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).
Warner Music Group's Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer, Armin Zerza, stepped down on July 31, 2026, for personal reasons, and the company has started a search for a new CFO. The company named Louis Dickler acting CFO and Tom Corson as COO, two leadership changes that affect the company's finance and operating management.
Armin Zerza stepped down as CFO and COO on July 31, 2026, effective immediately, and will remain available through the end of the fiscal year
Louis Dickler, SVP, Global Controller and Chief Accounting Officer, was appointed Acting CFO effective July 31, 2026, while keeping his current roles
Tom Corson, Co-Chairman and COO of Warner Records since January 2018, was appointed COO of the company, reporting to CEO Robert Kyncl
Deluxe completed its acquisition of Celero Commerce on July 31, 2026, for an approximate $625 million cash purchase price plus certain seller transaction expenses, subject to adjustments. The closing was funded by borrowings under a new $800 million term loan and a $400 million revolving credit facility, with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as administrative agent. The company expects the deal to be accretive to adjusted EPS in the first full year after closing and will provide updated 2026 guidance with its second quarter results on August 5, 2026.
Cash purchase price of approximately $625 million, plus certain seller transaction expenses and other adjustments
New senior secured credit facilities: $400.0 million revolving facility and $800.0 million term loan, maturing July 31, 2031 for the revolver
Expected more than $15 million in cost synergies; deal expected to be accretive to adjusted EPS in the first full year after closing
Updated full-year 2026 guidance to be given with second quarter results on August 5, 2026
CO2 Energy Transition Corp. (NOEM) said its President and CEO Brady Rodgers resigned as an officer and director on July 27, 2026, stating the resignation was not due to a disagreement over operations, policies or practices. Effective July 29, 2026, the board elected Chairman Charles Fox as President and CEO while he keeps his board chair, and appointed Andrew Martin to the board. The filing shows a change in top leadership and board composition, with the new CEO's background in CO2 flooding and carbon storage.
Brady Rodgers resigned as President, CEO and director on July 27, 2026; the filing says the resignation was not due to a disagreement with the company.
Charles Fox, Chairman of the Board, was elected President and CEO effective July 29, 2026, and will remain Chairman.
Andrew Martin was appointed to the Board of Directors effective July 29, 2026, with a term expiring at the next annual meeting; he is also President of CO2 Energy Transition, LLC, the sponsor.
International Tower Hill Mines appointed David Wiens as Chief Executive Officer, effective August 17, 2026, and Shane Parrow as President and Chief Operating Officer, effective July 27, 2026. Both were also added to the Board, which expanded from seven to nine directors. Karl Hanneman is transitioning out of the CEO role, will remain with the company as Strategic Advisor, and will stay on the Board.
David Wiens becomes CEO effective August 17, 2026, with an annual base salary of $450,000 and a target bonus of 75% of base salary.
Shane Parrow becomes President and Chief Operating Officer effective July 27, 2026, with an annual base salary of $400,000 and a target bonus of 50% of base salary.
Wiens receives a new hire RSU award with a grant date value of $1,650,000; Parrow receives 312,500 RSUs valued at $650,000 at grant.
Karl Hanneman will remain with the company as Strategic Advisor and stay on the Board.
Timken's board appointed Stephen P. Ribaudo, formerly a Carrier Global executive, as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer effective September 1, 2026. The company also said Timothy A. Graham will become Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer once Ribaudo starts, a senior leadership change that shareholders may watch as the company's management team takes shape.
Stephen P. Ribaudo, age 41, becomes EVP and COO effective September 1, 2026; he most recently was SVP and General Manager of Commercial HVAC Americas at Carrier Global since April 2026
Base salary of $670,000 per year, with a 2026 annual incentive target of 80% of base salary
Make-whole RSU award of $1,000,000 and a $250,000 cash sign-on payment; 2026 long-term equity target of at least $1,794,000
Timothy A. Graham to be appointed EVP and Chief Commercial Officer, effective upon Ribaudo's start date
The trust replaced its previous sub-adviser, Octagon Credit Investors, with King Street's Rockford Tower unit under an interim agreement effective July 30, 2026, while a shareholder vote on a permanent agreement was adjourned to August 6, 2026. The adviser, investment objective, and 1.70% advisory fee are unchanged, and the new sub-adviser's fee is 52% of that advisory fee.
Special Meeting to approve the New Sub-Advisory Agreement adjourned to August 6, 2026 to solicit more proxies
Interim Sub-Advisory Agreement with Rockford Tower Asset Management effective July 30, 2026, replacing Octagon Credit Investors
Sub-advisory fee set at 52% of the 1.70% annual advisory fee; reimbursable expenses capped at 0.07% per annum of average daily net assets
Mr. Young Choi became lead portfolio manager and Mr. Terry Ing became a portfolio manager
DXC Technology said Chris Drumgoole will resign as President, Global Infrastructure Services, effective July 30, 2026, and appointed Paul J. Taylor as President, DXC, effective August 10, 2026. Taylor will lead the company's global operating business, which the press release describes as an approximately $13 billion business, and Dan Gray will become President of Global Infrastructure Services. The filing reports no financial results and no separation arrangements for Drumgoole.
