secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Dauch Corp (DCH)
CIK:        0001062231
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-02-10T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000947871-26-000107
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.55
Item codes: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Dauch appoints two former Dowlais directors to board, new VP with performance equity inducement
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- Appointed Fiona MacAulay and Simon Mackenzie Smith as independent directors effective Feb 5; committee roles effective April 29.
- Both are former Dowlais Group board members, adding European market depth post-Dowlais acquisition.
- Appointed Markus Bannert as VP Metal Forming with €800,000 base salary, 75% bonus target, 150% LTI target.
- Bannert received inducement PSUs: target 90,909 shares, max 272,727, vesting on avg stock price thresholds $12-$22 through March 2029.
- Award vests 50% at performance period end and 50% one year later; granted under NYSE Rule 303A.08.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1062231/000094787126000107/0000947871-26-000107-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1062231/000094787126000107/ss5933196_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000947871-26-000107

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