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This Compass Diversified (NYSE: CODI) SEC filings page brings together the company’s regulatory disclosures, including Annual Reports, Quarterly Reports and numerous Current Reports on Form 8-K. As a holding company with middle-market branded consumer and industrial businesses, CODI uses its SEC filings to present consolidated financial statements, segment information, non-GAAP reconciliations and detailed notes on credit agreements, subsidiary performance and risk factors.
Investors can use this page to access annual reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-K/A, which include audited consolidated balance sheets, statements of operations and cash flows, along with management’s discussion and analysis and a comprehensive description of risks. Amendment No. 1 to CODI’s Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2024, for example, contains restated financial statements for 2022, 2023 and 2024 and explains adjustments related to its Lugano Holding, Inc. subsidiary. Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q provide interim updates on net sales, gross profit, operating income, interest expense, net income (loss) and the reconciliation from GAAP results to non-GAAP measures such as Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Earnings (Loss).
The filings also include a series of Form 8-K current reports that describe material events. These cover topics such as the announcement of quarterly and year-to-date operating results, amendments to CODI’s Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, waivers and forbearance arrangements with lenders, preferred share distribution declarations, Lugano’s Chapter 11 filing, NYSE compliance notices and the scheduling of the 2026 annual meeting of shareholders. Each 8-K specifies the relevant item numbers, summarizes the event and often incorporates related press releases as exhibits.
Through Stock Titan, users can review these filings as they are made available on EDGAR and take advantage of AI-powered summaries that highlight key points in complex documents. For example, AI tools can help explain changes in leverage covenants in a credit agreement amendment, outline the impact of restatement adjustments tied to Lugano, or summarize the non-GAAP reconciliation tables in a 10-Q. The page also surfaces information on CODI’s listed preferred shares, governance updates and other disclosures that appear in its SEC reports, giving investors a structured way to analyze CODI’s regulatory history and ongoing reporting.
Compass Diversified Holdings is holding a virtual 2026 Annual Meeting on May 21, 2026, to elect seven independent directors, hold an advisory Say-on-Pay vote, and ratify Grant Thornton LLP as auditor for 2026. Shareholders of record on March 24, 2026 may vote online, by phone or mail.
The proxy describes serious issues at former subsidiary Lugano and explains Board and Audit Committee actions, including enhanced internal controls, stronger internal audit, added risk oversight and the appointment of two new independent directors. It also outlines CODI’s externally managed structure, the Management Services Agreement, and the Board’s role in overseeing the external manager.
The company restated prior financials, identified $50.4 million of excess management fees paid to the Manager, and is recovering them via reduced future fees, resulting in a $20.8 million receivable at December 31, 2025. The proxy details director compensation, share ownership guidelines, and the compensation framework for the seconded Chief Financial Officer, whose pay is reviewed by the Compensation Committee.
ADW Capital Partners, L.P., ADW Capital Management, LLC, and Adam D. Wyden jointly report their initial ownership position in Compass Diversified Holdings. The filing shows indirect holdings of 3,750,000 Common Shares and several freely exercisable option positions tied to the company’s common shares.
The group reports call options with rights to buy 5,000,000 Common Shares at $8.00 and 1,750,000 Common Shares at $7.00, and a call option representing an obligation to sell 6,750,500 Common Shares at $15.00, all expiring on January 15, 2027. The parties state that ADW Capital Partners is the record owner and that each reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership except to the extent of any pecuniary interest.
Compass Diversified Holdings insider Keller Stephen reported open-market purchases of Common Shares. On April 6, 2026, entities associated with him bought a total of 30,000 Common Shares in two transactions. A rollover IRA acquired 20,000 shares at a weighted average price of $8.6619 per share, and a Roth IRA acquired 10,000 shares at $8.50 per share. Following these transactions, indirect holdings include 20,000 shares by a Rollover IRA and 10,000 shares by a Roth IRA, while direct ownership stands at 11,840.375 Common Shares.
ADW Capital Partners and affiliates amended their Schedule 13D on Compass Diversified Holdings to report beneficial ownership of 10,500,000 shares, or 14.0% of the class. This total includes 6,750,000 shares that could be acquired within 60 days through call options.