Chris Drumgoole resigns as President, Global Infrastructure Services, effective July 30, 2026, with no disagreement cited and no separation arrangements
Paul J. Taylor appointed President, DXC effective August 10, 2026, with a $1,000,000 U.S. dollar base salary and a one-time inducement equity award with a grant-date value of $3.75 million
Dan Gray named President of Global Infrastructure Services; Drumgoole joins a newly formed CEO Advisory Council
Tennant Company said Chief Financial Officer Fay West has given notice she will retire after a successor is hired and a transition period occurs, with retirement expected in the second quarter of 2027 and no earlier than April 2, 2027. The company has started searching for a successor and aims to name one by the first quarter of 2027, so shareholders get a long runway for the handover.
Fay West gave notice on July 27, 2026, of her intention to retire as SVP and Chief Financial Officer
Retirement expected in the second quarter of 2027, no earlier than April 2, 2027
Company aims to name a successor by the first quarter of 2027
CEO Dave Huml thanked West for her role in financial discipline and the company's growth strategy
Green Brick Partners said its President and Chief Operating Officer, Jed Dolson, will be promoted to Co-Chief Executive Officer on October 15, 2026, as part of the board's long-term succession planning. The filing reports no related party transactions and no other arrangements tied to the promotion, and it does not include financial results.
Jed Dolson, President and COO, will become Co-Chief Executive Officer effective October 15, 2026
Dolson joined the company in 2013 and served as President of Trophy Signature Homes from 2022 to 2024
CEO Jim Brickman said the promotion reflects more than a decade of leadership at the company
The announcement was made in a July 30, 2026 press release furnished as Exhibit 99.1
Cabot Corporation said its President and CEO, Sean Keohane, will retire and leave the board effective September 30, 2026. Erica McLaughlin, the company's current CFO, will become President and CEO and join the board effective October 1, 2026, and the company has started a search for a new CFO.
Keohane remains a non-executive employee through December 31, 2026 under a transition agreement.
McLaughlin's base salary rises to $910,000 per year effective October 1, 2026.
Target short-term incentive for McLaughlin rises to 120% of base salary for performance periods beginning in fiscal 2027.
The filing does not report a financial result for the period; the change is a leadership succession.
Sirius XM said Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Wayne D. Thorsen will cease serving as an employee effective July 31, 2026, and the company does not intend to appoint a successor COO at this time. Under a separation agreement, Thorsen will receive a $1,050,000 lump sum prorated bonus payment and his unvested equity awards will be forfeited.
Departure effective July 31, 2026; company does not plan to name a successor COO at this time
Separation agreement dated July 29, 2026 provides a $1,050,000 lump sum payment, prorated for 2026 annual bonus
Payment due within 60 days of separation date, subject to a general release of claims
All unvested equity awards outstanding as of July 31, 2026 will be forfeited without consideration
Entegris Executive Chair Bertrand Loy will retire and leave the Board effective July 31, 2026, and lead independent director James F. Gentilcore will become Chair. The Board also appointed Robert A. Bruggeworth, CEO of Qorvo, as a director effective August 3, 2026, and the company says the changes follow the completion of its CEO succession plan.
Bertrand Loy retires as Executive Chair and resigns from the Board effective July 31, 2026; the company says the decision was not due to any disagreement.
James F. Gentilcore, current Lead Independent Director, becomes Chair of the Board effective July 31, 2026.
Robert A. Bruggeworth, president and CEO of Qorvo, joins the Board effective August 3, 2026, with a $220,000 restricted stock unit grant and a prorated share of the $110,000 annual director retainer.
Sonos expanded its board from ten to eleven members and appointed Chris Shackelton, a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Coliseum Capital Management, as a director effective immediately. The company also said CFO Saori Casey intends to retire, and she will stay in the role until a successor is appointed, with an executive search firm engaged to find one.
Chris Shackelton appointed to the Board effective July 28, 2026, as a Class II director with a term expiring at the 2029 Annual Meeting; he has no committee roles yet and is deemed independent under Nasdaq standards
Saori Casey, Chief Financial Officer, informed the company of her intent to retire, announced July 29, 2026
Casey will remain CFO until a successor is appointed and through a subsequent transition period; the company says the retirement is not the result of any dispute or disagreement
Dakota Gold said CEO Robert Quartermain will retire effective August 18, 2026, and the board appointed President and COO Jack Henris as CEO and a director effective the same day. Quartermain will remain a director and Board Co-Chair. The change matters to shareholders because it sets the leadership team that will guide the Richmond Hill Gold Project through development.
