secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     DOW INC. (DOW)
CIK:        0001751788
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-04-14T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-153769
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 5.02, 5.07, 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Dow names Karen S. Carter CEO effective July 1, 2026; Fitterling becomes Executive Chair
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- Jim Fitterling transitions from CEO to Executive Chair of the Board; Carter appointed CEO effective July 1, 2026.
- Carter, currently COO, has 30+ years at Dow; will also join Board on July 1.
- Stockholders approved amendment to 2019 Stock Incentive Plan, increasing shares from 125M to 185M.
- Board declared quarterly dividend of $0.35 per share, payable June 12 to holders of record May 29.
- All 12 director nominees re-elected with 93-97% support; 91% approved say-on-pay advisory vote.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1751788/000119312526153769/0001193125-26-153769-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1751788/000119312526153769/d103960d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-153769

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