{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001043337-26-000014","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"SRI","cik":"0001043337","company_name":"STONERIDGE INC","filed_at":"2026-02-26T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:02:34.452077+00:00","generated_at":"2026-05-15T23:22:45.181379+00:00","sec_items":["1.01","5.02","7.01","9.01"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.65,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.65,"confidence":"high","headline":"Stoneridge appoints Aron R. English to board under cooperation agreement with 22NW","bullets":["22NW owns ~8.2% of SRI shares; cooperation agreement signed Feb 26, 2026.","Board increased from 7 to 8; English appointed effective March 16, 2026, will be nominated at 2026 annual meeting.","Standstill: 22NW cannot exceed 12.9% ownership, no proxy solicitation, no short sales.","Voting commitments: 22NW must vote for board nominees and against shareholder proposals unless ISS/Glass Lewis disagree.","English is founder of 22NW, CFA charterholder, also on Anebulo Pharmaceuticals board."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001043337-26-000014","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001043337-26-000014.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001043337-26-000014.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001043337-26-000014.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1043337/000104333726000014/0001043337-26-000014-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1043337/000104333726000014/sri-20260224.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-05-15T23:22:45.181379+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"353e1325cbc252fd4bb8ef61365ee2131613969e","claim":"STONERIDGE INC entered into Cooperation Agreement with 22NW Fund, LP, 22NW, LP, 22NW Fund GP, LLC, 22NW GP, Inc., and Aron R. English (effective 2026-02-26).","evidence_excerpt":"On February 26, 2026, Stoneridge, Inc., an Ohio corporation (the “Company”), entered into a Cooperation Agreement (the “Cooperation Agreement”) with 22NW Fund, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, 22NW, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, 22NW Fund GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, 22NW GP, Inc., a Delaware S corporation, and Aron R. English (collectively, “22NW” or the “Investor Group”).","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 1.01/1.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1043337/000104333726000014/0001043337-26-000014-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Material Agreements","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"entry"},{"label":"Counterparty","value":"22NW Fund, LP, 22NW, LP, 22NW Fund GP, LLC, 22NW GP, Inc., and Aron R. English"},{"label":"Effective","value":"2026-02-26"}],"fact_type":"material_agreement"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}