{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001193125-26-315282","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"GRC","cik":"0000042682","company_name":"GORMAN RUPP CO","filed_at":"2026-07-24T13:42:56+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-07-24T13:44:01.290181+00:00","generated_at":"2026-07-24T13:44:07.609669+00:00","sec_items":["5.02","7.01","9.01"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.65,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.65,"confidence":"high","headline":"Gorman-Rupp CFO James C. Kerr to retire; Ronald F. Stoops named successor effective Oct 1, 2026","bullets":["James C. Kerr to retire as EVP and CFO effective October 1, 2026.","Ronald F. Stoops, current VP of Finance, will succeed as CFO on October 1, 2026.","Kerr will assist with transition and serve as senior advisor until a later retirement date.","Stoops joined Gorman-Rupp in 2020; prior roles at KPMG and a global manufacturing company.","No family relationships or reportable transactions between Stoops and any director or officer."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-315282","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-315282.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-315282.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-315282.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/42682/000119312526315282/0001193125-26-315282-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/42682/000119312526315282/grc-20260724.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-07-24T13:44:07.609669+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":"e344d0bd72","claim":"James C. Kerr departed as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at GORMAN RUPP CO.","evidence_excerpt":"On July 23, 2026, James C. Kerr, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, informed The Gorman-Rupp Company (the “Company” or “Gorman-Rupp”) of his decision to retire from the Company.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/42682/000119312526315282/0001193125-26-315282-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"retire"},{"label":"Role","value":"Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"},{"claim_id":"fbf7feab1a","claim":"Ronald F. Stoops was appointed as Chief Financial Officer at GORMAN RUPP CO.","evidence_excerpt":"Mr. Kerr will be succeeded as Chief Financial Officer by current Vice President of Finance, Ronald F. Stoops, effective October 1, 2026.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/42682/000119312526315282/0001193125-26-315282-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"appointed"},{"label":"Role","value":"Chief Financial Officer"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}