secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     STANDARD MOTOR PRODUCTS, INC. (SMP)
CIK:        0000093389
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-05-12T14:01:28+00:00
Accession:  0000093389-26-000058
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.40
Item codes: 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

SMP: COO James Burke steps down effective June 1; Sunil Bhandari named new Chief Operations Officer
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- James Burke steps down as COO effective June 1, 2026, remains Executive Advisor and board member.
- Sunil Bhandari appointed Chief Operations Officer effective June 1; previously VP Global Aftermarket at Eaton.
- Bhandari receives $550K base salary, 50% target cash incentive, restricted stock awards ($250K + $500K one-time).
- If terminated without cause, Bhandari gets 12 months severance, prorated bonus, and health coverage.
- Bhandari holds MBA from IMD Switzerland, Master's from Singapore-MIT, 25+ years experience.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/93389/000009338926000058/0000093389-26-000058-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/93389/000009338926000058/smp-20260511.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000093389-26-000058

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