secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     STANDARD MOTOR PRODUCTS, INC. (SMP)
CIK:        0000093389
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-10-09T20:38:24+00:00
Accession:  0000093389-26-000094
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.55
Item codes: 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud@v2

SMP CFO Nathan Iles resigns effective Oct 30; board member James Burke named interim CFO
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- Nathan R. Iles resigns as CFO effective Oct 30, 2026 to take a CFO role at another public company and relocate closer to family; SMP cites no disagreement over operations or financial reporting.
- Board appointed James J. Burke (70), director since Dec 2022, ex-CFO 1999-2019 and ex-COO Jan 2019-June 2026, as Interim CFO effective Oct 30, 2026 until a permanent successor is named.
- Company has initiated an executive search for a permanent CFO; Burke keeps his Board seat, and CEO Eric Sills said the transition does not alter strategic priorities.
- Burke will receive an annual base salary plus a pro-rata 2026 cash incentive under the DEFR14A filed April 30, 2026; no additional equity incentive awards.
- Q3 2026 results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026 will be reported before market open on October 30, 2026, the same day the CFO change takes effect.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/93389/000009338926000094/0000093389-26-000094-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/93389/000009338926000094/smp-20261007.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000093389-26-000094

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