3,560 material Form 8-K filings that 2,489 companies we cover made with the SEC in October 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). 2,508 of them were written later, when past filings were added: a selection, not every 8-K of the month (see the note below).
Live Nation amended and restated CEO Michael Rapino's employment agreement, effective October 1, 2026, keeping him as President, CEO and board member through December 31, 2031. Base salary and target cash bonus are unchanged from his existing agreement, while the filing adds a $20 million upfront RSU grant and annual equity grants beginning in 2027.
Term runs from October 1, 2026 to December 31, 2031; agreement approved unanimously by the Board with Rapino abstaining
Base salary of $3,000,000 and target annual cash bonus of $17,000,000 (from 2027), same as the prior agreement
Upfront RSU grant of $20,000,000 on the Effective Date, plus annual grants of $10,000,000 in performance shares, $15,000,000 in time-based RSUs and $15,000,000 in target PSUs starting in 2027
Severance on termination without cause or for good reason is a lump sum equal to two times base salary, bonus and recent Annual Performance Shares value, plus full equity acceleration
RTB Digital's Board appointed Mary Elizabeth Truss, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, as a director on September 30, 2026. She will receive a prorated restricted stock unit award tied to a $150,000 annual grant-date fair value under the Company's standard Board of Directors Agreement.
Appointed as director on September 30, 2026; serves until a successor is elected and qualified
Annual equity award with a grant-date fair value of $150,000, paid as restricted stock units, prorated for 2026
RSUs vest in full on December 31 of the applicable year, subject to continued service
Filing states no arrangement with other persons for selection and no related-party transactions under Item 404(a)
Aveanna Healthcare director Steven E. Rodgers, a Class II director who sat on the Audit and Compensation Committees, resigned from the board effective immediately, as disclosed in an October 2, 2026 filing. The company said the resignation was not due to any disagreement on operations, policies, or practices, and the filing does not name a replacement.
Steven E. Rodgers notified the company of his resignation on October 1, 2026, effective immediately.
He was an independent Class II director serving on the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee.
The company states the resignation was not due to any disagreement with the company on operations, policies, or practices.
The filing does not name a successor or new committee assignments.
PROCEPT BioRobotics increased its board from nine to ten members and appointed Dr. Michael Mack, a cardiac surgeon, as a director effective immediately. The Board determined Mack is independent under SEC and Nasdaq rules, which adds an independent director with extensive thoracic surgery and medical society leadership experience.
Dr. Michael Mack appointed as Class II director; term expires at the 2029 annual meeting
Board size increased from nine members to ten effective October 2, 2026
Board determined Mack is independent under SEC and Nasdaq rules
Mack will receive non-employee director compensation and sign the Company's standard indemnification agreement
KinderCare Learning Companies (NYSE: KLC) said director Michael Nuzzo resigned from its board effective September 29, 2026, to devote time to other commitments, and that the resignation was not due to any disagreement with the company. The board filled the seat with Preston Grasty of Partners Group and named David Barse as Audit Committee chair, a change in board composition that does not alter reported financial results.
Michael Nuzzo resigned from the board, a Class II director seat, effective September 29, 2026, and also left the Audit and Compensation committees.
David Barse was appointed to the Audit Committee and named its chair, and to the Compensation Committee, effective September 29, 2026.
Preston Grasty, a Senior Investment Leader at Partners Group, was appointed to fill the vacancy as a Class II director through the 2029 annual meeting and joined the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
Verra Mobility's board appointed Jon Newhard as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective November 1, 2026, and as a director on the same date, which increases the board from six to seven members. He succeeds Jon Keyser, the interim CEO since June 2026, who will serve in an advisory role until December 31, 2026, while severance terms with Mr. Keyser are still being negotiated. The filing sets Mr. Newhard's base salary at $725,000 and includes a $4,750,000 inducement RSU award that remains subject to approval.
Jon Newhard, 57, was CEO of Yunex Traffic GmbH from March 2024 until September 2026 and previously led Clinc, Inc. and Cubic's ITS division.
Base salary of $725,000, with a target bonus of 100% of base salary and an estimated target equity grant date fair value of $4,000,000 beginning in fiscal 2027.
Inducement RSU award with a grant-date fair value of $4,750,000, subject to NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(c)(4) approvals and vesting over three annual installments.
Jon Keyser remains in an advisory role until December 31, 2026, and the company is negotiating his severance arrangements.
