secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Knowles Corp (KN)
CIK:        0001587523
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-02-25T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001587523-25-000025
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.50
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Knowles grants CEO Jeffrey Niew 81,788 PSUs with target value $1.5M tied to Adjusted EPS and revenue goals
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- Target PSUs: 81,788, grant date fair value $1.5M, payout range 0%-400%.
- Performance metrics: Adjusted EPS gate of $1.50 and revenue goals ($800M target, $1B max) over 2025-2027.
- Extended performance period if targets not met initially, with 10% reduction per quarter up to 8 quarters.
- Change of Control provision: adjusted thresholds ($1.35 EPS, 90% revenue target) with potential payout.
- Interim earn-outs possible if targets met by Dec 31, 2026 (Interim Earned PSUs).

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587523/000158752325000025/0001587523-25-000025-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587523/000158752325000025/kn-20250218.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001587523-25-000025

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