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Issuer:     WABASH NATIONAL Corp (WNC)
CIK:        0000879526
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-04-09T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000879526-26-000042
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.50
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Wabash National SVP Chief Growth Officer Michael Pettit steps down, transitions to Senior Advisor
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- Michael N. Pettit resigns as SVP, Chief Growth Officer effective April 8, 2026; remains as Senior Advisor in non-executive role until Q3 2026 separation.
- Pettit will receive continued base salary at $575,000/year, pro-rated 2026 bonus, and vesting of equity awards through Separation Date; no new grants.
- Separation deemed termination without cause under Executive Severance Plan; entitlement to severance benefits conditioned on release of claims and restrictive covenants.
- Pettit will no longer participate in Change in Control Severance Plan due to officer resignation.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/879526/000087952626000042/0000879526-26-000042-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/879526/000087952626000042/wnc-20260408.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000879526-26-000042

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