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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Johnson Controls (JCI)

Johnson Controls adopts five-year VGI share option program for executives

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 shareholder Written later

On May 11, 2026, Johnson Controls' compensation committee approved a long-term Value Growth Incentive Program granting performance-based share options to key employees, including CEO Joakim Weidemanis. The options vest only if the company hits sales and market capitalization goals over fiscal 2026 through 2030, and they carry value only if the share price rises after the grant date, which ties executive pay to shareholder returns.

Key points

  • Options vest only if sales goal (tied to fiscal 2025 net sales) and market cap goal are met over fiscal 2026 through fiscal 2030
  • Grant date of May 15, 2026; target grant values are $10,500,000 for CEO Joakim Weidemanis and $5,300,000 each for CFO Marc Vandiepenbeeck and CHRO Chris Scalia
  • Options are exercisable only in a window from October 1, 2030 through September 30, 2032

The filing

CompanyJohnson Controls (JCI)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECMay 13, 2026, 4:39 PM ET
Accession number0000833444-26-000058

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:21 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on May 13, 2026.

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