On September 28, 2026, HF Foods amended CEO Felix Lin's employment agreement and entered new employment agreements with CFO Paul McGarry and CAO Christine Chang. The company also amended its Severance Plan and the form of its RSU and PSU award agreements, and changed outstanding awards. The filing gives no dollar amounts, but the changes affect when severance and equity benefits apply to executives, which matters to shareholders because it can affect future executive payouts.
Non-renewal by the company is now a qualifying termination for CEO severance, and the pro-rata current-year bonus eligibility date in a qualifying termination moved from June 30 to March 31.
CFO Paul McGarry and CAO Christine Chang each have an employment agreement dated September 28, 2026, with a one-year initial term and unchanged prior compensation terms.
RSU and PSU vesting date moved from April 15 to March 17, and change-in-control protection period increased from 12 months to 24 months.
Exhibit 10.1 is indexed as an agreement with Xi Lin, while the filing text names Felix Lin as the CEO.
On October 1, 2026, Executive Vice President and General Counsel Christian T. Chandler notified Elmet Group of his decision to retire effective December 31, 2026. He will remain as an advisor on legal, regulatory and compliance matters. The company also posted an updated corporate presentation on its website, furnished as Exhibit 99.1, which describes a $450 million Department of War investment and the planned Schwabmünchen acquisition.
Chandler has served as General Counsel since the company's founding; retirement is effective December 31, 2026.
Chandler will continue to advise the company on legal, regulatory and compliance matters after retiring.
The presentation, published October 1, 2026, cites $450 million in committed Department of War investment, with $200 million at closing.
The presentation says the Schwabmünchen acquisition is expected to close in Q1 2027.
Cingulate Inc. amended the employment agreement of Matthew N. Brams, its Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, on September 30, 2026. The amendment extends the trial period for his full-time employment from September 30, 2026 to December 31, 2026. This is an administrative change to an executive's employment terms and does not disclose any financial results or new compensation figures.
Amendment No. 2 to the employment agreement between Cingulate Therapeutics LLC and Matthew N. Brams was entered into on September 30, 2026, effective January 1, 2026 for the underlying agreement.
The trial period for Mr. Brams' full-time employment was extended from September 30, 2026 to December 31, 2026.
The full amendment is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the 8-K.
On September 28, 2026, Starfighters Space's board and compensation committee raised CEO Tim Franta's base salary from $108,000 to $350,000 and CFO David Whitney's from $180,000 to $300,000, and approved back pay tied to those increases. The filing does not state the back-pay amounts, so shareholders cannot yet see the total cost of the change.
CEO Tim Franta: base salary raised from $108,000 to $350,000, with a maximum annual bonus of up to 50% of the new salary.
CFO David Whitney: base salary raised from $180,000 to $300,000, with a maximum annual bonus of up to 30% of the new salary.
Back pay covers Franta from March 1, 2026 and Whitney from June 24, 2026, through the September 28, 2026 effective date.
Bonus amounts above $75,000 are paid 65% in cash and 35% in restricted share units vesting over three years.
Aimco's Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, Jennifer Johnson, notified the company on October 1, 2026 that she will resign effective November 1, 2026 for Good Reason, which the company accepted, citing reduced duties tied to the shareholder-approved Plan of Sale and Liquidation. She will receive severance-related payments and benefits, and will then act as a consultant until May 2, 2027, which is a change in senior leadership during the company's liquidation process.
Resignation effective November 1, 2026, citing Good Reason tied to the Plan of Sale and Liquidation approved by shareholders on February 6, 2026
Post-resignation consulting arrangement runs until May 2, 2027, up to 10 hours per month at $750 per hour, plus expenses
Either party may end the consulting arrangement on 30 days' written notice
Separation Agreement dated October 1, 2026 is filed as Exhibit 10.1
Fog Cutter Holdings LLC bought the sponsor's shares and private units in Tavia Acquisition Corp. (TAVI) and took over sponsor duties, closing October 1, 2026. Andrew Wiederhorn, Chairman and CEO of Fog Cutter, became Executive Chairman and CEO, and Kenneth Kuick became CFO, as the board was reshaped.
Closing occurred October 1, 2026; Fog Cutter bought 2,243,333 ordinary shares and 249,107 private units from the sponsor
Sponsor retained 1,500,000 ordinary shares; Fog Cutter funds monthly trust contributions of up to $60,000 and operating expenses from October 1, 2026
Andrew Wiederhorn appointed Executive Chairman and CEO and Kenneth Kuick CFO, both effective October 1, 2026; three directors resigned September 28, 2026 and Askar Mametov resigned October 1, 2026
Broadway Financial agreed on September 28, 2026 to the resignation of John Allen, its Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer, effective December 31, 2026. Allen will serve in a transition capacity through that date, and the company will review the role's structure and decide whether to search for a successor.
