kn-20260428
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): April 28, 2026
Knowles Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-36102 | 90-1002689 | ||||||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||||||
1511 Maplewood Drive, Itasca, IL
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
60143
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (630) 250-5100
(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 | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||||||||
| Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share | KN | 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).
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| Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. | |||||
| The Company held its annual meeting of stockholders on April 28, 2026 (“Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company's stockholders (i) elected the persons listed below to serve as directors for a one-year term expiring at the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified; (ii) approved, on an advisory non-binding basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement filed by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the Annual Meeting; (iii) approved, by a non-binding advisory vote, to consider future advisory votes on the Company's named executive officer compensation every year; and (iv) ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2026. Set forth below are the voting results for each of the proposals presented at the Annual Meeting: | |||||
Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Director | For | Against | Abstain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Laura Angelini | 73,512,799 | 5,727,565 | 23,325 | 3,217,595 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Keith Barnes | 77,476,015 | 1,760,247 | 27,427 | 3,217,595 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jason Cardew | 78,169,365 | 1,071,219 | 23,105 | 3,217,595 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Daniel Crowley | 77,526,603 | 1,713,981 | 23,105 | 3,217,595 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ye Jane Li | 79,049,134 | 187,151 | 27,404 | 3,217,595 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jeffrey S. Niew | 78,789,188 | 450,582 | 23,919 | 3,217,595 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cheryl Shavers | 78,113,798 | 1,125,140 | 24,751 | 3,217,595 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michael Wishart | 79,069,353 | 171,176 | 23,160 | 3,217,595 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Proposal 2- Non-binding advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation:
| Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| For | Against | Abstain | ||||||||||||||||||
| 76,319,324 | 2,884,254 | 60,111 | 3,217,595 | |||||||||||||||||
Proposal 3 - Non-binding advisory vote to recommend frequency of future advisory votes to approve named executive officer compensation:
| Abstain | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Year | 2 Years | 3 Years | ||||||||||||||||||
| 72,943,151 | 6,186 | 6,271,166 | 43,186 | |||||||||||||||||
Proposal 4 - Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2025:
Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||||||||||
For | Against | Abstain | ||||||||||||||||||
| 82,009,035 | 436,983 | 35,266 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
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.
| KNOWLES CORPORATION | ||||||||
| Date: April 29, 2026 | By: /s/ Robert J. Perna | |||||||
| Robert J. Perna | ||||||||
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary | ||||||||