Newell Brands Inc. filed a Form 8-K at 13:35 UTC on Monday, 9 November 2026. On November 4, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Newell Brands Inc. (the “Company”) voted to increase the size of the Board from eight members to nine and to elect William Newlands to the Board, effective January 1, 2027.
There are no arrangements or understandings pursuant to which he was selected as a director and no transactions reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. Mr. Newlands will receive the same compensation as the Company’s other non-employee directors, as described in the Company’s Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 26, 2026.
Form 8-K is the current report that U.S. public companies file with the SEC to disclose significant events between their regular reports. This filing reports Item 5.02 (Departure or Election of Directors or Certain Officers) and Item 9.01 (Financial Statements and Exhibits). The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
Source: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR) filing