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Issuer:     ENERPAC TOOL GROUP CORP (EPAC)
CIK:        0000006955
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-10-09T12:40:32+00:00
Accession:  0000006955-26-000050
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.25
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud@v2

Enerpac Tool Group expands board to nine, elects Charles T. Lauber as independent director
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- Board expanded from eight to nine directors; Charles T. Lauber elected effective October 8, 2026, and deemed independent under NYSE and SEC rules.
- Lauber appointed to the Audit Committee and the Talent Development and Compensation Committee; he receives standard non-employee director pay.
- Lauber was EVP and CFO of A. O. Smith from 2019 to 2026, capping a 27-year career there, after 15 years at Ernst & Young LLP.
- He also serves on the board of H.B. Fuller Company (NYSE: FUL), on its Audit and Personnel & Compensation Committees.
- Enerpac will enter an indemnification agreement with Lauber in the form filed as Exhibit 10.1 to its Form 10-K for FY ended August 31, 2025.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/6955/000000695526000050/0000006955-26-000050-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/6955/000000695526000050/epac-20261008.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000006955-26-000050

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