{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001654954-23-013577","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"SMID","cik":"0000924719","company_name":"SMITH MIDLAND CORP","filed_at":"2023-10-31T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:03:32.428325+00:00","generated_at":"2026-06-09T05:24:53.416022+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":"Smith-Midland amends bylaws to update director nominations and adopt forum selection clause","bullets":["Bylaw amendments effective October 25, 2023 include updates for SEC Rule 14a-19 compliance (universal proxy).","Expanded disclosure requirements for stockholder director nominees, including questionnaire and no undisclosed voting agreements.","Advance notice window for annual meeting nominations changed to 120-90 days before anniversary (was 90-60 days).","Adopted exclusive forum for derivative actions, fiduciary duty claims, and DGCL matters in Delaware state or federal court.","Permits remote stockholder meetings and electronic transmission of notices, consents, and waivers."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001654954-23-013577","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001654954-23-013577.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001654954-23-013577.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001654954-23-013577.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/924719/000165495423013577/0001654954-23-013577-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/924719/000165495423013577/smid_8k.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-09T05:24:53.416022+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":"f6768eb18874ca1321145b449bba6181e5af0108","claim":"SMITH MIDLAND CORP: Amended and restated bylaws to comply with Rule 14a-19, update DGCL provisions, modify director nomination procedures, change meeting notice timing, and adopt forum selection clause (effective 2023-10-25).","evidence_excerpt":"On October 25, 2023, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Smith-Midland Corporation (the “Company”) adopted an amendment and restatement of the Company’s By-laws (the “By-laws”), effective as of the same day.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.03/5.05/5.06","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/924719/000165495423013577/0001654954-23-013577-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Governance Changes","details":[{"label":"Change","value":"bylaw amendment"},{"label":"Effective","value":"2023-10-25"}],"fact_type":"governance_change"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}