2,914 material Form 8-K filings that 2,352 companies we cover made with the SEC in August 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).
Everspin Technologies' board appointed Vikas Choudhary, a semiconductor executive from MaxLinear, as a director effective August 9, 2026. He will serve until the 2027 annual meeting, and the filing describes a $250,000 initial RSU grant and a $55,000 annual cash retainer for his board service.
Vikas Choudhary appointed director effective August 9, 2026, serving until the 2027 annual meeting
Initial RSU grant with a value of $250,000 made August 10, 2026, vesting 50% on each of the first and second anniversaries of the grant date
Annual cash retainer of $55,000 for board service; company will enter its standard indemnification and non-disclosure agreements with him
Currently SVP and General Manager of the Connectivity and Storage Business Unit at MaxLinear since April 2024
PubMatic appointed Megan Ramm as its Global Chief Revenue Officer, effective August 10, 2026, to lead global revenue strategy across the Americas, EMEA and APAC. Ramm previously led global sales at Uber Advertising, and the company's release ties the hire to its strong second quarter 2026 results, including a return to double-digit year-over-year revenue growth.
Megan Ramm's appointment as Global Chief Revenue Officer is effective August 10, 2026; she previously served as Head of Global Sales at Uber Advertising.
Offer letter dated June 24, 2026 provides an initial annual base salary of $500,000 and an on-target annual bonus of $500,000, prorated for 2026.
Equity package includes a new-hire restricted stock unit grant with a grant-date value of $3.45 million and an annual equity award with a target value of $2.3 million, first granted in 2027; both are subject to board approval and vest over
B&G Foods said its President and CEO Casey Keller retired effective August 7, 2026, and its board appointed director Robert D. Mills as President and CEO effective August 10, 2026. Mills, previously a senior executive at Tractor Supply Company, will leave the board's nominating and governance committee because he is no longer an independent director under NYSE standards.
Keller retired as President, CEO and director effective August 7, 2026; his retirement agreement includes salary continuation payments of $2,448,516 and accelerated vesting of 519,396 restricted shares.
Robert D. Mills, age 53 and a board member since 2018, took over as President and CEO on August 10, 2026.
Mills's employment agreement sets a $950,000 base salary, a $500,000 sign-on bonus payable after March 31, 2027, and a stock option grant for 900,000 shares at $3.40.
Mills previously held senior roles at Tractor Supply Company from 2014 to August 2026, most recently as Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer, Digital and Pet Services.
Group 1 Automotive appointed David C. Kimbell, former CEO of Ulta Beauty, to its board effective August 10, 2026, expanding the board to ten members, and he will serve on the Audit Committee. The company also declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.55 per share, payable September 15, 2026, to holders of record as of September 1, 2026, consistent with its previously announced 10% increase in annualized dividend rate to $2.20 per share in 2026.
Kimbell joins the board effective August 10, 2026 and will serve on the Audit Committee; the board grew from nine to ten members.
Kimbell received restricted stock units valued at $88,657, pro-rated from $225,000, settled in cash upon leaving the board.
Quarterly dividend of $0.55 per share, payable September 15, 2026 to stockholders of record as of September 1, 2026.
Kimbell previously served as CEO of Ulta Beauty, where the filing says revenue rose from $6.2 billion in 2020 to $11.3 billion.
Powerfleet, Inc. appointed Paul Lalljie as President and Chief Financial Officer effective August 11, 2026, after terminating CFO David Wilson's employment as of the close of business on August 10, 2026. The filing sets out Lalljie's pay package and Wilson's separation and consulting terms, which matter to shareholders because they reflect a change in the company's top finance role.
Lalljie receives a $475,000 base salary, a bonus of up to 85% of salary, a $100,000 sign-on bonus, and 225,000 time-based RSUs plus a 225,000-unit performance RSU target.
Lalljie previously served as CFO and later CEO of 2U, Inc. from 2019 to 2024, and spent about 18 years at Neustar, Inc., including nearly a decade as CFO.
Wilson receives a $224,460 lump-sum severance, a $121,731.65 pro-rated bonus payment, and COBRA reimbursement through February 28, 2027.
Wilson will also serve as a consultant at $37,410 per month for an initial 90-day term, with renewals.
Matthews International's Board appointed Michael J. Whitehead as President and Chief Executive Officer and as a director, effective August 31, 2026, succeeding Joseph C. Bartolacci, who is retiring. Whitehead most recently served as Executive Vice President and President, Americas Welding, at Lincoln Electric Holdings, and the filing sets out his base salary, transition payment, incentive awards and severance terms, which shareholders can review.
