---
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"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T23:22:45.181379+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Stoneridge appoints Aron R. English to board under cooperation agreement with 22NW

## Summary
- 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.

## SEC filing metadata
- 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
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- 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

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001043337-26-000014
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001043337-26-000014.txt

## Key facts
- Material Agreements
  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).
  - Action: entry
  - Counterparty: 22NW Fund, LP, 22NW, LP, 22NW Fund GP, LLC, 22NW GP, Inc., and Aron R. English
  - Effective: 2026-02-26
  source text: 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_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1043337/000104333726000014/0001043337-26-000014-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.