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Form 8-K

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8-K — GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INC

Accession: 0000861459-26-000034

Filed: 2026-08-07

Period: 2026-08-05

CIK: 0000861459

SIC: 1600 (HEAVY CONSTRUCTION OTHER THAN BUILDING CONST - CONTRACTORS)

Item: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

Item: Financial Statements and Exhibits

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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): August 5, 2026

GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INCORPORATED

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

1-12911

(Commission

File Number)

77-0239383

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

585 West Beach Street

Watsonville, California 95076

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (831) 724-1011

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 (see General Instructions A.2. below):

☐  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(s) Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, $0.01 par value GVA New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company 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 August 5, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Granite Construction Incorporated (the “Company”), upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, appointed George L. Nash, Jr. as a director. Mr. Nash joined the class of directors whose terms expire at the Company’s 2028 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Mr. Nash will serve on the Board’s Audit/Compliance Committee and Risk Committee. The Board has determined that Mr. Nash meets the independence requirements of the listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange.

As a non-employee director, Mr. Nash will receive compensation in the same manner as the Company’s other non-employee directors, which director compensation program is described under “Executive and Director Compensation and Other Matters” in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 23, 2026.

The Company will enter into its standard form of Indemnification Agreement (the “Indemnification Agreement”) with Mr. Nash. The Company’s form of Indemnification Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1.

There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Nash and any other person pursuant to which he was selected as a director. There are no transactions involving Mr. Nash that would be required to be reported under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No. Description

10.1

Form of Amended and Restated Director and Officer Indemnification Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002)

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SIGNATURES

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.

GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INCORPORATED

By: /s/ M. Craig Hall

M. Craig Hall

Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer

and Secretary

Date: August 7, 2026

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