On April 2, 2026, ADW Capital Partners, L.P. spent approximately $8,610,000 to purchase call options referencing 3,000,000 shares with a strike price of $8.00 per share expiring January 15, 2027, and sold call options referencing 3,000,000 shares with a strike price of $15.00 per share expiring on the same date.
Compass Diversified Holdings announced quarterly cash distributions on its three preferred share series for the first quarter of 2026. Holders of the 7.250% Series A Preferred Shares will receive a distribution of $0.453125 per share. Holders of the 7.875% Series B and 7.875% Series C Preferred Shares will each receive $0.4921875 per share.
These distributions cover the period from January 30, 2026 up to, but excluding, April 30, 2026, and are payable on April 30, 2026 to holders of record as of April 15, 2026. The company notes that preferred cash distributions generally qualify as “qualified dividends” for U.S. federal income tax purposes when paid from earnings and profits, with any excess treated first as a non-taxable return of capital and then as capital gain.
ADW Capital Partners and related parties amended their ownership filing on Compass Diversified Holdings to report beneficial ownership of 7,500,000 shares, or 9.9% of the class. This total includes 3,750,000 shares that could be acquired within 60 days through call options.
On March 26, 2026, ADW Capital Partners spent approximately $4,322,500 to buy call options on 1,750,000 shares with a $7.00 exercise price, expiring January 15, 2027, and sold call options on 1,750,000 shares with a $15.00 exercise price, also expiring January 15, 2027. On February 27, 2026, it sold call options on 500 shares for about $590 with a $15.00 exercise price expiring January 15, 2027.
ADW Capital Partners and related parties amended their ownership filing on Compass Diversified Holdings to report beneficial ownership of 7,500,000 shares, or 9.9% of the class. This total includes 3,750,000 shares that could be acquired within 60 days through call options.
On March 26, 2026, ADW Capital Partners spent approximately $4,322,500 to buy call options on 1,750,000 shares with a $7.00 exercise price, expiring January 15, 2027, and sold call options on 1,750,000 shares with a $15.00 exercise price, also expiring January 15, 2027. On February 27, 2026, it sold call options on 500 shares for about $590 with a $15.00 exercise price expiring January 15, 2027.
Compass Diversified agreed to sell the food service business of its majority-owned subsidiary Sterno to Archer Foodservice Partners for an enterprise value of $292.5 million, subject to customary adjustments. In 2025, the business generated subsidiary Adjusted EBITDA of about $30.3 million, including shared overhead that will remain after closing.
The company plans to use net proceeds to repay outstanding debt and expects its senior secured net leverage ratio to fall below 1.0x, helping avoid excess leverage fees beyond June 30, 2026. CODI will retain Sterno’s home fragrance operations, which will continue under the Rimports name. The transaction is subject to regulatory and other customary closing conditions and is expected to close in Q2 2026.
Compass Diversified agreed to sell the food service business of its majority-owned subsidiary Sterno to Archer Foodservice Partners for an enterprise value of $292.5 million, subject to customary adjustments. In 2025, the business generated subsidiary Adjusted EBITDA of about $30.3 million, including shared overhead that will remain after closing.
The company plans to use net proceeds to repay outstanding debt and expects its senior secured net leverage ratio to fall below 1.0x, helping avoid excess leverage fees beyond June 30, 2026. CODI will retain Sterno’s home fragrance operations, which will continue under the Rimports name. The transaction is subject to regulatory and other customary closing conditions and is expected to close in Q2 2026.
Compass Diversified Holdings had an initial insider ownership report filed by Kim Eugene L. on Form 3. The filing lists Kim Eugene L. as a reporting person but does not show any buy, sell, or other share transactions, and no specific holdings are detailed in the provided data.
Compass Diversified Holdings filed an amended Form 3 for reporting person Glenn R. Richter. The amendment functions as an updated initial statement of beneficial ownership, and the excerpt shows no reportable transactions or derivative positions associated with this filing.