026, increasing the board to thirteen directors. The company says the board has determined he is independent under NYSE listing standards, and he has not yet been named to any board committee.
Board appointment effective July 1, 2026, with a term ending at the 2027 annual meeting of shareholders
Board size increases to thirteen directors
Non-employee director pay will be prorated from a $125,000 annual retainer and a $165,000 annual stock grant
Tulloch has not yet been named to any board committee
On June 25, 2026, Six Flags amended the employment agreement of Chief Operating Officer Tim Fisher. The amendment sets the agreement's term to expire on December 15, 2026, and extends certain benefits through that date to retain him. Mr. Fisher agreed not to receive a 2026 annual equity grant or retention bonus under the agreement.
Amendment entered into June 25, 2026, covering the employment agreement of COO Tim Fisher
Agreement term will expire December 15, 2026
Certain benefits extended through December 15, 2026 to retain Mr. Fisher
Mr. Fisher will not receive a 2026 annual equity grant or retention bonus payment under the agreement
Williams Companies (NYSE: WMB) appointed Lloyd W. "Billy" Helms, Jr. and Robb E. Turner as independent directors effective July 1, 2026, increasing the board from ten to twelve members. The company says both bring extensive energy industry experience, and the board will have 11 independent members out of 12.
Helms, former president of EOG Resources, Inc., will serve on the Compensation and Management Development Committee and the Environmental, Health and Safety Committee.
Turner, chairman of The Madava Group and Revenant Energy and co-founder of ArcLight Capital Partners, will serve on the Audit Committee and the Governance and Sustainability Committee.
Each new non-employee director will receive a $130,000 annual cash retainer and a $200,000 annual equity retainer in restricted stock units, with the 2026 equity awards subject to a mandatory one-year deferral.
American Eagle Outfitters said Michael Mathias will step down as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and become a non-officer Strategic Advisor to CEO Jay Schottenstein, effective August 3, 2026. Ravi Thanawala, formerly CFO and President, North America at Papa John's International, will succeed him as CFO on the same date. The company also reaffirmed its second quarter and full-year fiscal 2026 guidance, originally given May 28, 2026.
Ravi Thanawala becomes Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective August 3, 2026, succeeding Michael Mathias
Mathias serves as Strategic Advisor to the CEO through July 30, 2027, and will not be eligible for any fiscal 2027 annual bonus or new equity awards
Thanawala's offer letter provides a $1,000,000 base salary, a target bonus of 100% of eligible earnings, and a $1,000,000 sign-on cash bonus
The company reaffirmed second quarter and full-year fiscal 2026 guidance, first provided on May 28, 2026
AMD's board approved higher base salaries for five executive team members, effective July 1, 2026, and set long-term equity awards to be granted on August 15, 2026. CEO Lisa Su's salary rises from $1,323,000 to $1,375,000, and her $36 million target award will be mostly performance-based, so the final share count depends on future shareholder return and earnings targets.
Base salaries rise effective July 1, 2026; Lisa Su goes from $1,323,000 to $1,375,000 and Jean Hu from $800,000 to $850,000
Long-term awards with target values of $36 million for Su, $9 million for Hu, $10 million for Mark Papermaster, $7.5 million for Darren Grasby and $8 million for Forrest Norrod, granted August 15, 2026
Su's award is 75% performance-based restricted stock units (PRSUs) and 25% time-based RSUs; the others receive 60% PRSUs and 40% RSUs
PRSUs can pay out from 0% to 250% of target, based on relative total shareholder return over August 15, 2026 to August 15, 2029 and fiscal 2028 non-GAAP EPS against the fiscal 2026 target
Michael Goettler resigned from the Bausch Health Board of Directors, effective June 30, 2026, to take up the role of President and Chief Executive Officer of Knoa Pharma LLC. The company said his resignation did not result from any disagreement over its operations, policies or practices. The filing contains no financial figures, and the change affects board composition only.
Goettler notified the company of his resignation on June 26, 2026; it takes effect June 30, 2026.
He is joining Knoa Pharma LLC as President and Chief Executive Officer.
The company states the resignation was not due to any disagreement on its operations, policies or practices.
