Form 8-K
8-K — Johnson Controls International plc
Accession: 0000833444-26-000040
Filed: 2026-05-04
Period: 2026-05-01
CIK: 0000833444
SIC: 3585 (AIR COND & WARM AIR HEATING EQUIP & COMM & INDL REFRIG EQUIP)
Item: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): May 1, 2026
JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL PLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Ireland 001-13836 98-0390500
(State or Other Jurisdiction of incorporation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification Number)
One Albert Quay. Cork, Ireland, T12 X8N6
(Address of principal executive offices and postal code)
(353) 21-423-5000 Not Applicable
(Registrant’s telephone number) (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class Trading Symbol Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Ordinary Shares, Par Value $0.01 JCI New York Stock Exchange
0.375% Senior Notes due 2027 JCI27 New York Stock Exchange
3.000% Senior Notes due 2028 JCI28 New York Stock Exchange
5.500% Senior Notes due 2029 JCI29 New York Stock Exchange
1.750% Senior Notes due 2030 JCI30 New York Stock Exchange
2.000% Sustainability-Linked Senior Notes due 2031 JCI31 New York Stock Exchange
1.000% Senior Notes due 2032 JCI32 New York Stock Exchange
4.900% Senior Notes due 2032 JCI32A New York Stock Exchange
3.125% Senior Notes due 2033 JCI33 New York Stock Exchange
4.250% Senior Notes due 2035 JCI35 New York Stock Exchange
6.000% Notes due 2036 JCI36A New York Stock Exchange
5.70% Senior Notes due 2041 JCI41B New York Stock Exchange
5.250% Senior Notes due 2041 JCI41C New York Stock Exchange
4.625% Senior Notes due 2044 JCI44A New York Stock Exchange
5.125% Notes due 2045 JCI45B New York Stock Exchange
6.950% Debentures due December 1, 2045 JCI45A New York Stock Exchange
4.500% Senior Notes due 2047 JCI47 New York Stock Exchange
4.950% Senior Notes due 2064 JCI64A New York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On May 1, 2026, Johnson Controls International plc (the “Company”) and Lei Schlitz, the Company’s Vice President and President, Global Products & Solutions, determined that Ms. Schlitz will leave the Company as part of a planned transition made in connection with changes in the Company’s operating model that will result in a revised scope of the position Ms. Schlitz currently occupies. Ms. Schlitz is expected to remain with the Company through October 1, 2026. Ms. Schlitz’s departure will entitle her to severance benefits as described under the Company’s Severance and Change in Control Policy for Officers, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2025.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL PLC
Date: May 4, 2026 By: /s/ Richard J. Dancy
Name: Richard J. Dancy
Title: Vice President and Corporate Secretary
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