Quartermain has served as CEO since November 2024 and will continue as Director and Board Co-Chair.
Henris, age 63, has served as President and COO since June 1, 2025, and has more than 35 years of mining experience.
Henris's new CEO pay includes a $360,000 base salary, a bonus of 75% of base salary, and long-term incentives of at least $630,000.
The press release says Shawn Campbell will be appointed Chief Development Officer and cites $107 million in cash in the March 2026 financial statements.
Meridian Holdings appointed Zoran Milošević as Chief Executive Officer and William Scott as Chief Financial Officer, effective July 31, 2026, after a Board-led succession process. CFO Rich Christensen's employment ends on the same date under a separation agreement, and Michael K. Prescott joined the Board and its Audit Committee. The filing contains no financial results, so the changes are a governance and leadership update for shareholders.
Zoran Milošević appointed Chief Executive Officer and Principal Executive Officer effective July 31, 2026; he continues as CEO of the MeridianBet Group.
William Scott, Interim CEO, steps down as Principal Executive Officer, remains President and Chairman, and becomes Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.
Rich Christensen's CFO role ends July 31, 2026; he receives $30,000 severance plus five days of unused 2026 paid time off, subject to a general release.
Michael K. Prescott appointed to the Board and Audit Committee, effective July 29, 2026, and determined to be independent under Nasdaq rules.
InspireMD notified Chief Commercial Officer Shane Gleason on July 23, 2026 that his position has been eliminated. His last day of employment is July 31, 2026. The filing does not describe a successor or the reasons for the elimination, so shareholders have limited detail on how the change affects commercial operations.
Position of Chief Commercial Officer Shane Gleason eliminated; notice given July 23, 2026
Last day of employment for Gleason: July 31, 2026
Filing contains no successor appointment or reason for the elimination
Owens Corning said its Board appointed Jonathan M. Collins, formerly CFO of Clarivate, as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective August 10, 2026. Todd W. Fister, currently Executive Vice President, Chief Financial and Operating Officer, becomes President and Chief Operating Officer on the same date, with CEO Brian D. Chambers remaining in his role; the filing also sets Collins' pay package and retention awards for several business presidents.
Jonathan M. Collins, age 47, takes the CFO role effective August 10, 2026, with a $775,000 base salary and a 100% target annual cash incentive.
Collins receives a sign-on bonus of $500,000 and initial equity awards including $1.5 million in performance share units and $3 million in restricted stock units.
Todd W. Fister becomes President and Chief Operating Officer effective August 10, 2026, replacing Brian D. Chambers as President while Chambers stays CEO.
Roofing, Doors, and Insulation business Presidents will report to Fister, with $1 million retention awards each to Nicolas Del Monaco and Rachel Marcon.
Lemonade's board named Senior Vice President Finance Nick Stead as chief financial officer, effective January 1, 2027, replacing Tim Bixby, who will move to a Class III board seat on the same date. The change is a planned leadership succession, and compensation terms for both men are still to be disclosed in a later amendment.
Board approved the changes on July 27, 2026; Bixby moves from CFO to Class III director effective January 1, 2027
Nick Stead, 33, currently SVP Finance, will become CFO and principal financial and accounting officer effective January 1, 2027
Stead joined Lemonade in December 2019 and was promoted to SVP Finance in July 2024
Compensation for Stead and any transition agreement with Bixby will be disclosed in a future 8-K amendment
Westin Acquisition Corp, a Cayman Islands special purpose acquisition company, signed a business combination agreement on July 22, 2026 with First Choice Healthcare Solutions, Inc. Under the deal, Westin will redomicile to Nevada as Wellgevity 360, Inc. and First Choice will become a wholly owned subsidiary, with the company valued at an equity value of up to approximately $650 million. The transaction requires shareholder and SEC approvals and is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026, so shareholders will face a vote and potential dilution from new shares issued.
Business combination agreement signed July 22, 2026; Westin to redomicile to Nevada as Wellgevity 360, Inc.
Equity value of up to approximately $650 million, paid in PubCo common stock
PIPE investors may buy up to $10,000,000 of PubCo preferred stock, with no subscription agreements executed yet
Transaction expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026, subject to shareholder and SEC approvals
Ashland Inc. appointed Peter Thomas and Allen Spizzo as independent directors on July 27, 2026, and entered into a Cooperation Agreement with stockholder Ancora Holdings Group, LLC. The company also formed a Capital Allocation Advisory Committee to make recommendations to the Board on capital allocation strategy. The filing does not include financial results, so it gives shareholders governance changes rather than a measure of operating performance.