Board Chairperson John A. Paulson thanked Goettler for his service in the July 1, 2026 press release.
AppFolio announced that long-time chairman Andreas von Blottnitz and director Janet Kerr retired from the board effective June 29, 2026, and that two new independent directors, Diya Jolly and Michael Yang, were elected to fill the vacancies. The board also named CEO Shane Trigg as chairman, created a Lead Independent Director role held by Winifred Webb, and revised non-employee director pay. The filing does not discuss financial results, and the changes are governance updates rather than a financial event.
Andreas von Blottnitz (director since 2007) and Janet Kerr (director since 2015) retired effective June 29, 2026; the company says neither retirement involved a disagreement.
Shane Trigg, President and CEO, was appointed Chairman of the Board, succeeding Mr. von Blottnitz; he receives no separate pay for the role.
Winifred Webb was appointed Lead Independent Director; the annual cash retainer for that role is $40,000.
Non-employee director annual equity award rises to $200,000 from $150,000; Committee Chair retainer falls to $40,000 from $50,000.
Employers Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EIG) said Stephanie C. Bush was elected to its board on June 25, 2026, with her term starting July 1, 2026, and the board size increased to nine directors. Bush, a former Hartford executive who retired in March 2024, has not yet been assigned to any board committees, and the filing contains no financial results.
Bush was elected to the board on June 25, 2026; her term began July 1, 2026.
The board size increased to nine directors.
Bush retired from The Hartford in March 2024, where she was Executive Vice President and Head of Small Commercial and Personal Lines Insurance.
No committee assignments yet; the company plans to file an 8-K amendment once the board sets them.
National Health Investors entered into a Change in Control Severance Agreement with CFO Todd Siefert, effective July 1, 2026. The agreement sets severance payments and benefits if he is terminated without Cause or resigns for Good Reason within two years after a change in control.
Agreement dated and effective July 1, 2026, with Todd Siefert, who signed the filing as Chief Financial Officer
Lump sum payment of 2.0 times the average of base salary and bonus over the most recent two calendar years, plus a pro-rated target or earned bonus
18 months of COBRA coverage and accelerated vesting of time-based equity awards; non-compete and non-solicit run 12 months after severance is paid
Astrana Health said its Chief Accounting Officer and principal accounting officer, Glenn Sobotka, will retire effective August 7, 2026, with the company saying the decision does not reflect any disagreement on operations, policies, or practices. John Vong, previously the company's Group Vice President, Accounting, will succeed him as principal accounting officer on that date. The change is administrative in nature and does not alter reported financial results.
Glenn Sobotka retires as Chief Accounting Officer effective August 7, 2026; the agreement was reached June 25, 2026
John Vong becomes Senior Vice President, Accounting effective July 1, 2026, and principal accounting officer on August 7, 2026
Vong's annual base salary rises to $320,000 effective July 1, 2026; his 2026 target bonus percentage is unchanged
Rigel Pharmaceuticals appointed director Alison L. Hannah, M.D. as Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer effective July 1, 2026, and she resigned from the Board at the same time. The filing also says Lisa Rojkjaer, M.D. left the Chief Medical Officer role and the company effective June 25, 2026, so the change is a leadership transition in a key clinical position.
Alison L. Hannah, M.D. appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer on July 1, 2026
Dr. Hannah resigned from the Board of Directors effective July 1, 2026; she had served on the Board since May 2021
Lisa Rojkjaer, M.D. ceased to be Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer and separated from the company effective June 25, 2026
Zumiez Inc. said its Chief Financial Officer, Christopher C. Work, gave notice on June 30, 2026 that he will step down. Mr. Work will remain in the role and help with the transition until a successor is appointed, and the company has hired an executive search firm to find a new CFO.
CFO Christopher C. Work gave notice of his decision to step down on June 30, 2026.
Mr. Work served the company for 19 years and will continue as CFO during the transition.
The company has started a search for a new CFO and engaged a leading executive search firm.
Scotts Miracle-Gro's board named Nathan E. Baxter president and chief executive officer, effective June 26, 2026, and elected him to the board. Jim Hagedorn, CEO since 2001 and chairman since 2003, resigned from the board, and Lead Independent Director Peter Shumlin was elected chairman. The company reaffirmed its fiscal 2026 guidance in the same announcement.
