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Nike shareholders elect directors and approve amended employee stock purchase plan
Nike’s shareholders voted on September 8, 2026, electing eight Class A directors and three Class B directors. The election received 280,747,848 votes for each Class A director and between 496,775,961 and 766,158,812 votes for the Class B directors. Shareholders also approved an amendment to the Employee Stock Purchase Plan, adding 16 million authorized Class B shares in total.
AT&T filed 8‑K reporting registration of multiple global notes and preferred shares
AT&T Inc. submitted a Form 8‑K on September 9, 2026 disclosing the registration of a range of securities, including Series A and Series C perpetual preferred stock and numerous global notes with varying coupons and maturities. Notable issuances listed were 1.800% Global Notes due September 5, 2026, 2.900% notes due December 4, 2026, and 3.600% notes due August 3, 2030, among others.
Amazon appoints Kevin R. Mandia to board and grants him 4,086 RSU shares
Amazon.com Inc. elected Kevin R. Mandia to its board on September 8, 2026 and appointed him to the Audit and Security Committees. He received a restricted stock unit award of 4,086 shares vesting in three equal annual installments starting November 15, 2027, entered the standard director indemnification agreement, and his sister‑in‑law Kristin Mandia earned $185,000 salary with a 103‑share RSU award vesting over 1.9 years.
Adobe appoints Anil Chakravarthy as President and CEO, Shantanu Narayen to become Executive Chair
Adobe announced that Anil Chakravarthy, president of its Customer Experience Orchestration business and worldwide field operations, will become president and chief executive officer and join the board on December 1, 2026. Shantanu Narayen will move to executive chair and will work with Chakravarthy during the transition. The board highlighted Chakravarthy’s leadership of the CX business and his prior CEO experience at Informatica.
Salesforce approves new Executive Deferred Compensation Plan
Salesforce's Compensation Committee approved the Salesforce Executive Deferred Compensation Plan on September 2, 2026. The unfunded plan lets eligible executives defer up to 75% of base salary and up to 90% of annual performance bonuses, with investment options and discretionary company contributions but no matching contributions.
Nike shareholders elect directors and approve amended employee stock purchase plan
Nike’s shareholders voted on September 8, 2026, electing eight Class A directors and three Class B directors. The election received 280,747,848 votes for each Class A director and between 496,775,961 and 766,158,812 votes for the Class B directors. Shareholders also approved an amendment to the Employee Stock Purchase Plan, adding 16 million authorized Class B shares in total.
AT&T filed 8‑K reporting registration of multiple global notes and preferred shares
AT&T Inc. submitted a Form 8‑K on September 9, 2026 disclosing the registration of a range of securities, including Series A and Series C perpetual preferred stock and numerous global notes with varying coupons and maturities. Notable issuances listed were 1.800% Global Notes due September 5, 2026, 2.900% notes due December 4, 2026, and 3.600% notes due August 3, 2030, among others.
Amazon appoints Kevin R. Mandia to board and grants him 4,086 RSU shares
Amazon.com Inc. elected Kevin R. Mandia to its board on September 8, 2026 and appointed him to the Audit and Security Committees. He received a restricted stock unit award of 4,086 shares vesting in three equal annual installments starting November 15, 2027, entered the standard director indemnification agreement, and his sister‑in‑law Kristin Mandia earned $185,000 salary with a 103‑share RSU award vesting over 1.9 years.
Adobe appoints Anil Chakravarthy as President and CEO, Shantanu Narayen to become Executive Chair
Adobe announced that Anil Chakravarthy, president of its Customer Experience Orchestration business and worldwide field operations, will become president and chief executive officer and join the board on December 1, 2026. Shantanu Narayen will move to executive chair and will work with Chakravarthy during the transition. The board highlighted Chakravarthy’s leadership of the CX business and his prior CEO experience at Informatica.
Salesforce approves new Executive Deferred Compensation Plan
Salesforce's Compensation Committee approved the Salesforce Executive Deferred Compensation Plan on September 2, 2026. The unfunded plan lets eligible executives defer up to 75% of base salary and up to 90% of annual performance bonuses, with investment options and discretionary company contributions but no matching contributions.