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accession: "0001437749-26-031283"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FUL"
cik: "0000039368"
company_name: "FULLER H B CO"
filed_at: "2026-09-28T12:49:50+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-12T13:32:08.422931+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
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confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
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# H.B. Fuller names UFP Technologies' Jeff Bailly to board; director Ruth Kimmelshue steps down after 9 years

## Summary
- R. Jeffrey Bailly, 64, elected a Class I director effective Sept 23, 2026, with a term expiring at the 2027 annual meeting; he joins the Audit and Compensation committees.
- Ruth S. Kimmelshue resigned from the board effective Sept 23, 2026 after nearly 9 years; the company states the retirement is not due to any disagreement on operations, policies or practices.
- Bailly was UFP Technologies CEO from 1995 to 2026 and chairman since 2006, now executive chairman; he led 20+ acquisitions, including the 2018 purchase of Dielectrics.
- Director compensation: $100,000 annual cash retainer, an initial grant of 1,300 restricted stock units, and eligibility for an annual $165,000 discretionary deferred phantom stock unit grant.
- CEO Celeste Mastin links the appointment to medical end-market expertise and the push for greater than 20% adjusted EBITDA margin; press release dated Sept 28, 2026.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-26-031283
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FUL
- cik: 0000039368
- company_name: FULLER H B CO
- filed_at: 2026-09-28T12:49:50+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/39368/000143774926031283/0001437749-26-031283-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/39368/000143774926031283/ful20260925_8k.htm

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