Resignation agreed September 28, 2026; effective December 31, 2026
John Allen, Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer, to serve in a transition capacity through December 31, 2026
Company will evaluate the position's structure, scope and responsibilities before deciding on next steps, including a possible successor search
Amentum Holdings' board approved an amended and restated employment agreement for Executive Chair Steven J. Demetriou, effective September 28, 2026. The filing sets a $625,000 base salary, a bonus at 100% of base salary, and a $1,250,000 long-term incentive target, and removes severance obligations except a pro-rata bonus and full accelerated vesting of outstanding LTI awards.
Base salary set at $625,000, effective September 28, 2026
Short-term bonus target is 100% of base salary
Long-term incentive target value at grant is $1,250,000
Severance removed, except pro-rata bonus and full accelerated LTI vesting
Prothena disclosed that Chief Development Officer Chad J. Swanson, Ph.D., notified the company on October 2, 2026, that he is resigning effective October 9, 2026. He is leaving to join one of Prothena's strategic partners, where he will lead a program partnered with the company.
Chad J. Swanson, Ph.D., Chief Development Officer, resigns effective October 9, 2026.
Notice of resignation was given to the company on October 2, 2026.
Swanson is joining a strategic partner and will lead a program partnered with Prothena.
The filing does not state a successor or interim arrangement.
Effective October 1, 2026, Jasper B. Sanfilippo, Jr. became chief executive officer, Jeffrey T. Sanfilippo moved to executive chair, and Frank Pellegrino was named president and chief financial officer. The filing also sets out Pellegrino's new pay package, which includes a higher base salary and additional equity awards, so the leadership change and its cost are relevant to shareholders.
Jasper B. Sanfilippo, Jr., previously chief operating officer, president and secretary, became CEO on October 1, 2026.
Jeffrey T. Sanfilippo, former CEO, became executive chair of the Board on October 1, 2026.
Pellegrino's base salary rose to $700,000 per year, with a target bonus of 100% of salary.
Pellegrino will receive a $600,000 annual equity award for fiscal 2027 plus a one-time $750,000 equity award.
Greenland Mines Ltd. reported that director Jon McGarity resigned from its Board on September 28, 2026, saying the resignation was not due to any disagreement with the company. The Board appointed Peter Love and Blair Jordan to fill the vacancies effective immediately, and neither has been named to a Board committee yet. The change is a board composition update with no stated financial effect.
Jon McGarity resigned from the Board on September 28, 2026; the filing states no disagreement with the company.
Peter Love (age 47) and Blair Jordan (age 57) were appointed to the Board on September 28, 2026, to fill vacancies.
Both new directors will serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders; neither has been assigned to a committee.
Jordan previously led a restructuring and a US$425 million private placement at Forum Markets, Incorporated.
Voya Financial said executive Santhosh Keshavan, its Chief Technology and Operations Officer and a named executive officer, will take the role of Chief Risk and Global Operating Officer effective January 1, 2027. Rajat Kalia will become Chief Technology Officer at that time, so the filing describes a reassignment of senior roles rather than a change in the company's financial results.
Santhosh Keshavan moves to Chief Risk and Global Operating Officer, effective January 1, 2027
Rajat Kalia becomes Chief Technology Officer on the same date
The filing states the new role is not a principal operating officer position under Item 5.02
Announced October 2, 2026; filed by Julie Watson, Vice President, Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Velo3D said Chief Financial Officer James Suva separated from the company on September 28, 2026, and that the separation was not due to any disagreement on operations, policies or practices. The board named Terence P. Wynn interim CFO and principal financial and accounting officer, serving through a services agreement with KongBasileConsulting LLC at $32,500 per month.
James Suva separated as CFO effective September 28, 2026; the filing states no disagreement with the company on operations, policies or practices.
Terence P. Wynn appointed Interim CFO effective September 28, 2026, as a consultant paid via KongBasileConsulting LLC, not as a company employee.
The Company will pay KBC a monthly fee of $32,500 for Mr. Wynn's services, prorated for partial months, plus pre-approved expenses.
KBC may terminate on at least 60 days' written notice; the Company may terminate at any time on written notice.
