Fossil Group, Inc 8-K, filed Oct 6, 2026
Fossil Group, Inc. (FOSL)
8-K
2026-10-06
For: 2026-10-02
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About this 8-K
Fossil Group, Inc filed this 8-K on October 6, 2026, reporting on events of October 2, 2026.
Items reported
- Item 5.02: Director or officer change, or executive pay
- Item 5.07: Shareholder vote results
- Item 9.01: Financial statements and exhibits
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 2, 2026
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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. | ||||
(e) On October 2, 2026, the stockholders of Fossil Group, Inc. (the “Company”) approved the First Amendment to the Fossil Group, Inc. 2024 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Amendment”). The Board of Directors of the Company had previously approved the Amendment, subject to stockholder approval. The material terms of the Amendment are summarized in the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 12, 2026 (the “Proxy Statement”), which description is incorporated by reference herein. This description of the Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the actual terms of the Amendment, a complete copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. | ||||
The Company held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on October 2, 2026 to (i) elect seven directors to the Board of Directors to serve for a term of one year or until their respective successors are elected and qualified (“Proposal 1”), (ii) hold an advisory vote on executive compensation (“Proposal 2”), (iii) vote on a proposal to approve the First Amendment to the Fossil Group, Inc. 2024 Long-Term Incentive Plan (“Proposal 3”) and (iv) ratify the appointment of Deloitte and Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 2, 2027 (“Proposal 4”). For more information about the foregoing proposals, see the Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting.
The table below shows the final results of the voting at the Annual Meeting:
| Votes in Favor | Votes Cast Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Proposal 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Susie Coulter | 34,575,455 | 557,511 | 9,172 | 8,117,140 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sebastian J. DiGrande | 35,084,180 | 48,575 | 9,383 | 8,117,140 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pamela J. Edwards | 35,119,918 | 13,058 | 9,163 | 8,117,139 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Franco Fogliato | 35,119,885 | 12,968 | 9,286 | 8,117,139 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chandhu Nair | 35,120,045 | 12,687 | 9,406 | 8,117,140 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marc Rey | 33,164,382 | 1,968,370 | 9,387 | 8,117,139 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wendy L. Schoppert | 35,116,968 | 15,993 | 9,178 | 8,117,139 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Proposal 2 | 31,811,253 | 2,309,066 | 1,021,818 | 8,117,141 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Proposal 3 | 25,772,703 | 9,297,555 | 71,878 | 8,117,142 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Proposal 4 | 42,881,357 | 296,757 | 81,164 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. | |||||||
| (d) | Exhibits. | |||||||
| 10.1 | ||||||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). | |||||||
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: October 6, 2026 | ||||||||
| FOSSIL GROUP, INC. | ||||||||
| By: | /s/ Randy S. Hyne | |||||||
| Name: | Randy S. Hyne | |||||||
| Title: | Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | |||||||
Exhibit 10.1
FIRST AMENDMENT
TO THE
FOSSIL GROUP, INC.
2024 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
This FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE FOSSIL GROUP, INC. 2024 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN (this “Amendment”), dated as of May 6, 2026, is made and entered into by Fossil Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), subject to approval by the Company’s stockholders. Terms used in this Amendment with initial capital letters that are not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Fossil Group, Inc. 2024 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Article 10 of the Plan provides that the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) may amend the Plan at any time and from time to time;
WHEREAS, the Board desires to amend the Plan to increase the number of shares of Common Stock that may be delivered pursuant to Awards under the Plan by an additional seven million (7,000,000) shares; and
WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, the Board resolved that this Amendment be adopted and that the Plan be amended to increase the number of shares that may be delivered pursuant to Awards under the Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, in accordance with Article 10 of the Plan, the Company hereby amends the Plan, effective as of the date hereof, as follows:
1.Section 5.1 of the Plan is hereby amended by deleting said section in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof the following new Section 5.1:
5.1 Number Available for Awards. Subject to adjustment as provided in Articles 11 and 12 and subject to increase by any Prior Plan Awards eligible for reuse pursuant to Section 5.2, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be delivered pursuant to Awards granted under the Plan is an aggregate of 14,000,000 shares, 100% of which may be delivered pursuant to Incentive Stock Options. Shares to be issued may be made available from authorized but unissued Common Stock, Common Stock held by the Company in its treasury, or Common Stock purchased by the Company on the open market or otherwise. During the term of this Plan, the Company will at all times reserve and keep available the number of shares of Common Stock that shall be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of this Plan.
2.Except as expressly amended by this Amendment, the Plan shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with the provisions thereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Amendment to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
FOSSIL GROUP, INC.
By: /s/ Franco Fogliato
Name: Franco Fogliato
Title: Chief Executive Officer