matv-20260114
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
January 14, 2026
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
1-13948
(Commission file number)
MATIV HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 62-1612879 | ||||||||||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||||||||||
| 100 Kimball Place, | Suite 600 | ||||||||||
| Alpharetta, | Georgia | 30009 | |||||||||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | ||||||||||
1-770-569-4229
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(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, $0.10 par value | MATV | 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).
☐ 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 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Separation Agreement with Former Chief Financial Officer
On December 16, 2025, Mativ Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K with the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) announcing the departure of the Company’s former Chief Financial Officer, Gregory Weitzel, effective December 31, 2025. In connection with the previously announced departure of Mr. Weitzel, the Company and Mr. Weitzel entered into a Separation Agreement and General Waiver and Release (the “Separation Agreement”) on January 8, 2026 confirming the severance benefits and post-termination obligations pursuant to the Company’s Executive Severance Plan and the awards governing his outstanding equity awards, which includes a customary release of claims. The severance benefits to which Mr. Weitzel will be entitled pursuant to the Separation Agreement will be consistent with the severance benefits described under the caption “Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change of Control—Termination Not in Connection with a Change of Control” in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 21, 2025. The foregoing summary of the Separation Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Separation Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits:
The following exhibits are attached with this current report on Form 8-K:
| Exhibit No. | Description | ||||
| 10.1+ | |||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | ||||
+ Indicates management compensatory plan or arrangement
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.
Mativ Holdings, Inc.
(Registrant)
| By: | /s/ Mark W. Johnson | ||||
| Name: | Mark W. Johnson | ||||
| Title: | Chief Legal and Administrative Officer | ||||
| Date: | January 14, 2026 | ||||