---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-25-023955"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SANM"
cik: "0000897723"
company_name: "SANMINA CORP"
filed_at: "2025-03-14T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-24T20:03:35.995818+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Sanmina appoints Michael J. Loparco to Board; shareholders authorize 1M new shares for equity plan

## Summary
- Michael J. Loparco appointed to Sanmina Board, effective March 10, 2025; previously CEO of Symbotic and 20+ years at Jabil.
- Stockholders approved amendment to 2019 Equity Incentive Plan to reserve an additional 1,000,000 shares.
- At annual meeting, all 7 director nominees elected; advisory say-on-pay passed with 40.4M votes for.
- Stockholder proposal to amend special meeting rights rejected (27.9M for, 21.5M against).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-25-023955
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SANM
- cik: 0000897723
- company_name: SANMINA CORP
- filed_at: 2025-03-14T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897723/000110465925023955/0001104659-25-023955-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897723/000110465925023955/tm259031d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-023955
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-023955.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-023955.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Michael J. Loparco was appointed as member of the Board of Directors at SANMINA CORP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: member of the Board of Directors
  source text: On March 10, 2025, the Board of Directors of Sanmina Corporation (the “Company”) appointed Michael J. Loparco, 53, as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897723/000110465925023955/0001104659-25-023955-index.htm

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