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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · PROG Holdings (PRG)

PROG Holdings names CEO Steve Michaels chairman; declares $0.14 quarterly dividend

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 leadership Written later

PROG Holdings' board named President and CEO Steve Michaels chairman, effective immediately, succeeding Ray M. Robinson, who was appointed lead independent director. The board also granted Michaels a one-time award of $5 million in restricted stock units, which the company said is intended to retain him as CEO. Separately, the board declared a $0.14 per share quarterly cash dividend, and shareholders re-elected all ten director nominees at the May 6, 2026 annual meeting.

Key points

  • Steve Michaels, President and CEO, elected Chairman of the Board effective May 7, 2026; Ray M. Robinson becomes Lead Independent Director
  • One-time award of $5 million in restricted stock units to Michaels, vesting ratably on the third, fourth and fifth anniversaries of the grant date
  • Quarterly cash dividend of $0.14 per share, payable June 2, 2026, to shareholders of record as of May 19, 2026
  • Non-binding say-on-pay resolution received 31,949,347 votes for and 2,782,090 against at the May 6, 2026 annual meeting

The filing

CompanyPROG Holdings (PRG)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECMay 7, 2026, 9:10 AM ET
Accession number0001808834-26-000071

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change5.07 Shareholder Vote Results8.01 Other Events

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 6:57 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 07, 2026.

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