secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Knowles Corp (KN)
CIK:        0001587523
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-02-20T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001587523-26-000007
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.45
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Knowles grants special PSU award to COO Daniel Giesecke; targets CD business unit revenue and EBIT
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- Target PSUs: 18,423 shares; grant date fair value $500,000.
- Performance period: Jan 1, 2026 – Dec 31, 2027; metrics are CD business unit revenue and adjusted EBIT.
- Payout range: 0%–140% of target; threshold at 90% of goal, max at 110%.
- Vesting requires continued employment through Performance Period; change-of-control provisions apply.
- Award made under 2018 Equity and Cash Incentive Plan; COO's title unchanged.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587523/000158752326000007/0001587523-26-000007-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587523/000158752326000007/kn-20260217.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001587523-26-000007

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