secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     FULLER H B CO (FUL)
CIK:        0000039368
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-09-28T12:49:50+00:00
Accession:  0001437749-26-031283
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.30
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud@v2

H.B. Fuller names UFP Technologies' Jeff Bailly to board; director Ruth Kimmelshue steps down after 9 years
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- 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.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/39368/000143774926031283/0001437749-26-031283-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/39368/000143774926031283/ful20260925_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-26-031283

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