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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Planet Fitness (PLNT)

Planet Fitness appoints Steve Beard to board, expanding it to nine directors

Neutral Impact 2 of 5 leadership Written later

Planet Fitness increased its board from eight to nine members and appointed Steve Beard, Chairman and CEO of Covista Inc., effective February 9, 2026. The filing says he is independent under NYSE standards and has not been named to any board committee, so the change is a governance update with no stated financial effect.

Key points

  • Board size increased from eight to nine members; Beard appointed effective February 9, 2026
  • Beard is Chairman and CEO of Covista Inc., formerly Adtalem Global Education Inc.
  • Beard will serve as a Class II director, up for re-election at the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders
  • Received 368 restricted stock units with a grant date value of $33,746, a pro-rated annual director grant that vests at the earlier of the next annual meeting or the one-year anniversary of the grant

The filing

CompanyPlanet Fitness (PLNT)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECFeb 9, 2026, 4:32 PM ET
Accession number0001637207-26-000006

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 2:07 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 February 09, 2026.

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