Grove Collaborative's Board appointed Flip van den Bosch, the company's Controller, as principal financial officer and principal accounting officer, effective October 1, 2026. The Compensation Committee approved a $25,000 retention bonus, a base salary increase to $261,397, and restricted stock units covering 30,000 Class A shares, which matter to shareholders as they set the pay terms for the company's senior finance role.
Flip van den Bosch, age 38, takes the principal financial officer and principal accounting officer roles effective October 1, 2026.
He has been Controller since March 2025 and has worked in the finance department since October 2022; previously he was at PricewaterhouseCoopers from September 2012 to October 2022.
Pay terms: $25,000 one-time cash retention bonus through May 15, 2027; base salary raised to $261,397 effective September 1, 2026; RSUs covering 30,000 shares vesting 15,000 on May 15, 2027 and 15,000 on August 15, 2027.
Hayward Holdings appointed Jared Arrowood, its Vice President and Corporate Controller, as Chief Accounting Officer and principal accounting officer, effective October 1, 2026. CFO Eifion Jones gives up the accounting officer role but remains CFO, Treasurer and principal financial officer. The change is an internal reassignment of a finance role and the filing discloses no effect on reported results.
Jared Arrowood, age 42, becomes Chief Accounting Officer effective October 1, 2026, after serving as Vice President, Corporate Controller since July 2024
Eifion Jones ceases to be Chief Accounting Officer and principal accounting officer but continues as SVP, CFO and Treasurer
Arrowood's pay includes a $300,000 annual base salary, a 35% target annual cash bonus, and a long-term equity award with a $120,000 target grant date value
FiEE, Inc. appointed Angel Colon to its Board of Directors effective September 30, 2026, filling the seat vacated by David Natan's resignation. Colon also became Audit Committee chairperson and joined the Nominating and Corporate Governance and Compensation Committees. The change replaces a departing director and adds a designated audit committee financial expert, with no financial results disclosed in the filing.
Angel Colon appointed to the Board effective September 30, 2026, replacing David Natan, whose resignation is also effective September 30, 2026
Colon named Audit Committee chairperson and member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance and Compensation Committees
Board determined Colon is independent and qualifies as an audit committee financial expert
Colon receives a cash director fee of $12,500 per quarter
Coinbase disclosed that Chief Accounting Officer and principal accounting officer Jennifer Jones notified the company on September 29, 2026 of her decision to retire. She will remain in her roles until a successor takes over, and the company has started a search for candidates. The filing says the retirement is not due to any disagreement with Coinbase on its operations, policies, or practices.
Jennifer Jones, Chief Accounting Officer and principal accounting officer, notified Coinbase of her retirement on September 29, 2026.
Ms. Jones will continue in her roles until they are transitioned to a successor.
Coinbase has initiated a search for a successor and Ms. Jones will work with that person on the transition.
The filing states her decision is not the result of any disagreement with Coinbase.
American Coastal Insurance Corporation disclosed that Christopher Griffith resigned as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Information Officer, effective October 1, 2026, to pursue another opportunity. The filing does not name a successor or describe any financial effect, so the change's impact on shareholders is not stated.
Christopher Griffith resigned as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Information Officer.
Resignation effective October 1, 2026; company announced it October 2, 2026.
He is leaving to pursue another opportunity; the filing names no successor.
Rimini Street's Compensation Committee approved equity awards effective October 1, 2026 for Steven Hershkowitz, Executive Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer. The awards are meant to restore unvested equity forfeited when he resigned on September 8, 2026, and he was reinstated to his prior role as of September 14, 2026. The grants add options, restricted stock units and performance units that vest over several years, which dilutes shareholders only to the extent the awards are exercised or settled.
Options: 66,667, 18,301, 25,116 and 100,000 shares, exercisable at $4.29 per share with a 10-year term
RSUs: 100,002, 66,667, 22,989, 11,264 and 32,258 units, settleable into common shares on vesting
32,258 target performance units tied to 2026 adjusted EBITDA and total revenue goals for the year ending December 31, 2026
Hershkowitz resigned September 8, 2026 and was reinstated effective September 14, 2026
J. Ted Nissen, Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer and President and CEO of First Community Bank, will retire from all officer and board positions effective December 31, 2026. He will then serve as a consultant under an agreement signed September 30, 2026, effective January 1, 2027, through December 31, 2027, to support leadership transitions.
Retirement from officer and board roles at the Company and the Bank is effective December 31, 2026.
Consulting fee is $40,000 per month for January through March 2027 and $15,000 per month for April through December 2027.
