secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     AVIAT NETWORKS, INC. (AVNW)
CIK:        0001377789
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-11-13T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001377789-23-000047
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.45
Item codes: 5.03, 5.07, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Aviat Networks elects Laxmi Akkaraju to board; shareholders approve officer exculpation charter amendment
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- Laxmi Akkaraju elected to board effective Nov 8, 2023, replacing retiring director Jim Stoffel after 16 years of service.
- Shareholders approved charter amendment for officer exculpation under new Delaware law (Proposal 5 passed with ~83% of votes cast).
- All six director nominees elected, auditor Deloitte ratified, say-on-pay approved, and Tax Benefit Preservation Plan amendment passed.
- Akkaraju is independent, will serve on audit committee; brings telecom/strategy experience from Cognite and GSMA.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1377789/000137778923000047/0001377789-23-000047-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1377789/000137778923000047/avnw-20231108.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001377789-23-000047

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