{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001558370-23-011834","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"WLDN","cik":"0001370450","company_name":"Willdan Group, Inc.","filed_at":"2023-07-12T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:03:33.722364+00:00","generated_at":"2026-06-13T09:20:06.721737+00:00","sec_items":["5.03","9.01"],"event_type":"other","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.1,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.1,"confidence":"high","headline":"Willdan Group adopts amended bylaws with enhanced proxy, forum, and disclosure rules","bullets":["Board approved Second Amended and Restated Bylaws on July 7, 2023, effective immediately.","Advance notice requirements expanded: stockholders must disclose additional info on proposals/nominees and update disclosures five business days before meeting.","Universal proxy rules added: nominating stockholders must comply with Rule 14a-19; Board's white proxy card reserved for Board use.","Exclusive forum provision designates Delaware Chancery for corporate claims and U.S. federal courts for Securities Act claims.","Other updates: DGCL-compliant adjournment, removed stockholder list inspection requirement, modernized indemnification, default uncertificated shares."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-23-011834","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-23-011834.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-23-011834.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-23-011834.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1370450/000155837023011834/0001558370-23-011834-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1370450/000155837023011834/wldn-20230707x8k.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-13T09:20:06.721737+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":"2295a264561e894083f3669d12cfdc5fc9def8f4","claim":"Willdan Group, Inc.: Amended and restated bylaws to update advance notice requirements, add exclusive forum provision, and make other updates (effective 2023-07-07).","evidence_excerpt":"On July 7, 2023, the Board of Directors (the “ Board ”) of Willdan Group, Inc. (the “ Company ”) approved and adopted an amendment and restatement of the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws (as so amended and restated, the “ Second Amended and Restated Bylaws ”), which became effective immediately upon approval.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.03/5.05/5.06","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1370450/000155837023011834/0001558370-23-011834-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Governance Changes","details":[{"label":"Change","value":"bylaw amendment"},{"label":"Effective","value":"2023-07-07"}],"fact_type":"governance_change"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}