UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): April 13, 2026
DAUCH CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| 1-14303 | 38-3161171 | ||||
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||||
| One Dauch Drive, Detroit,Michigan | 48211-1198 | ||||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | ||||
| (313) 758-2000 | |||||
| (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) | |||||
| (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) | |||||
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | DCH | The 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. ☐
SECTION 5 – CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On April 13, 2026, the Board of Directors of Dauch Corporation (the “Company”) approved the termination of the employment of Tolga Oal, President – Axle Systems, and authorized management to notify Mr. Oal that his employment would terminate effective April 16, 2026. Mr. Oal will receive severance benefits pursuant to the Company’s Amended and Restated Executive Officer Severance Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.23 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed February 13, 2026).
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.
| DAUCH CORPORATION | |||||||||||||||||
| Date: | April 17, 2026 | By: | /s/ Kristen Netschke | ||||||||||||||
| Kristen Netschke | |||||||||||||||||
| Acting General Counsel | |||||||||||||||||