---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000042888-23-000038"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GGG"
cik: "0000042888"
company_name: "GRACO INC"
filed_at: "2023-06-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-13T20:21:54.369165+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Graco EVP Jeffrey P. Johnson to retire as President of Electric Motor Division effective Dec 31, 2023

## Summary
- Jeffrey P. Johnson informed Graco of his retirement on June 16, 2023, effective December 31, 2023.
- Johnson is a named executive officer and President of the Electric Motor Division.
- No successor has been announced; search process to follow.
- Retirement is voluntary and planned, not due to any disagreement with the company.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000042888-23-000038
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GGG
- cik: 0000042888
- company_name: GRACO INC
- filed_at: 2023-06-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/42888/000004288823000038/0000042888-23-000038-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/42888/000004288823000038/ggg-20230616.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000042888-23-000038
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000042888-23-000038.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000042888-23-000038.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Jeffrey P. Johnson retired as President, Electric Motor Division at GRACO INC.
  - Action: retired
  - Role: President, Electric Motor Division
  source text: On June 16, 2023, Jeffrey P. Johnson, the Company’s President, Electric Motor Division and a “named executive officer” within the meaning of Instruction 4 to Item 5.02 of Form 8-K, informed the Company of his intention to retire from the Company effective December 31, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/42888/000004288823000038/0000042888-23-000038-index.htm

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