Nathan E. (Nate) Baxter, 53, has been president and chief operating officer since November 2024; his base salary is $1,100,000 with a 150% target incentive.
Baxter will receive a true-up restricted stock unit grant with a grant date value of $2,000,000, and an annual long-term incentive target of $5,250,000 for the upcoming fiscal year.
Hagedorn's separation payment is $17,400,000, reduced by the value of his accrued pension benefit and paid over twelve months, plus $500,000 in aircraft-related services and $150,000 for administrative support.
The company reaffirmed fiscal 2026 guidance, including non-GAAP adjusted net income per share from continuing operations of $4.15 to $4.35.
Mativ Holdings expanded its board from 6 to 7 members and appointed Bruce Hausmann, currently Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Interface, Inc., as a Class I director effective July 1, 2026. He also joined the Audit Committee and was determined to be an audit committee financial expert, which adds finance and M&A experience to board oversight.
Hausmann, age 56, has been Interface's CFO since April 2017 and has over 25 years of finance experience
Term expires at the 2029 Annual Meeting of Stockholders; appointed to Audit Committee effective July 1, 2026
On June 17, 2026, the Compensation Committee approved raising the annual stock-based retainer for non-employee directors to $150,000
Choice Hotels International appointed Ali Keshavarz as a director effective June 26, 2026, expanding the board to twelve members. Keshavarz is President and Chief Data & Analytics Officer of CVS Health, and the company says his AI and analytics expertise will support its long-term growth strategy.
Ali Keshavarz appointed director effective June 26, 2026, with a term expiring at the 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
Board size now twelve directors; committee assignments have not been determined
Keshavarz previously served as Chief Analytics Officer for Aetna and CVS Caremark and spent more than a decade at McKinsey
Director compensation is consistent with other non-employee directors, per the April 22, 2026 proxy statement
Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp. said director Alexandra Herger's resignation took effect July 1, 2026, and its board appointed John Maxwell, age 63, to succeed her. Maxwell will also serve on the Nominating and Governance Committee and has been nominated for a full three-year term as a Class I director at the 2026 Annual Meeting.
Alexandra Herger resigned as a director effective July 1, 2026, as previously disclosed in an April 24, 2026 letter.
John Maxwell, age 63, was appointed director effective July 1, 2026, and joins the Nominating and Governance Committee.
Maxwell was nominated for a three-year Class I director term at the 2026 Annual Meeting.
Maxwell previously was Lead Portfolio Manager at Delaware Ivy Investments (2006 to 2021) and retired in 2021.
REX American Resources disclosed new employment agreements with Executive Chairman Stuart A. Rose, CEO Zafar A. Rizvi, and CFO Douglas L. Bruggeman, executed June 29, 2026 and effective February 1, 2026. The agreements raise maximum annual bonuses and maximum severance-related bonuses for all three executives, which increases potential compensation costs for shareholders.
Rizvi's annual maximum bonus rises from $5,000,000 to $12,000,000; his maximum termination bonus rises from $6,000,000 to $12,000,000.
Rose's annual maximum bonus rises from $2,500,000 to $4,000,000; his maximum termination bonus rises from $3,000,000 to $5,000,000.
Bruggeman's annual maximum bonus rises from $2,500,000 to $4,000,000; his maximum termination bonus rises from $3,000,000 to $5,000,000.
Base salaries are $225,000 for Rose, $275,000 for Rizvi and $300,000 for Bruggeman; the agreements supersede prior agreements.
Prologis, Inc. appointed Alfred F. Kelly, Jr. as a director on June 29, 2026, and announced it in a July 1, 2026 press release. The board determined Kelly is independent under NYSE and SEC rules, and he will join the Board Governance and Nomination Committee. The filing does not describe any financial results or changes to company operations.
Kelly was appointed to the board on June 29, 2026 and will join the Board Governance and Nomination Committee.
Kelly was chief executive officer of Visa Inc. from 2016 to 2023 and chairman of Visa's board from 2019.
He will receive compensation under Prologis' non-employee director program, as described in its 2026 proxy statement filed March 19, 2026.
