secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Rocket Companies, Inc. (RKT)
CIK:        0001805284
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-08-17T20:07:07+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-26-057366
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.30
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

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

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1805284/000162828026057366/0001628280-26-057366-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1805284/000162828026057366/rkt-20260817.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-057366

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