secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Stride, Inc. (LRN)
CIK:        0001157408
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-07-30T12:10:19+00:00
Accession:  0001140361-26-030147
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Stride appoints Robert Knowling as CEO; reports preliminary FY2026 revenue up 4.7% to $2.52B
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- James Rhyu stepped down as CEO and Board Chair effective July 29, 2026; departure not due to disagreement.
- Robert Knowling, independent board member, appointed CEO; Steven Fink named Chair of the Board.
- Brian Shepherd appointed to Board, will serve on Audit and Compensation Committees.
- Preliminary FY2026 revenue $2,518.1M (+4.7% YoY); net income $338.2M (+17.5% YoY); adjusted EBITDA $617.6M (+8.2% YoY).
- Knowling receives $1M base salary, target bonus 200% of base, and severance terms including 24-month salary upon termination without cause.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1157408/000114036126030147/0001140361-26-030147-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1157408/000114036126030147/ef20079028_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-26-030147

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