Consulting agreement runs until the earliest of December 31, 2027, Mr. Nissen's death, or disability.
Restrictive covenants last twelve months after the agreement ends and expire with those in his employment agreement.
On October 1, 2026, holders of a majority of Hub Group's voting power, including Yeager family trusts, acted by written consent to remove three directors, appoint four new directors, and adopt Second Amended and Restated Bylaws. Three other directors resigned the same day, and the company says David P. Yeager remains Chairman and CEO. The changes come while Hub Group works to complete a restatement and file delayed periodic reports and faces a Nasdaq delisting process with a hearing set for October 27, 2026.
Michael Flannery, Peter McNitt, and Gary Yablon were removed as directors without cause, effective October 1, 2026.
Gregory D. Bunch, Thomas P. Fitzgerald, Thaddeus J. Malik, and Thomas M. White were appointed as directors, effective October 1, 2026.
Mary H. Boosalis, Jenell Ross, and Martin P. Slark resigned from the Board, effective October 1, 2026.
Nasdaq issued a Staff Delisting Determination on September 16, 2026; the company has appealed, and the Nasdaq Hearings Panel hearing is scheduled for October 27, 2026, with the delisting stayed pending the outcome.
On October 1, 2026, Gorman-Rupp entered into new Change of Control Severance Agreements with CEO Scott A. King, General Counsel Brigette A. Burnell, CFO Ronald F. Stoops and other employees. The agreements provide severance benefits if an executive is terminated without Cause or resigns for Good Reason within two years after a change of control, and they could increase payments to executives in a sale of the company.
Agreements dated October 1, 2026, cover CEO Scott A. King, General Counsel Brigette A. Burnell, CFO Ronald F. Stoops and other employees.
CEO severance is a lump sum of three times base salary plus Prior Bonus Amount, plus Prorated Annual Bonus; other executives receive two times.
Benefits also include 18 months of COBRA premiums, 24 months of additional credited service under retirement plans, and accelerated equity vesting in specified circumstances.
The agreements have a one-year initial term with one-year evergreen renewals and contain no tax gross-up.
Celcuity's Board increased its size from eight to nine members on October 1, 2026, and appointed David W. Gryska, a former Incyte and Celgene CFO, as a director effective immediately. He also joined the Audit and Compensation Committees, a change in board composition rather than a financial or operational development.
Board expanded from eight to nine members; Gryska fills the new seat effective immediately, with a term through the 2027 Annual Meeting
Gryska is determined independent under Nasdaq and SEC rules and joins the Audit and Compensation Committees
Compensation includes a $70,000 annual cash retainer and a $100,000 annual equity award, plus a pro-rated grant of 893 restricted stock units
United States Antimony entered into a three-year employment agreement with Chief Executive Officer Gary C. Evans, effective August 1, 2026, setting his annual base salary at $430,000. The filing also sets severance terms that depend on whether a termination occurs before or after a change in control.
Employment agreement with CEO Gary C. Evans dated October 1, 2026, effective August 1, 2026, with a three-year term
Annual base salary of $430,000, subject to annual review, plus an opportunity for an performance-based annual bonus
Severance: 1.5 times base salary plus target bonus paid over 18 months outside a change in control; 2 times paid over 24 months if terminated within 24 months after a change in control
United States Antimony Corp (UAMY) appointed Shawn Winkler as permanent Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective September 30, 2026, after he served as interim CFO since May 4, 2026. The Board also terminated former CFO Richard Isaak's employment without cause, effective the same date, and the company said the termination was not related to its financial or operating results or to any concerns about its financial or reporting practices.
Shawn P. Winkler appointed permanent SVP and CFO effective September 30, 2026; he was interim CFO from May 4, 2026
Richard R. Isaak ceased to be SVP and CFO and his employment was terminated without cause, effective September 30, 2026
Winkler previously was CFO of Burrow Global and spent 15 years as an investment banker at BMO Capital Markets and Deutsche Bank Securities
Seritage Growth Properties said Chief Operating Officer Eric Dinenberg's employment ended on September 30, 2026, after a mutually agreed extension of his previously set separation date of September 15, 2026. He is entitled to severance under his employment addendum, subject to signing a general release, and will provide services under a consulting agreement. The change removes a senior operating executive, though the filing does not describe a successor or operational impact.
Employment as Chief Operating Officer ended September 30, 2026, after an extension from September 15, 2026
Departure treated as termination without Cause, with severance due subject to a general release of claims
Dinenberg will provide certain services under a consulting agreement for continuity
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