--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0001628280-26-034225" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "WHD" cik: "0001699136" company_name: "Cactus, Inc." filed_at: "2026-05-12T21:25:23+00:00" generated_at: "2026-05-12T21:26:12.998406+00:00" event_type: "leadership" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.25 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # Cactus elects Tana Utley to board; Bender named Spoolable Tech CEO ## Summary - Tana Utley, former Caterpillar VP of Large Power Systems, elected as independent director. - Steven Bender adds CEO of Spoolable Technologies Segment to his COO role. - Stephen Tadlock steps down from Spoolable Tech CEO to focus on Cactus International JV. - Board reduced to eight members after Rothstein and Law did not stand for reelection. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0001628280-26-034225 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: WHD - cik: 0001699136 - company_name: Cactus, Inc. - filed_at: 2026-05-12T21:25:23+00:00 - event_type: leadership - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.25 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 7.01, 9.01 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1699136/000162828026034225/0001628280-26-034225-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1699136/000162828026034225/whd-20260512.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-034225 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-034225.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-034225.txt ## Key facts - Executive change Tana Utley was elected as independent director at Cactus, Inc.. - Action: elected - Role: independent director source text: As of May 12, 2026, the Board of Directors of Cactus, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Steven Bender as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Executive Officer of the Spoolable Technologies Segment. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1699136/000162828026034225/0001628280-26-034225-index.htm - Executive change Steven Bender was appointed as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Executive Officer of the Spoolable Technologies Segment at Cactus, Inc.. - Action: appointed - Role: Chief Operating Officer and Chief Executive Officer of the Spoolable Technologies Segment source text: As of May 12, 2026, the Board of Directors of Cactus, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Steven Bender as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Executive Officer of the Spoolable Technologies Segment. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1699136/000162828026034225/0001628280-26-034225-index.htm - Executive change Stephen Tadlock changed role as Chief Executive Officer of the Spoolable Technologies Segment at Cactus, Inc.. - Action: will no longer function as Chief Executive Officer of the Spoolable Technologies Segment - Role: Chief Executive Officer of the Spoolable Technologies Segment source text: Stephen Tadlock will no longer function as Chief Executive Officer of the Spoolable Technologies Segment but effective May 12, 2026, will continue to serve as the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of Cactus International. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1699136/000162828026034225/0001628280-26-034225-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Cactus, Inc. shareholders approved Advisory vote on compensation of named executive officers at the 2026-05-12 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2026-05-12 source text: The Company’s stockholders approved on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as reported in the Proxy Statement. Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 73,305,285 1,137,758 43,298 1,486,982 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1699136/000162828026034225/0001628280-26-034225-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Cactus, Inc. shareholders approved Ratification of appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 at the 2026-05-12 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2026-05-12 source text: The Company’s stockholders approved the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 75,549,462 330,570 93,291 — evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1699136/000162828026034225/0001628280-26-034225-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Cactus, Inc. shareholders approved Election of Class II and Class III directors at the 2026-05-12 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2026-05-12 source text: The Company’s stockholders elected to the board of directors of the Company each of the following Class II and Class III director nominees to serve until the 2027 annual meeting of stockholders. Name of Director Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes Joel Bender (Class II) 73,770,282 658,132 57,927 1,486,982 Alan Semple (Class II) 72,046,953 2,397,484 41,904 1,486,982 Tana Utley (Class II) 74,419,299 9,894 57,148 1,486,982 Scott Bender (Class III) 73,753,144 703,573 29,624 1,486,982 Gary Rosenthal (Class III) 65,781,966 7,981,651 722,724 1,486,982 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1699136/000162828026034225/0001628280-26-034225-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.