{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001104659-26-114188","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"TEL","cik":"0001385157","company_name":"TE Connectivity plc","filed_at":"2026-10-07T10:23:29+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-10-07T10:25:00.244706+00:00","generated_at":"2026-10-12T16:02:59.699477+00:00","sec_items":["5.02"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.2,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.2,"confidence":"high","headline":"TE Connectivity director William A. Jeffrey to retire, won't stand for re-election at March 2027 AGM","bullets":["William A. Jeffrey notified TE Connectivity plc on October 6, 2026 that he will retire from the Board of Directors.","Jeffrey will not stand for re-election at the company's 2027 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, scheduled for March 2027.","The company said Jeffrey's decision did not involve any disagreement with TE Connectivity.","No replacement director or committee change was named in the filing; the 8-K was signed October 7, 2026 by VP and Corporate Secretary Harold G. Barksdale."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-114188","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-114188.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-114188.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-114188.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1385157/000110465926114188/0001104659-26-114188-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1385157/000110465926114188/tm2627096d1_8k.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-10-12T16:02:59.699477+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":"8fe3ff03ea","claim":"William A. Jeffrey departed as Director at TE Connectivity plc.","evidence_excerpt":"On October 6, 2026, William A. Jeffrey notified TE Connectivity plc (the “Company”) that he has decided to retire from the Board of Directors and will not stand for re-election at the Company’s 2027 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to be held in March 2027.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1385157/000110465926114188/0001104659-26-114188-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"retire"},{"label":"Role","value":"Director"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}