Peter Thomas and Allen Spizzo appointed as independent directors effective July 27, 2026; Board temporarily expands to 11 members, then reduces to 10 at the 2027 Annual Meeting
Cooperation Agreement with Ancora includes voting commitments and standstill obligations, and remains in effect through a Standstill Period tied to the 2028 Annual Meeting notice deadline
Capital Allocation Advisory Committee chaired by Scott A. Tozier, with Thomas as Vice Chair and Guillermo Novo as non-voting member
Cadiz's subsidiary Fenner Gap Mutual Water Company signed two construction manager at risk agreements on July 27, 2026, with guaranteed maximum prices totaling about $273.8 million for the Northern Pipeline. The company estimates total construction capital expenditures to place the pipeline into service at about $403.3 million, so the agreements cover most of the estimated cost and set a defined budget for the Mojave Groundwater Bank financing.
Lyles Agreement: guaranteed maximum price of about $218.9 million for pump-station facilities, with 15% project contingency.
Bubalo Agreement: guaranteed maximum price of about $54.9 million for pipeline replacement, with 10% project contingency.
Estimated total construction capital budget is about $403.3 million, including $129.5 million for owner-procured equipment and other items.
Construction starts after notices to proceed and financing and permitting conditions are met; the agreements assume a September 2026 notice to proceed.
AT&T completed its previously announced purchase of wireless spectrum licenses from EchoStar for approximately $23 billion on July 28, 2026. The company drew $14.5 billion across two term loans to help fund the purchase, and it reiterated its second-quarter 2026 financial outlook and capital allocation plan.
Purchase price of approximately $23 billion in cash for 600 MHz and 3.45 GHz band licenses, closed July 28, 2026
Term loan draws: $11.5 billion on a two-year facility and $3.0 billion on a 364-day facility, under a $17.5 billion Delayed Draw Term Loan Credit Agreement with Bank of America, N.A. as agent
AT&T reiterated the financial outlook and capital allocation plan from its second-quarter 2026 earnings release
Leonardo DRS agreed to buy Raft LLC, a Virginia-based provider of open-architecture mission software and AI for data fusion, in an all-cash deal valued at $450 million. The company expects the deal to close in the fourth quarter of 2026 and to be accretive to Adjusted Diluted EPS in the first full year of ownership, subject to regulatory approvals.
Purchase price: $450 million all-cash, subject to customary post-closing adjustments
Expected tax benefit over 15 years with present value of approximately $50 million
Expected closing: fourth quarter of 2026; funding from cash on hand and revolving credit facility borrowings
Management will discuss the deal on the Q2 2026 earnings call on July 30, 2026
ZipRecruiter said Carmen Chan, formerly a Managing Director at Barclays, will become Chief Financial Officer effective August 17, 2026. David Travers, the company's president and interim CFO, will remain president but stop serving as interim CFO on that date. The filing discloses Ms. Chan's pay and equity grants, which matter to shareholders as a record of the new finance chief's incentives.
Annual base salary of $500,000, with a minimum 2026 annual bonus of $100,000
$200,000 onboarding bonus, payable in two installments 90 and 180 days after she starts
650,000 restricted stock units granted, of which 150,000 are performance-based and tied to a stock price metric
Effective date of August 17, 2026; David Travers continues as President
Hormel's board appointed John F. Ghingo, the company's current President and a board member, as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective October 26, 2026. Interim CEO Jeffrey M. Ettinger's service ends October 25, 2026, and he will remain on the board. The filing also sets Ghingo's new base salary at $1.28 million and a long-term incentive target of $6.8 million, which shareholders may watch as the company's leadership transition takes effect.
John F. Ghingo, age 53, appointed President and CEO effective October 26, 2026; he will also remain a board member.
Jeffrey M. Ettinger's interim CEO service concludes October 25, 2026; he will continue as a board member.
Ghingo's initial annual base salary is $1.28 million, with a short-term incentive target of 150% of base salary.
Long-term incentive target of $6.8 million per year, with about 50% in performance-based cash, 25% in stock options and 25% in restricted stock units.
ProMIS Neurosciences reported blinded six-month interim safety and biomarker data for PMN310 in its Phase 1b PRECISE-AD trial in early Alzheimer's disease, with no ARIA-E cases reported across 136 safety-evaluable patients. The trial remains blinded and ongoing, and the company said unblinded 12-month topline results, including efficacy data, are expected in the first quarter of 2027. The filing contains no financial results, so the update is clinical data that shareholders will weigh ahead of the readout.
No ARIA-E reported as of the July 22, 2026 data cutoff; 4.4% total ARIA, all mild and asymptomatic (ARIA-H only)
68.5% of patients had a plasma pTau217 decline from baseline and 62.5% had a CSF MTBR-tau243 decline; the company says allocations are still blinded
Unblinded 12-month topline results expected in Q1 2027, including efficacy data
Webinar held July 28, 2026 at 8:00 a.m. E.T. with KOLs Dr. Will Mantyh and Dr. Michael Weiner
Lattice Semiconductor completed its acquisition of AMI on July 27, 2026, paying about $1 billion in cash and about 5.2 million shares and restricted stock units, subject to closing adjustments. The cash was funded from cash on hand and a $925.0 million term loan borrowed under the company's credit agreement, so the deal adds significant debt and share issuance for shareholders to weigh. The filing gives no AMI financial results; the company says it will provide them with its second quarter 2026 results on August 4, 2026.
