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accession: "0001193125-22-280200"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FTV"
cik: "0001659166"
company_name: "Fortive Corp"
filed_at: "2022-11-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-22T03:52:28.943201+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Fortive amends bylaws to adopt universal proxy rule requirements

## Summary
- Board adopted amended and restated bylaws effective November 3, 2022.
- Stockholder nominees must comply with Rule 14a-19 and solicit proxies from at least 67% of voting power.
- Nominees must not enter undisclosed voting agreements and must provide required questionnaires/information.
- Company may disregard nominations if the proposing stockholder or nominee fails to comply with bylaw requirements.
- Amendments also include minor ministerial and conforming changes (e.g., deletion of expired transition provision).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-22-280200
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FTV
- cik: 0001659166
- company_name: Fortive Corp
- filed_at: 2022-11-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.03, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1659166/000119312522280200/0001193125-22-280200-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1659166/000119312522280200/d254899d8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-280200.txt

## Key facts
- Governance Changes
  Fortive Corp: Amended bylaws to implement universal proxy rules, adding requirements for stockholder nominees and solicitation thresholds (effective 2022-11-03).
  - Change: bylaw amendment
  - Effective: 2022-11-03
  source text: On November 3, 2022, the board of directors of Fortive Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), adopted the Company’s amended and restated bylaws (the “ Amended Bylaws ”), effective as of such date, in connection with the universal proxy rules adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1659166/000119312522280200/0001193125-22-280200-index.htm

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