---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001587523-24-000102"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KN"
cik: "0001587523"
company_name: "Knowles Corp"
filed_at: "2024-12-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-28T22:45:27.427549+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Knowles closes $150M sale of consumer MEMS microphone business to Syntiant

## Summary
- Total consideration: $70M cash plus $80M in Syntiant Series D-2 preferred stock.
- Knowles provided $6.4M financing to Syntiant and granted up to $13.5M credit for separation costs.
- Knowles obtains board observer rights on Syntiant's board as long as it holds sufficient preferred shares.
- Pro forma shows CMM segment removal turns net loss of $256M to net earnings of $13M for 9M 2024.
- CEO states sale marks milestone in transformation to industrial technology company focusing on higher-value markets.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001587523-24-000102
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KN
- cik: 0001587523
- company_name: Knowles Corp
- filed_at: 2024-12-30T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.01, 1.01, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587523/000158752324000102/0001587523-24-000102-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587523/000158752324000102/kn-20241227.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001587523-24-000102
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001587523-24-000102.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001587523-24-000102.txt

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.