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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Cactus (WHD)

Cactus names Steven Bender CEO of Spoolable segment; Tana Utley joins board

Neutral Impact 4 of 5 leadership Written later

Cactus appointed Steven Bender, its Chief Operating Officer, as Chief Executive Officer of the Spoolable Technologies Segment, replacing Stephen Tadlock in that role effective May 12, 2026. At the same annual meeting, stockholders elected Tana Utley to the board and reduced the board to eight members, including six independent directors.

Key points

  • Steven Bender named CEO of the Spoolable Technologies Segment effective May 12, 2026, while remaining COO
  • Stephen Tadlock continues as Executive Vice President and CEO of Cactus International
  • Tana Utley elected to the board; directors Bruce Rothstein and Melissa Law did not stand for reelection
  • Stockholders approved PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor for fiscal 2026 with 75,549,462 votes for and 330,570 against

The filing

CompanyCactus (WHD)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECMay 12, 2026, 5:25 PM ET
Accession number0001628280-26-034225

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change5.07 Shareholder Vote Results7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 2:07 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 May 12, 2026.

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