Whitehead becomes CEO and director effective August 31, 2026; Bartolacci told the company of his retirement decision on July 29, 2026.
Initial base salary of $1,000,000 per year, plus a one-time transition cash payment of $300,000 that he must repay if he resigns or is terminated for cause within 12 months.
Target annual bonus of 100% of base salary from fiscal 2027; long-term incentive grant date value of $3,675,000 plus a one-time restricted stock unit award of $1,600,000.
If terminated without cause, severance of 24 months of base salary continuation plus a bonus at 100% of target.
NRC Health's Chief Financial Officer, Shane Harrison, resigned on August 7, 2026 to pursue an outside professional opportunity, effective August 28, 2026. The company has started a search for a new CFO, so shareholders will see a change in the officer who leads financial reporting.
Shane Harrison, Chief Financial Officer and principal financial officer, tendered his resignation on August 7, 2026.
Resignation is effective August 28, 2026.
Reason given: to pursue an outside professional opportunity.
The company has initiated a search for a new Chief Financial Officer.
Alamo Group's Executive Vice President and Head of Corporate Development, Edward T. Rizzuti, notified the company on August 7, 2026 that he will retire on September 11, 2026. The company says the retirement is not due to any disagreement over operations, financial reporting, or accounting practices, and Rizzuti will then serve as a consultant through December 31, 2026 on corporate development matters such as acquisitions and divestitures.
Retirement effective September 11, 2026; notice given August 7, 2026
Consulting Agreement dated August 10, 2026, starts September 14, 2026 and expires December 31, 2026
Company will pay $20,000 per month, pro-rated for September, plus reasonable expenses
Blend Labs disclosed that Oxana Tkach, its Head of Accounting and Financial Planning and Analysis and principal accounting officer, will resign effective on or around August 31, 2026, to pursue another opportunity. The company said her decision was not due to any disagreement with its auditors or management on accounting, disclosure, or internal controls, and that Jason Ream, Head of Finance and Administration, will serve as interim principal accounting officer while it searches for a successor.
Oxana Tkach informed the company of her resignation on August 5, 2026; it takes effect on or around August 31, 2026.
The filing states the resignation was not due to any disagreement with auditors or management on accounting or internal controls.
Jason Ream, Head of Finance and Administration, will become interim principal accounting officer and will receive no additional compensation for the role.
Blend Labs has started a process to identify a permanent successor.
Kilroy Realty Corporation said Chief Financial Officer Jeffrey Kuehling is leaving the company effective August 11, 2026, and that Chief Investment Officer Eliott Trencher will serve as interim CFO and Treasurer. The company is conducting an external search for a permanent principal financial officer. It also reaffirmed its 2026 guidance from its July 27, 2026 second-quarter earnings release and said the departure involved no disagreements over financial policies, accounting principles, financial statements or disclosures.
Jeffrey Kuehling, EVP, CFO and Treasurer, is leaving effective August 11, 2026; the filing describes this as a termination without Cause under his July 30, 2024 Employment Agreement.
Kuehling will receive the severance payments and benefits under Section 5.3(b) of his employment agreement plus two months of severance pay, subject to a release of claims becoming effective. The filing gives no dollar amounts.
Eliott Trencher, age 43, is interim CFO and Treasurer and also keeps his role as EVP and Chief Investment Officer; he was CFO from February 2022 to August 2024.
The company reaffirmed its 2026 guidance from the July 27, 2026 second-quarter 2026 earnings release and has engaged Russell Reynolds Associates for the executive search.
Accel Entertainment's board appointed CEO Mark Phelan as a director effective immediately, with a term ending at the 2027 annual meeting. The company increased the board from 9 to 10 seats to accommodate the appointment. Phelan receives no extra pay for board service, and his CEO compensation is unchanged.
Board appointed Mark Phelan, CEO, as a 2027 Class director on August 7, 2026
Board size increased from 9 to 10 directors
Phelan will not receive additional compensation for board service and is not on any board committee
ConocoPhillips said its board elected Andy O'Brien, currently executive vice president and chief financial officer, as president and chief executive officer effective September 1, 2026, succeeding Ryan Lance, who will retire as CEO and become executive chair. Konnie Haynes-Welsh will become chief financial officer on the same date, and the filing lists new pay terms for the leadership changes.