Total consideration of about $1 billion in cash plus about 5.2 million shares and restricted stock units, subject to adjustments.
On July 27, 2026, Lattice borrowed $925.0 million under the delayed draw term loan facility to fund the cash consideration.
On July 27, 2026, Lattice issued 4,741,352 shares of common stock to the AMI sellers, with transfer restrictions releasing 25% per 90-day period.
The company will report AMI operating results with its second quarter 2026 results on August 4, 2026.
Kymera Therapeutics said Chief Medical Officer Jared Gollob resigned on July 27, 2026, for personal reasons, and will stay on as an advisor through December 31, 2026. Terence Rooney, M.D., formerly an immunology leader at Johnson & Johnson, became CMO effective the same day. The change is a senior management transition that leads clinical development for the company's oral immunology pipeline.
Jared Gollob resigned as Chief Medical Officer on July 27, 2026, after eight years with the company, citing personal reasons
Terence Rooney, M.D., succeeds Gollob as CMO effective July 27, 2026
Gollob will continue as an advisor until December 31, 2026
Rooney previously served as Senior Vice President, Portfolio and Asset Management Leader, Immunology, at Johnson & Johnson
Cracker Barrel said David Deno, former CEO of Bloomin' Brands, will become President and Chief Executive Officer and join the Board effective August 10, 2026, succeeding Julie Masino, who will also leave the Board. Masino will remain an employee until October 9, 2026 to assist the transition. The filing contains no financial results, so the leadership change is the main development for shareholders.
David Deno, age 69, was CEO of Bloomin' Brands from April 2019 to September 2024 and will become Cracker Barrel's CEO on August 10, 2026.
Deno's employment agreement sets a base salary of $1,000,000, an initial annual bonus target of 125% of base salary, and an initial long-term incentive target of 360% of base salary.
Deno will receive a one-time sign-on award of $200,000 in restricted stock units and $200,000 in stock options, vesting on the third anniversary of the grant date.
Masino's Transition Agreement provides separation payments and equity treatment consistent with a termination without Cause under her July 17, 2023 employment agreement.
Sarepta Therapeutics appointed Michael Severino, M.D., former CEO of Tessera Therapeutics, as chief executive officer effective July 28, 2026, and as a Class I director. Doug Ingram, the current CEO, departs as CEO and board member on that date and will serve as a consultant until December 31, 2026. The filing describes a sign-on equity package with a grant date value of approximately $35 million and a base salary of $1,180,000, which shareholders may track for compensation and leadership continuity.
Michael Severino, M.D., becomes CEO and a director effective July 28, 2026, succeeding Doug Ingram
Sign-on equity grant has an approximate grant date value of $35,000,000, including a $14,000,000 make-whole grant
Severino's employment agreement sets an annual base salary of $1,180,000 and a target bonus of 110% of base salary
Ingram will consult for the company until December 31, 2026, for a monthly fee of $15,000
Solstice Advanced Materials and its consenting lenders signed an amendment on July 24, 2026 to its existing credit agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as administrative agent. The amendment allows, among other things, $4.685 billion in bridge financing tied to a merger agreement dated July 6, 2026 with Element Solutions Inc. and related merger subsidiaries.
Amendment dated July 24, 2026 to the credit agreement originally dated October 29, 2025
Permits $4.685 billion in bridge financing to Solstice and other transactions linked to the merger
Merger agreement dated July 6, 2026 with Element Solutions Inc. and two wholly-owned Solstice merger subsidiaries
Full amendment filed as Exhibit 10.1; some schedules and exhibits omitted under Regulation S-K Item 601(a)(5)
SPAC Research Alliance Corporation III (RACC) signed a business combination agreement on July 26, 2026 to acquire 100% of OHB Pediatrics Ltd., doing business as Oak Hill Bio, in exchange for newly issued RACC common stock. The combined company would be renamed Oak Hill Bio, Inc. and trade on Nasdaq as OAKH, with closing expected by year-end 2026 subject to shareholder approval and other conditions.
Base equity value of $160 million, plus a SAFE amount, divided by $10.00 per share sets the share count issued to Oak Hill Bio shareholders
Expected gross proceeds of about $175 million, including $75 million from RACC's trust account backstopped by RA Capital and a $100 million private financing
RACC shareholders may redeem Class A shares for cash from the trust account in connection with the transaction
Either party may terminate if the deal is not closed within six months of the agreement date, subject to extension provisions
Novanta completed its acquisition of Riverpoint Medical on July 23, 2026, paying the seller approximately $1.2 billion in cash, subject to customary adjustments, with a further $250.0 million milestone payment due by January 8, 2027. The company funded the deal by borrowing $616.0 million under its credit facilities and using cash on hand, bringing consolidated debt to $854.7 million as of July 22, 2026. The company expects the deal to add $0.18 to $0.25 of adjusted earnings per share in 2027, its first full year after closing.
