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Johnson will continue to serve as the chairman of the Board but will no longer serve as an executive chairman","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/900075/000119312524065335/0001193125-24-065335-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"reclassified"},{"label":"Role","value":"Chairman of the Board"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"},{"claim_id":"7e1a4ce47d44097ff27b988edb8d8ce2abd5ee79","claim":"COPART INC: Adopted amended and restated Bylaws to increase maximum board size from 11 to 12 directors, add Executive Chair officer role, and clarify chairman of Board is not an officer (effective 2024-04-01).","evidence_excerpt":"the Board approved the adoption of amended and restated Bylaws of the Company, to be effective as of the Effective Date, which will amend the Company’s current Bylaws to, among other things, (i) increase the maximum size of the Board from 11 directors to 12 directors, (ii) add the role of Executive Chair to the list of the Company’s officers and (iii) clarify that the role of chairman of the Board is a position of the Board and not an officer of the Company.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.03/5.05/5.06","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/900075/000119312524065335/0001193125-24-065335-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Governance Changes","details":[{"label":"Change","value":"bylaw amendment"},{"label":"Effective","value":"2024-04-01"}],"fact_type":"governance_change"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). 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