Andy O'Brien becomes president and CEO and joins the board on September 1, 2026, with a base salary of $1.7 million and a long-term incentive target of $13.08 million.
Ryan Lance's base salary as executive chair will fall to $1.1 million, and he will not participate in the annual incentive plan; his 2027 long-term incentive target is $12.4 million.
Konnie Haynes-Welsh becomes senior vice president and chief financial officer, with an annual base salary of $742,972.
The Hartford's board elected Priscilla Almodovar, former president and CEO of Fannie Mae, as a director effective September 1, 2026. She will serve on the Finance, Investment and Risk Management Committee and the Audit Committee, and the filing says the board found her independent under NYSE rules.
Board elected Priscilla Almodovar as director on August 11, 2026, effective September 1, 2026
Pro rata 2026-2027 board pay includes $82,700 in cash retainer and restricted stock units valued at $136,600
Her committee roles are Finance, Investment and Risk Management and Audit, both effective September 1, 2026
Radian Group Inc. increased its board from eleven to twelve directors and appointed Barry C. McCarthy, President and CEO of Deluxe Corporation, as a new director effective August 10, 2026. The filing says his compensation follows the company's standard non-employee director arrangements and that he has no material interest in transactions with the company.
Board size increased from eleven to twelve directors on August 10, 2026
Barry C. McCarthy is President, CEO and a board member of Deluxe Corporation
Non-Executive Board Chairperson Howard B. Culang described McCarthy's payments, data and technology experience as relevant to the board
NeoGenomics said its EVP, General Counsel and Business Development, Alicia Olivo, will cease to serve as General Counsel effective September 21, 2026. She will remain an employee until October 2, 2026 for transitional purposes, and she will be eligible for separation payments and benefits under her employment agreement. The filing does not describe a financial figure for those payments or a named successor.
Alicia Olivo stops serving as General Counsel effective September 21, 2026
Olivo remains an employee until October 2, 2026 for transitional purposes
Separation payments and benefits follow Section 5(b) of her employment agreement, filed with the 10-K on February 17, 2026
The filing does not disclose a dollar amount for separation payments or a replacement
Thryv's Compensation Committee terminated its 2026 Short-Term Incentive Plan effective July 1, 2026, and replaced it with an H2 2026 Bridge Plan covering July 1 through December 31, 2026. The change follows a recently announced restructuring that the company says changed its second-half 2026 business plan, and it applies to all plan participants, including named executive officers.
Bridge Plan effective July 1, 2026 replaces the 2026 STIP for all participants, including named executive officers.
Target opportunity is prorated by 50% of each employee's annual 2026 STIP target.
Performance targets were updated to reflect the revised second-half 2026 business plan and operating priorities.
The original 2026 STIP targets were approved in December 2025, before the restructuring was announced.
Lincoln Electric said Executive Vice President and President of Americas Welding Michael J. Whitehead will resign effective August 28, 2026, to pursue other business opportunities. The company said the resignation did not stem from any disagreement with the board or management, and Americas Welding will be jointly led on an interim basis until a successor is named.
Michael J. Whitehead notified the company of his resignation on August 10, 2026, effective August 28, 2026
Gary Konarska (Vice President, Global Product Strategy) and Albert Castillo (Vice President, Americas Welding, Sales & LATAM Operations) will jointly lead Americas Welding in the interim
No successor has been named; the filing states the resignation was not due to a disagreement with the company
Regions Financial said Chief Administrative Officer David R. Keenan will retire on January 4, 2027, and will step down from the CAO role on September 1, 2026, to serve as a senior advisor until then. Katherine R. Danella and John T. Jordan take senior executive roles effective the same date, a planned succession that the filing does not tie to any financial results.
David R. Keenan has given notice of his intent to retire on January 4, 2027.
Effective September 1, 2026, Keenan steps down as Chief Administrative Officer and continues as Senior Executive Vice President in a senior advisor role.
Katherine R. Danella becomes Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, and John T. Jordan becomes Senior Executive Vice President, Head of Consumer Banking Group, both effective September 1, 2026.
The press release says Chief People Officer Angela Santone will begin reporting directly to Chairman, President, and CEO John Turner.
WEC Energy Group said Caroline Garcia will become its Vice President and Controller effective August 31, 2026, succeeding William J. Guc, who plans to retire in early 2027. Ms. Garcia most recently served as Director of Audit Services at TXNM Energy and previously spent about 25 years at KPMG LLP. The filing describes a routine senior finance appointment with defined pay terms.
