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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Knowles (KN)

Knowles grants COO Daniel Giesecke $500,000 special performance share unit award

Neutral Impact 2 of 5 leadership Written later

Knowles Corporation's Compensation Committee granted Chief Operating Officer Daniel J. Giesecke a special award of performance share units on February 17, 2026, with a grant date fair value of $500,000. The units vest only if revenue and adjusted EBIT goals for the Cornell Dubilier business unit are met over 2026 and 2027, and remain subject to his continued employment.

Key points

  • Award granted February 17, 2026 to COO Daniel J. Giesecke under the 2018 Equity and Cash Incentive Plan
  • Target of 18,423 PSUs, grant date fair value of $500,000; payout ranges from 0% to 140% of target
  • Performance period January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2027, based on Cornell Dubilier revenue and adjusted EBIT goals
  • Units are forfeited if employment ends before the performance period ends, except under specified change-of-control terms

The filing

CompanyKnowles (KN)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECFeb 20, 2026, 5:08 PM ET
Accession number0001587523-26-000007

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:49 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits 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 February 20, 2026.

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