---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-057366"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RKT"
cik: "0001805284"
company_name: "Rocket Companies, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-08-17T20:07:07+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-17T20:08:46.432023+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Rocket Companies appoints Sarah Watterson as independent director, board expands to 10

## Summary
- Sarah Watterson appointed as Class III independent director effective Aug 17, 2026; board grows from 9 to 10 members.
- Watterson is President of 3 Star Sports & Entertainment and ex-President of Brightline West; previously MD at Fortress Investment Group.
- Compensation: $75,000 annual cash retainer plus $215,000 RSU grant vesting after one year.
- Board determined she meets NYSE and SEC independence standards; no related-party transactions disclosed.
- Background includes Goldman Sachs and CEO/IR roles; appointment term runs through 2029 annual meeting.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-057366
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RKT
- cik: 0001805284
- company_name: Rocket Companies, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-08-17T20:07:07+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1805284/000162828026057366/0001628280-26-057366-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1805284/000162828026057366/rkt-20260817.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-057366
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-057366.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-057366.txt

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