Closed July 23, 2026, with approximately $1.2 billion paid in cash at closing
$250.0 million milestone payment remains payable to the seller on or before January 8, 2027
$616.0 million borrowed under revolving and delayed draw term loan facilities; consolidated debt $854.7 million as of July 22, 2026
Expected to contribute $0.18 to $0.25 of adjusted EPS in 2027; 2026 impact to be discussed on the second quarter earnings call
Cadiz said Chief Financial Officer Stanley Speer will retire effective September 1, 2026, and Jacinto J. Hernandez, currently Executive Vice President of Finance, will become CFO on that date. Speer will serve as an advisor through December 31, 2026, and his separation terms include accelerated vesting of restricted stock units and a new grant tied to the Northern Pipeline project financing.
Stanley E. Speer retires as CFO effective September 1, 2026, and advises the company through December 31, 2026 at $10,000 per month.
Jacinto J. Hernandez, age 47, has an annual base salary of $400,000 and a cash bonus target of 100% of salary.
Hernandez's inducement awards total 800,000 restricted stock units and 800,000 performance stock units, subject to Compensation Committee approval.
Cleveland-Cliffs' Board appointed Executive Vice President and CFO Celso Goncalves as President and CFO, effective immediately, and added him to the Board. Chairman and CEO Lourenco Goncalves keeps his CEO role but gives up the title of President. Celso Goncalves is Lourenco Goncalves' son, and his base salary rises to $1,000,000 from $884,000.
Celso Goncalves named President and Chief Financial Officer effective July 21, 2026, and appointed to the Board
Lourenco Goncalves remains Chairman and CEO and no longer holds the title of President
Base salary increased from $884,000 to $1,000,000; change-in-control severance continuation period raised from two to three years
Celso Goncalves is the son of Chairman and CEO Lourenco Goncalves
Verizon amended CEO Daniel Schulman's employment agreement on July 23, 2026, extending his initial term from December 31, 2027 to December 31, 2028. After that, the agreement renews annually unless either party gives at least 90 days' notice. The filing also sets a 2028 long-term incentive award with a target value of at least $25 million, which would vest in full on a qualifying succession event.
Initial term end date extended from December 31, 2027 to December 31, 2028
Calendar 2028 long-term incentive award with target value of at least $25 million, granted in the first three months of 2027
Award vests in full on termination due to a succession event on or after the grant date
Renewals are annual, subject to 90 days' notice of non-extension
Vir Biotechnology's Chief Financial Officer, Jason O'Byrne, will step down effective August 3, 2026 to pursue another opportunity, and the company says his departure was not due to any disagreement on its operations, policies, or practices. The board has named Brent Sabatini, the company's Chief Accounting Officer, as interim principal financial officer effective the same date while Vir searches for a successor, a change that matters to shareholders because it concerns who leads financial reporting during the transition.
Jason O'Byrne, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, informed Vir on July 20, 2026 that he will step down effective August 3, 2026.
The board appointed Brent Sabatini, Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, as interim principal financial officer on July 23, 2026, effective August 3, 2026.
Sabatini has served as Chief Accounting Officer since February 2023 and as principal accounting officer since October 2024; he will receive no added compensation for the interim role.
Vir has initiated a search for O'Byrne's successor; the filing gives no timeline for that search.
SBA Communications closed a $3.5 billion offering of senior unsecured notes due 2030, 2031 and 2033 on July 23, 2026, and used the proceeds to repay in full its senior secured term loan and revolver borrowings. It also entered a new $2.5 billion unsecured revolving credit facility maturing July 23, 2031, and terminated its prior $2.0 billion revolver and $2.3 billion term loan. For shareholders, the filing shows a change in the company's debt structure and interest rates, with the new notes structurally subordinated to liabilities of its SBA Telecommunications LLC subsidiary.
Notes: $1.35 billion at 4.875% due 2030, $1.35 billion at 5.150% due 2031, and $800.0 million at 5.450% due 2033, with interest paid semi-annually starting January 15, 2027.
Net proceeds repaid in full the senior secured term loan and outstanding revolver borrowings under the prior credit agreement dated January 25, 2024.
New $2.5 billion senior unsecured revolving credit facility matures July 23, 2031, with an option to request up to $1.0 billion in increases.
The notes are not guaranteed by SBA Telecommunications LLC or its subsidiaries, so they are structurally subordinated to those entities' liabilities.
