Form 8-K
8-K — NEWELL BRANDS INC.
Accession: 0001193125-26-221779
Filed: 2026-05-13
Period: 2026-05-07
CIK: 0000814453
SIC: 3089 (PLASTICS PRODUCTS, NEC)
Item: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Item: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item: Financial Statements and Exhibits
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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 13, 2026 (May 7, 2026)
NEWELL BRANDS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
1-9608
36-3514169
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification Number)
5 Concourse Parkway NE, 8th Floor
Atlanta, GA 30328
(Address of principal executive offices including zip code)
(770) 418-7000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
TITLE OF EACH CLASS
TRADING
SYMBOL
NAME OF EACH EXCHANGE
ON WHICH REGISTERED
Common stock, $1 par value per share
NWL
Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
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 Instruction 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))
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.
As described in Item 5.07 below, on May 7, 2026, at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Newell Brands Inc. (the “Company”), the stockholders of the Company approved the Newell Brands Inc. 2026 Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). The Plan is an equity- and cash-based incentive plan and includes provisions by which the Company may grant stock options (including incentive stock options), stock appreciation rights, stock awards, stock units, cash incentive awards, or other awards based on or related to shares of the Company’s common stock, or in payment of dividends or dividend equivalents paid with respect to awards made under the Plan, to eligible persons providing services to the Company or any subsidiary of the Company. The Plan is more fully described in the related proposal in the Company’s Proxy Statement (as defined in Item 5.07 below).
The foregoing description of the Plan does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the amended Plan, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Company held its Annual Meeting on May 7, 2026. For more information on the proposals presented at the meeting, please see the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement, filed with the SEC on March 26, 2026 (the “Proxy Statement”), the relevant portions of which are incorporated herein by reference.
The number of shares of common stock voted on matters presented at the Annual Meeting was 368,135,426 of the 424,927,772 shares outstanding as of the March 12, 2026 record date for the Annual Meeting. Below is a summary of the items voted on by the stockholders at the Annual Meeting.
The stockholders elected each of the following eight nominees to the Board of Directors for a one-year term by a majority vote:
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
Bridget Ryan Berman
310,789,046
15,433,058
351,384
41,561,938
Patrick D. Campbell
283,377,489
42,822,754
373,245
41,561,938
James P. Keane
302,088,999
24,084,176
400,313
41,561,938
Gerardo I. Lopez
320,436,005
5,707,674
429,809
41,561,938
Christopher H. Peterson
321,807,657
4,437,197
328,634
41,561,938
Gary H. Pilnick
302,428,045
23,717,278
428,165
41,561,938
Stephanie P. Stahl
299,906,682
26,222,825
443,981
41,561,938
Anthony Terry
321,216,034
4,883,089
474,365
41,561,938
The stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026:
For
Against
Abstain
363,199,115
4,359,352
576,959
The stockholders approved the advisory resolution to approve named executive officer compensation (“Say-On-Pay”):
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
254,464,829
71,068,404
1,040,255
41,561,938
The stockholders approved the Newell Brands Inc. 2026 Incentive Plan:
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
305,206,680
20,662,767
704,041
41,561,938
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Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit
No.
Exhibit Description
10.1
Newell Brands Inc. 2026 Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix A of the Company’s Proxy Statement dated March 26, 2026, File No. 001-09608).
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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.
NEWELL BRANDS INC.
Dated: May 13, 2026
By:
/s/ Bradford R. Turner
Bradford R. Turner
Chief Legal and Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary
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