{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0000784199-24-000184","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"AORT","cik":"0000784199","company_name":"ARTIVION, INC.","filed_at":"2024-05-17T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:03:21.966010+00:00","generated_at":"2026-06-01T17:50:07.148884+00:00","sec_items":["5.03","9.01"],"event_type":"other_material","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.3,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.3,"confidence":"high","headline":"Artivion amends bylaws, narrows stockholder advance notice requirements","bullets":["Board approved amended bylaws effective May 15, 2024; updates advance notice rules for stockholder nominations and proposals.","Removed requirements to disclose performance fees, interests in contracts with affiliates/competitors, and info on 'others acting in concert'.","Narrowed 'Stockholder Associated Person' definition to beneficial owner only; removed requirement for nominee interviews.","Updated provisions for committee appointments and board consent effectiveness under DGCL Sections 141(c) and 141(f).","Clarified indemnification expenses exclude settlement payments for actions by/right of corporation per DGCL Section 145(b)."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000784199-24-000184","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000784199-24-000184.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000784199-24-000184.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000784199-24-000184.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/784199/000078419924000184/0000784199-24-000184-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/784199/000078419924000184/aort-20240515.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-01T17:50:07.148884+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"d246e6d9dc6ce1055eac7ae6aa634e2859d526c4","claim":"ARTIVION, INC.: Amended and restated bylaws, updating advance notice provisions and making other changes in line with DGCL (effective 2024-05-15).","evidence_excerpt":"On May 15, 2024, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Artivion, Inc. (the “Company”) approved amending and restating the Company’s amended and restated bylaws (the “Amended & Restated Bylaws”), effective immediately upon approval by the Board.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.03/5.05/5.06","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/784199/000078419924000184/0000784199-24-000184-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Governance Changes","details":[{"label":"Change","value":"bylaw amendment"},{"label":"Effective","value":"2024-05-15"}],"fact_type":"governance_change"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}