On July 22, 2026, Matador Resources agreed to buy Paloma Permian, LLC from EnCap Investments portfolio companies for $1.275 billion in cash, subject to customary adjustments, with closing expected in early fourth quarter 2026. The company also agreed to buy undeveloped acreage from Ridge Runner Resources II, LLC, and said it will fund both deals with cash on hand and borrowings under its reserve-based lending facility, which it expects to repay over 12 to 18 months after closing.
Paloma purchase price is $1,275,000,000 in cash, with $63,750,000 placed in escrow at signing.
Paloma assets include 16,235 net undeveloped acres in Eddy and Lea Counties, New Mexico, and estimated third quarter 2026 production of about 11,100 barrels of oil equivalent per day (57% oil), per the press release.
Closing is expected early in the fourth quarter of 2026, with an effective date of June 1, 2026.
Matador said its Rae's Creek Woodford test well recorded initial rates above 2,200 barrels of oil equivalent per day (72% oil) in a 24-hour test on June 29, 2026, and that the Ridge Runner deal would bring its Woodford position to about 50,
Freenome completed its business combination with PCSC, and the filing details the post-closing arrangements. Approximately 65,440,613 shares, about 60.9% of New Freenome common stock, are subject to registration rights, and Sponsor and certain former Freenome stockholders are restricted from transferring shares for six months after closing. Shareholders should note the potential for future resales and the new equity plans, which add shares available for issuance.
Amendment No. 1, dated July 20, 2026, reduced New Freenome's board from nine to seven directors following the Closing.
Under the Investor Rights Agreement, New Freenome must file a resale registration statement within 30 calendar days after the Closing Date.
Lock-up agreements bar transfers, with certain permitted exceptions, until six months after the Closing Date.
The 2026 Equity Incentive Plan initially reserves 14,773,227 shares, and the 2026 Employee Stock Purchase Plan initially reserves 2,462,204 shares.
ImageneBio appointed Yanina Grant-Huerta as Chief Financial Officer effective July 20, 2026, replacing CEO Kristin Yarema, who had been serving as interim principal financial officer. Separately, Chief Medical Officer Benjamin Porter-Brown will move from a full-time role to a consulting role effective July 24, 2026.
Grant-Huerta receives a $450,000 annual base salary and a 40% target discretionary bonus, plus a 65,000-share RSU grant and a 95,000-share stock option grant.
Her severance terms include 12 months of base salary and continued group health benefits for up to 12 months, with enhanced change-in-control benefits.
Grant-Huerta previously served as Chief Accounting Officer at Atara Biotherapeutics from March 2025 to July 2026 and spent 14 years at Amgen before that.
Dr. Porter-Brown will continue as a consulting clinical development expert and strategic advisor.
Archer-Daniels-Midland appointed Jeffrey Rowe, currently CEO of Syngenta Group, as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, effective August 17, 2026. He will oversee ADM's commercial businesses, global manufacturing and R&D, reporting to Chair and CEO Juan Luciano, and his offer letter includes a $1,200,000 base salary and sizable one-time make-whole awards.
Rowe steps down as Syngenta Group CEO effective August 1, 2026, a role he has held since January 2024.
Offer letter sets a $1,200,000 base salary, a 175% target annual cash incentive, and an annual target equity award of $12,500,000.
One-time make-whole awards total $18,890,000: a $2,200,000 cash bonus payable January 2027 and RSUs with a $16,690,000 grant date value.
The position is newly created, and Rowe reports to Juan Luciano.
On July 17, 2026, EVI Industries and its subsidiaries signed three asset purchase agreements to acquire substantially all assets of Sudsies and related entities, with consideration of $22.6 million, $4.0 million and $900,000. The deals open EVI's consumer garment care services division, and management expects them to be accretive to earnings for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027. Closing is expected within 30 to 45 days, subject to conditions, and either side may terminate if closing has not occurred by September 1, 2026.
Transaction A: $22.6 million consideration, with $1.716 million held in escrow for at least 12 months
Transaction B: $4.0 million consideration, with $232,000 held in escrow for at least 12 months
Transaction C: $900,000 consideration, including $800,000 in cash and $52,000 in escrow
Closing expected within 30 to 45 days; termination right if not closed by September 1, 2026
Northrim BanCorp agreed on July 22, 2026 to acquire PBCO Financial Corporation, the holding company of Oregon-based People's Bank of Commerce, in an all-stock merger valued at approximately $167.3 million. PBCO shareholders would receive 1.160 Northrim shares for each PBCO share, and the deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026 or early in the first quarter of 2027, subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals. The filing also marks Northrim's first out-of-state expansion and would increase the combined company's assets to about $4.2 billion, with PBCO shareholders owning about 21.1% of the combined company.