Caroline Garcia, age 50, takes the Vice President and Controller role effective August 31, 2026; agreement dated August 5, 2026
Annual base salary of $335,000, with a short-term plan target of 50% of base salary and a long-term plan target of 70%, prorated to the start date for the short-term award
William J. Guc will become special advisor to the Chief Financial Officer effective August 31, 2026, to support the transition
Dr. Erica Schwartz, a Butterfly Network director since 2021, left the board automatically when the U.S. Senate confirmed her as Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on August 5, 2026. The company said her departure was not the result of any disagreement over its operations, policies, or practices, so the change is a routine board transition for shareholders.
Schwartz's resignation was announced earlier in a May 8, 2026 Form 8-K and took effect automatically on her confirmation on August 5, 2026.
The company said the resignation was not due to any disagreement with Butterfly on its operations, policies, or practices.
CEO Joseph DeVivo praised Schwartz in a press release dated August 11, 2026 (Exhibit 99.1).
ManpowerGroup appointed John B. Gibson, Jr., President and CEO of Paychex, to its Board of Directors, effective September 1, 2026, expanding the Board from ten to eleven directors. Gibson will sit on the People, Culture, and Compensation Committee and receive the standard non-employee director compensation.
Appointment effective September 1, 2026; Board size increases from ten to eleven directors
Gibson joins the People, Culture, and Compensation Committee
Non-employee director pay includes a $120,000 annual cash retainer and an annual deferred stock grant of about $180,000 in grant date fair value
Gibson will also sign the Company's standard director indemnification agreement
ClearSign Technologies appointed Larry M. Saddler, age 76, as a director effective August 6, 2026, filling the board's one vacant seat. Saddler retired from ExxonMobil in February 2021 after more than 40 years of engineering and technology roles there.
Effective date of appointment: August 6, 2026; fills the one vacant directorship on a five-seat board
Director pay: $60,000 annual cash compensation plus non-statutory stock options with a $40,000 annual fair market value
Company agreed to make cash Make-Whole Payments for certain unvested RSUs from his prior employer that are forfeited or cancelled
Announced in a press release dated August 11, 2026 (Exhibit 99.1)
Bicara Therapeutics said Ryan Cohlhepp, its President and Chief Operating Officer, will succeed Claire Mazumdar as Chief Executive Officer effective January 1, 2027, and Jenn Larson will become Chief Financial Officer effective August 12, 2026. The company also reported a second quarter 2026 net loss of $55.4 million, up from $27.4 million a year earlier, while cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities rose to $497.3 million.
Ryan Cohlhepp will become CEO effective January 1, 2027; Claire Mazumdar will become Vice Chair of the Board and Strategic Advisor.
Jenn Larson, CPA, appointed Chief Financial Officer effective August 12, 2026, succeeding Ivan Hyep.
Q2 2026 net loss was $55.4 million versus $27.4 million in Q2 2025; R&D expenses were $45.8 million versus $24.8 million.
Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities were $497.3 million at June 30, 2026, which the company expects to fund operations into the first half of 2029.
Littelfuse expanded its board from eight to nine members and appointed Todd Kelsey, President and CEO of Plexus Corp., effective August 6, 2026. Kelsey was also named to the Compensation Committee and is considered independent under Nasdaq and Rule 10A-3 standards, and the filing does not report any financial results or guidance.
Board increased from eight to nine members; Kelsey appointed effective August 6, 2026
Kelsey also appointed to the Compensation Committee
Kelsey is President and CEO of Plexus Corp., a $4.5 billion technology enterprise with 20,000 employees
As a non-employee director, Kelsey will receive a pro-rated initial restricted stock unit award under the director compensation practices described in the March 12, 2026 proxy statement
CVRx said its Chief Revenue Officer, Robert John, left the company on August 10, 2026, with severance pay and benefits under his employment agreement, subject to its conditions. Paul Verrastro was named Interim Head of Sales while the company searches for a permanent successor. CEO Kevin Hykes linked the change to a "revised commercial outlook" and the need to improve commercial execution, but the filing gives no financial figures.
Robert John's employment as Chief Revenue Officer ended on August 10, 2026, effective immediately.
Severance pay and benefits are payable under his employment agreement, subject to its conditions.
Paul Verrastro, who has been with CVRx for over five years, is Interim Head of Sales, effective immediately.
The company is searching for a permanent sales leader; the filing gives no revised outlook figures.
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