CEO Dan Letter said Kelly's experience in technology, risk and global markets will be a valuable addition to the board.
BTCS Inc. appointed Chris Janis to its Board of Directors on July 1, 2026, and named him Chairperson of the Audit Committee and a member of the Compensation Committee. Janis will receive the same compensation as the company's other independent directors, including $50,000 in annual cash pay plus $5,000 for the audit chair role, and $50,000 in common stock.
Janis was appointed to the Board on July 1, 2026, and became Audit Committee Chairperson and a Compensation Committee member.
Annual cash compensation is $50,000, plus $5,000 for serving as Audit Committee Chairperson, paid quarterly starting with the quarter ending September 30, 2026.
Stock compensation totals $50,000 a year, issued in four installments of $12,500 each quarter, with share counts based on the closing price on the last trading day before quarter-end.
Janis retired in June 2026 as a Partner at PwC, where he had served since 2015 in its Cyber, Risk & Regulatory Practice.
Omnicell appointed Nnamdi Njoku as President effective July 1, 2026, while he keeps his role as Chief Operating Officer. Randall Lipps stepped down as President but continues as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, and Njoku will report to him. The filing describes this as a change in how Omnicell's top leadership duties are divided, with Njoku focused on long-term growth strategy and operational execution.
Njoku was appointed President effective July 1, 2026, and remains Chief Operating Officer; he had been COO since October 2024
Lipps stepped down as President; he remains CEO and Chairman with no compensation changes tied to the transition
Board approved a one-time restricted stock unit award with a target grant date value of approximately $500,000; one-third vests after one year, the rest in equal amounts at two and three years
Njoku's 2026 base salary is unchanged at $661,000, with a target cash bonus of 100% of base salary
Casella Waste Systems appointed Damian A. Ribar as executive vice president and chief operating officer, with employment expected to start July 20, 2026. He previously served as a division vice president at Waste Connections, most recently in North Florida, from August 2025 until July 2026.
Appointment approved by the Board on June 26, 2026; Ribar accepted the offer letter on June 27, 2026
Base salary of $500,000, with a cash bonus of up to 85% of base salary
Expected annual equity awards: restricted stock units with a $200,000 grant date value and performance stock units with a $600,000 grant date value
One-time option grant for 25,000 Class A shares, granted after second quarter 2026 earnings are announced
Enterprise Products Partners said co-chief executive Jim Teague intends to retire effective January 4, 2027, and its board elected co-chief executive Randy Fowler to become chief executive upon Teague's retirement. The filing describes an expanded Office of the Chairman that will include Fowler, Chief Commercial Officer Tug Hanley and Chief Financial Officer R. Daniel Boss, which sets out the leadership structure for the transition.
Jim Teague intends to retire effective January 4, 2027; he will be involved in transition activities over the next six months.
W. Randall Fowler, co-chief executive since January 2020, will become chief executive upon Teague's retirement.
Upon retirement, the Office of the Chairman will include Randa Duncan Williams, Hank Bachmann, Randy Fowler, Tug Hanley and R. Daniel Boss.
McKesson said Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy and Business Development Officer Thomas L. Rodgers, a named executive officer, gave notice on June 29, 2026 that he will retire, with his last day on August 1, 2026. The company said it appointed Ramesh Srinivasan as Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer, effective August 1, 2026, to support an orderly transition.
Thomas L. Rodgers gave notice of retirement on June 29, 2026; his last day is August 1, 2026.
Ramesh Srinivasan appointed Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer, effective August 1, 2026.
The filing contains no financial results, guidance or dollar figures.
Dynatrace appointed George Riedel and Dan Streetman to its Board of Directors on June 30, 2026, effective immediately, expanding the board from eight to ten members. The company said the appointments follow engagement with activist investor Starboard Value LP, and it plans an Investor Day after reporting Q2 fiscal 2027 results.
Riedel named Class I director and Streetman named Class II director, both effective immediately on June 30, 2026
Board size increased from eight to ten directors
Company plans an Investor Day after Q2 fiscal 2027 results, aiming for a "Rule of 50" in fiscal 2029, and reiterated its $1 billion share repurchase authorization
Streetman is CEO of privately held Tanium; Riedel previously served as Board Chairman at Infinera
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