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Core Laboratories Inc — Current Report (Form 8-K)

Form
8-K
Filed
March 5, 2026
Period
Feb 27, 2026
Ticker
CLB
Accession
0001193125-26-093962
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Core Laboratories amends bylaws to reduce voting threshold for shareholder actions to a simple majority; effective Feb 27, 2026.

About Core Laboratories Inc
Market cap
$627M
1Y TSR
+17.9%
3Y TSR
−16.3%
Board grade
C-
Sector
Energy
CEO
Lawrence Bruno
Last annual meeting: May 12, 2026 · View full Core Laboratories Inc profile →
8-K

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 27, 2026

CORE LABORATORIES INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

001-41695

Not Applicable

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

 

 

6316 Windfern Road

Houston, TX

77040

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (713) 328-2673

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instructions A.2. below):

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Title of each class

 

Trading

Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock (par value $0.01)

 

CLB

 

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 


 

Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

Amended and Restated Bylaws

On February 27, 2026, the Board of Directors of Core Laboratories Inc. (the “Company”) approved and adopted amended and restated bylaws of the Company (the “First Amended and Restated Bylaws”), effective as of such date, with the only change being to lower the voting threshold set forth in Section 2.11 for approval of certain shareholder actions, including the approval of merger and change in control transactions, from a 66-2/3% supermajority vote to a 50% plus one simple majority vote.

The foregoing description does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the First Amended and Restated Bylaws, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

 

Exhibits

3.1 First Amended and Restated Bylaws

104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

 

 

 


 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Core Laboratories Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dated: March 5, 2026

 

By

 

/s/ Christopher S. Hill

 

 

 

 

 

 

Christopher S. Hill

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 


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When did Core Laboratories Inc file this 8-K?
Core Laboratories Inc (CLB) filed this Current Report (Form 8-K) with the SEC on March 5, 2026. The accession number assigned by EDGAR is 0001193125-26-093962.
What does an 8-K disclose?
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What is the key takeaway from this filing?
Core Laboratories amends bylaws to reduce voting threshold for shareholder actions to a simple majority; effective Feb 27, 2026. This is Boardroom Alpha's one-line summary of the current report; see the full filing text above for the formal disclosure.
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