Fortune Brands Innovations' SEC filings document the reporting framework for a New York Stock Exchange-listed home, security and digital products company with common stock trading under FBIN. Recent 8-K filings cover quarterly and annual operating results, guidance, leadership changes, board appointments, material agreements and the company’s revolving credit facility.
Proxy and governance filings describe director elections, executive compensation, shareholder votes, charter amendments, bylaw changes and board-structure matters. The filing record also documents capital-structure terms, voting standards, audit-ratification matters and formal governance actions for the company’s portfolio of water, outdoor and security product businesses.
Fortune Brands Innovations entered a Cooperation Agreement with Garden Investment Management and appointed Ed Garden as an independent Class I director, effective March 16, 2026, joining the Nominating and Governance and Compensation Committees. Garden Investments agreed to standstill, non-disparagement and voting commitments, including withdrawing its director nominees for the 2026 annual meeting.
The company plans to seek shareholder approval at the 2026 meeting to begin eliminating its classified board structure. Separately, Fortune Brands launched a comprehensive CEO search as Amit Banati steps aside, naming former CFO David Barry as Interim CEO. Chief Financial Officer Jonathan Baksht has stepped down, with Ashley George appointed Interim CFO.
Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. senior vice president and chief accounting officer Karen Ries reported a small insider transaction related to equity compensation taxes. On the vesting of an equity award, the issuer withheld 221 shares of common stock at $52.37 per share to cover withholding taxes, a tax-withholding disposition rather than an open-market sale. After this transaction, Ries beneficially owns 4,949 shares of common stock, which includes 3,110 restricted stock units that have not yet vested.
Fortune Brands Innovations EVP and CHRO Kristin Papesh reported a tax-related share disposition. On the vesting and settlement of equity awards, the issuer withheld 1,757 shares of common stock at $52.37 per share to cover withholding taxes, a transaction classified as a tax-withholding disposition rather than an open-market sale. After this withholding, she directly holds 20,991 common shares, which the footnotes state include 17,353 unvested restricted stock units.
Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. executive Matthew Edward Novak, EVP and Chief Supply Chain, reported a tax-related share disposition. The issuer withheld 1,065 shares of common stock at $52.37 per share to cover withholding taxes due on vested awards. After this transaction, he directly holds 10,850 shares, which include 8,453 restricted stock units that have not yet vested.
Fortune Brands Innovations EVP John Dong Gu Lee reported a tax-related share transaction in company stock. On March 2, 2026, 4,545 shares of common stock at $52.37 per share were withheld by the company to cover withholding taxes due upon vesting and settlement of equity awards, rather than sold on the open market.
After this tax-withholding disposition, Lee directly holds 58,032 shares of common stock, which the filing notes includes 19,806 restricted stock units that have not yet vested.
Fortune Brands Innovations Chief Executive Officer Nicholas I. Fink reported a tax-withholding disposition of 39,340 shares of common stock at $52.37 per share. These shares were withheld by the company to cover taxes due on vested awards, leaving Fink with 148,127 shares held directly, plus additional indirect holdings through several trusts.
Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. executive Hiranda S. Donoghue, EVP Chief Legal & Secretary, reported a tax-withholding disposition of 5,007 shares of common stock at $52.37 per share following vesting of awards. After this withholding, Donoghue directly holds 31,992 shares, including 13,601 unvested restricted stock units.
Ries Karen reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. senior vice president and chief accounting officer Karen Ries received new equity awards as part of her compensation. She was granted 3,675 options to buy common stock at a later date and 1,246 restricted stock units, each representing one future share of common stock.
The restricted stock units vest in three equal annual installments, subject to her continued employment. The options were granted under the company’s Long-Term Incentive Plan and vest in three equal annual installments beginning on February 28, 2027. Following these awards, she directly holds 5,170 shares of common stock, including 3,745 restricted stock units that have not yet vested.
Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. reported that EVP and CHRO Kristin Papesh received new equity awards. She was granted options to purchase 13,362 shares at an exercise price of $0.00 per share, which vest in three equal annual installments beginning on February 28, 2027.
Papesh also acquired 13,596 shares of common stock through restricted stock unit awards, consisting of 4,532 units vesting in three equal annual installments and 9,064 units vesting in two equal annual installments, all subject to continued employment. Following these awards, her direct holdings include 22,748 common shares, including 19,277 restricted stock units that have not yet vested.
Novak Matthew Edward reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. executive Matthew Edward Novak, EVP and Chief Supply Chain, reported equity awards that increase his direct stake in the company. On February 25, 2026, he received 8,017 options to buy common stock and a separate award of 7,251 shares of common stock at no purchase price, both classified as grants or awards rather than open-market transactions.
Footnotes explain that these grants include restricted stock units that vest in two and three equal annual installments, subject to his continued employment, and that the options vest in three equal annual installments beginning on February 28, 2027. Following these awards, his reported direct common stock holdings increased, alongside a pool of restricted stock units that have not yet vested.