--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0001104659-26-114863" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "LRN" cik: "0001157408" company_name: "Stride, Inc." filed_at: "2026-10-09T12:11:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-10-12T15:17:36.831878+00:00" event_type: "leadership" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.6 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # Stride adds Fivespan's Dylan Haggart and Steven Guttentag to board, forms Capital Allocation Committee ## Summary - Haggart appointed independent director effective close of business Oct 30, 2026; Guttentag is board observer now and becomes a director after the Dec 10, 2026 annual meeting. - Fivespan withdrew its 2026 director nominations, stockholder proposal and Section 220 books-and-records demand; standstill runs until 30 days before the 2027 annual meeting nomination deadline. - Allison Lawrence resigned from the board and Compensation Committee immediately, was replaced by Haggart, and will return as a director after the annual meeting; board grows to 10 (nine independent). - Capital Allocation Committee co-chaired by Brian Shepherd and Haggart, with Aida Alvarez and CEO Robert E. Knowling Jr. as non-voting member; target capital structure due within three months. - Haggart, 39, founded Fivespan in 2023 after 10 years at ValueAct and is a Seagate director; Guttentag, 63, led EPS Learning 2022-2025 and co-founded Connections Education. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0001104659-26-114863 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: LRN - cik: 0001157408 - company_name: Stride, Inc. - filed_at: 2026-10-09T12:11:59+00:00 - event_type: leadership - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.6 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6 - confidence: high - sec_items: 1.01, 5.02, 7.01, 9.01 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1157408/000110465926114863/0001104659-26-114863-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1157408/000110465926114863/tm2627338d1_8k.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-114863 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-114863.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-114863.txt ## Key facts - Executive change Steven Guttentag was appointed as Board Observer at Stride, Inc.. - Action: appointed - Role: Board Observer source text: Also on October 8, 2026, the Board appointed Dr. Guttentag to serve as the Board Observer, effective immediately. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1157408/000110465926114863/0001104659-26-114863-index.htm - Executive change Steven Guttentag was appointed as Director at Stride, Inc.. - Action: appointed - Role: Director source text: Effective as of immediately following the conclusion of the 2026 Annual Meeting, the Board will increase its size from eight directors to ten directors, nine of whom will be independent, and Dr. Guttentag and Ms. Lawrence will be appointed to serve as directors on the Board, each with a term expiring at the 2027 Annual Meeting and until his or her successor is elected and qualified or until his or her earlier resignation, death or removal. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1157408/000110465926114863/0001104659-26-114863-index.htm - Executive change Allison Lawrence was appointed as Director at Stride, Inc.. - Action: appointed - Role: Director source text: Effective as of immediately following the conclusion of the 2026 Annual Meeting, the Board will increase its size from eight directors to ten directors, nine of whom will be independent, and Dr. Guttentag and Ms. Lawrence will be appointed to serve as directors on the Board, each with a term expiring at the 2027 Annual Meeting and until his or her successor is elected and qualified or until his or her earlier resignation, death or removal. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1157408/000110465926114863/0001104659-26-114863-index.htm - Executive change Allison Lawrence resigned as Director at Stride, Inc.. - Action: resigned - Role: Director source text: In connection with the foregoing, on October 8, 2026, Ms. Lawrence tendered her resignation from the Board and from the Compensation Committee of the Board, effective immediately prior to the Appointment Date and Time. Following the effective time of her resignation, Ms. Lawrence will serve as a non-voting observer to the Board until she is re-appointed to the Board immediately following the conclusion of the 2026 Annual Meeting. Ms. Lawrence’s resignation was not the result of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1157408/000110465926114863/0001104659-26-114863-index.htm - Executive change Dylan Haggart was appointed as Director at Stride, Inc.. - Action: appointed - Role: Director source text: On October 8, 2026, the Board (i) appointed Mr. Haggart, with effect as from the Appointment Date and Time, to serve as a director on the Board with an initial term expiring at the 2026 Annual Meeting, to fill a vacancy created by Ms. Allison Lawrence’s resignation (discussed below) evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1157408/000110465926114863/0001104659-26-114863-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.