Exchange ratio: 1.160 Northrim shares per PBCO share; aggregate value about $167.3 million, or $32.36 per PBCO share, based on Northrim's $27.90 close on July 21, 2026
PBCO had about $776.6 million in assets, $570.1 million in gross loans and $610.1 million in deposits as of June 30, 2026
Termination fee of $6,692,331 payable by PBCO to Northrim under specified circumstances
Expected closing in the fourth quarter of 2026 or early in the first quarter of 2027, subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals
Albertsons Companies announced that President and Chief Financial Officer Sharon McCollam plans to retire later this year. She will stay in her role until a successor is named, then serve in an advisory capacity through fiscal year-end on February 27, 2027, to support the transition.
Sharon McCollam, President and CFO, plans to retire later in 2026
She remains in her role until a successor is named
Advisory role continues until the end of fiscal year on Feb. 27, 2027
The company is conducting a search for a new leader; no successor is named in the filing
Scilex Holding Company agreed on July 18, 2026 to sell Vivasor Holding Company shares of Vivasor preferred stock it had acquired in January 2026, for an aggregate price of $11,999,762.28. Payment is scheduled in tranches through June 30, 2027, and Vivasor may pay in cash, in shares of Datavault AI common stock, or a combination. The buyer is led by Scilex CEO Dr. Henry Ji, who is also Vivasor's CEO, a related-party arrangement shareholders may want to weigh.
Agreement dated July 18, 2026; Scilex sells 6,101,468 Series A-1 and 355,919 Series A-2 Vivasor preferred shares
Aggregate purchase price of $11,999,762.28, with $999,980.97 due July 18, 2026 and $4,999,901.10 due on or before September 30, 2026
Remaining installments of $1,999,960.07 each fall due by December 31, 2026, March 31, 2027 and June 30, 2027
Dr. Henry Ji serves as Scilex CEO, President and Chairperson and as CEO of Vivasor
The Toro Company said its board elected President and Chief Operating Officer Edric C. Funk as president and chief executive officer, effective November 1, 2026, as part of a planned succession. Richard M. Olson, CEO since November 2016, will become executive chairman on the same date, and Funk joined the board immediately.
Funk was elected by the board on July 21, 2026, joined the company in 1996, and has been president and COO since September 2025.
Funk's annual base salary rises from $715,000 to $1,000,000 effective November 1, 2026, with a fiscal 2027 cash incentive target of 120% of base salary.
Olson's base salary will be $763,000 as executive chairman, with a fiscal 2027 cash incentive target of 130% of base salary, effective November 1, 2026.
The board increased its size from nine to ten directors to seat Funk, whose term ends at the 2027 annual meeting.
On July 22, 2026, Public Storage said it had closed its acquisition of National Storage Affiliates Trust (NSA), with NSA common shares converted at 0.1400 Public Storage common share each. The company issued about 11.2 million common shares, and a joint venture holding 313 former NSA properties took on about $2.2 billion of debt. Public Storage expects the deal to be accretive to FFO per share within the first year after closing, with accretion rising to $0.35 to $0.50 per share once $110 to $130 million of run-rate synergies are realized over three to four years.
Exchange ratio: each NSA common share became 0.1400 of a Public Storage common share, plus cash for fractional shares
About 11,200,000 Public Storage common shares issued on the closing date
Joint venture of 313 properties, valued at about $3.2 billion, financed with about $2.0 billion mortgage and $237 million mezzanine loan
Expected synergies of $110 to $130 million over three to four years, with accretion of $0.35 to $0.50 per share
NewHold Investment Corp IV said Chief Financial Officer Polly Schneck resigned effective July 22, 2026, to pursue other professional opportunities, and the board appointed John Boone as CFO effective the same day. The filing says her departure was not due to any disagreement with the company, its board or management. Compensation for Mr. Boone has not been finalized and will be disclosed later if required.
Polly Schneck resigned as CFO effective July 22, 2026; the filing states no disagreement on operations, policies or practices
John Boone appointed CFO effective July 22, 2026, with over a decade of public equity investing experience
Mr. Boone previously worked at Isomer Partners, Schonfeld Strategic Advisors and Scopia Capital Management
Compensation arrangements for Mr. Boone have not been finalized
Vita Coco completed its acquisition of Copra, Inc. on July 22, 2026, with Copra becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary. Closing consideration was $175 million, paid partly in cash and partly in Vita Coco common stock, with up to $100 million more tied to Copra's 2028 results. The filing states that the acquisition does not materially affect Vita Coco's long-term Adjusted EBITDA margin target.
Closed July 22, 2026; Copra survives as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vita Coco.
Closing consideration of $175 million: $140,000,210.59 in cash and 467,071 shares of Vita Coco common stock.
Earnout of at least $45 million and at most $100 million, based on Copra's 2028 Gross Profit, payable in cash, stock or both at Vita Coco's discretion.
Copra expects full-year 2026 Net Sales greater than $100 million; Vita Coco reports no change to its long-term financial targets.
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