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).
Construction Partners (ROAD) said director Michael H. McKay, a member of its Audit Committee, died on July 22, 2026, leaving the committee with two independent directors. Nasdaq requires at least three, so the company is out of compliance but intends to use a cure period to restore compliance.
Nasdaq Listing Rule 5605(c)(2)(A) requires at least three independent Audit Committee members; the company now has two.
The cure period ends on the earlier of the next annual stockholder meeting or July 22, 2027.
On August 6, 2026, the company issued 619,000 restricted Class B shares to employees, vesting September 30, 2030.
A federal court in Massachusetts preliminarily approved the settlement of stockholder derivative claims against Evolv Technologies on August 6, 2026. The settlement requires no payment by the company, and it commits Evolv to corporate governance reforms for five years, with plaintiffs' fees of $1,275,000 paid by insurers. A final settlement hearing is set for October 21, 2026, and the settlement takes effect only after final court approval.
Court preliminarily approved the settlement on August 6, 2026; final settlement hearing set for October 21, 2026 at 9:00 a.m.
Company makes no settlement payment; plaintiffs' attorneys' fees and expenses of $1,275,000 to be paid by insurers.
Evolv agreed to governance reforms, including audit committee, marketing policy, disclosure committee and General Counsel changes, to remain in effect for five years.
Briefs are written by AI from the filing text and can contain mistakes — open the filing before acting on anything. Impact (1-5) and tone are the AI's reading of the filing for shareholders, not a price forecast. Not investment advice.
Briefs marked “Written later” were written in November 2026 for filings that were by then more than three weeks old, so months before mid-October 2026 hold a selection: every material 8-K of the past year for the 100 largest companies we cover and the last 15 important 8-Ks of every other one. Briefs the number check holds back are not shown or counted. Also: the last 45 days, briefs by company, A–Z and the live SEC filings wire.