Every material Form 8-K Fossil Group, Inc. has filed with the SEC since July 20, 2026, read and summarized by AI: what happened, the key figures, whether it reads positive or negative for shareholders, and how big a deal it is (impact 1-5). Newest first; each brief links to its own page and to the filing on SEC.gov.
At its October 2, 2026 annual meeting, Fossil Group stockholders elected all seven director nominees and approved the First Amendment to the 2024 Long-Term Incentive Plan. They also approved the advisory vote on executive compensation and ratified Deloitte and Touche LLP as the independent auditor for the fiscal year ending January 2, 2027.
Incentive plan amendment approved on October 2, 2026: 25,772,703 votes for and 9,297,555 against, with 71,878 abstentions.
Marc Rey received the most votes against among the directors, at 1,968,370; he was still elected with 33,164,382 votes for.
Deloitte and Touche LLP ratified as auditor: 42,881,357 votes for and 296,757 against.
Advisory say-on-pay vote: 31,811,253 votes for and 2,309,066 against, with 1,021,818 abstentions.
Fossil Group reported fiscal second-quarter 2026 net sales of $209.7 million, down 4.9% from $220.4 million a year earlier, and a net loss of $10.6 million, or $0.18 per diluted share, versus a $2.3 million loss, or $0.04 per share, in the prior-year quarter. The company also raised its full-year 2026 outlook, now calling for worldwide net sales to decline 3% to 5% and an adjusted operating margin of 4% to 6%, with positive free cash flow.
Gross margin rose 490 basis points to 62.4%, but operating expenses rose 7.9% to $127.6 million.
Operating income was $3.2 million, compared with $8.5 million in the second quarter of 2025; constant currency adjusted operating income was $8.6 million, compared with $4.3 million in the prior-year quarter.
Cash and cash equivalents were $79.0 million at July 4, 2026, and total debt was $203.0 million.
Full-year guidance: worldwide net sales down 3% to 5%, with a return to growth expected in the fourth quarter.
Fossil Group's board set October 2, 2026 as the date for its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, with August 3, 2026 as the record date for determining who may vote. The filing also sets July 30, 2026 as the deadline for stockholder proposals and director nominations under the company's bylaws, a routine procedural step with no financial results disclosed.
2026 Annual Meeting set for October 2, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. Central Time; location to be specified in the proxy statement
Record date for voting is August 3, 2026
Stockholder proposal and director nomination notices due by close of business July 30, 2026, at the Richardson, Texas headquarters
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