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L.B. Foster Company filings document the regulatory record for a rail and infrastructure technology solutions provider. The company’s 8-K reports furnish quarterly and annual operating results, including Rail and Infrastructure segment performance, backlog, cash flow, leverage measures, guidance, and non-GAAP reconciliations tied to earnings releases.
Proxy and current-report filings cover shareholder meeting matters, board elections, auditor ratification, director departures, board-size changes, and compensation-related governance disclosures. Material-event filings also document financing arrangements, including amended revolving credit facilities, subsidiary borrower obligations, collateral arrangements, interest-rate terms, and related debt-obligation disclosures.
Thompson Bruce Ernest reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
FOSTER L B CO director Bruce Ernest Thompson received an equity grant of 2,363 shares of Common Stock as a 2026 Annual Director Equity Award. The award was recorded at a price of $0.00 per share and increases his direct holdings to 21,915 shares.
OWEN DIANE B reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
FOSTER L B CO director Diane B. Owen received an equity grant of common stock as part of her 2026 director compensation. She was awarded 2,363 shares of Common Stock at no cash cost, described as the "2026 Annual Director Equity Award," increasing her direct holdings to 78,493 shares after the transaction.
Kunz John E reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
FOSTER L B CO director John E. Kunz received a grant of 2,363 shares of Common Stock as his 2026 Annual Director Equity Award. The award was recorded at a price of $0.00 per share, reflecting stock-based compensation rather than a market purchase. Following this grant, Kunz directly holds 21,809 shares of the company’s common stock.
FOSTER L B CO director David J. Meyer received a grant of 2,363 shares of Common Stock as his 2026 Annual Director Equity Award. The shares were acquired at a stated price of $0.00 per share, reflecting a compensation-related stock award rather than an open-market purchase.
Following this equity grant, Meyer directly owns 15,003 shares of the company’s common stock. This filing records a routine, stock-based component of director compensation and does not involve any share sales or derivative exercises.
Betler Raymond T reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
FOSTER L B CO director Raymond T. Betler received an equity award of 2,363 shares of Common Stock as part of his 2026 Annual Director Equity Award. The shares were granted at no cash cost to him. Following this compensation-related grant, he directly holds 38,082 shares of the company’s common stock.
L.B. Foster Company reported the results of its Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 21, 2026. Shareholders elected six directors, including Raymond T. Betler and John F. Kasel, each receiving over 7.35 million votes for, with relatively low withheld votes and 1,229,731 broker non-votes for each nominee.
Shareholders ratified Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for 2026 with 8,765,684 votes for and 40,462 against. They also gave advisory approval to 2025 executive compensation, with 7,556,424 votes for, 16,545 against, 10,479 abstentions, and 1,229,731 broker non-votes.
L.B. Foster Company announced several executive promotions effective June 1, 2026. William M. Thalman will move from Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer to Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Sean M. Reilly, currently Controller and Principal Accounting Officer, will become Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Timothy J. Curran, now Vice President – Tax and Treasury, will become Controller and Principal Accounting Officer.
The company detailed new compensation packages, including higher base salaries, annual cash incentive targets, and restricted stock unit and performance share unit awards that vest over 2027–2029, tied to continued employment. Curran will also participate in the Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan and Key Employee Separation Plan, which can provide severance of two times base pay and target bonus upon certain change-in-control terminations.
Brandes Investment Partners, L.P. amends its Schedule 13G/A to report beneficial ownership of 1,482,228 common shares, representing 14.38% of the class as of 03/31/2026. The filing shows shared voting power of 1,035,721 shares and shared dispositive power over 1,482,228 shares. The amendment is signed by an Executive Director on 05/07/2026.
L.B. Foster Company posted a solid turnaround in the first quarter of 2026, moving back to profitability as sales grew strongly. Net sales rose 23.9% to $121,144 from $97,792, driven by a 38.4% increase in Rail, Technologies, and Services revenue and 5.9% growth in Infrastructure Solutions.
Gross profit increased to $25,696, with margin improving to 21.2%, while operating income swung to $2,045 from a prior-year loss. Net income attributable to L.B. Foster reached $1,500, or $0.14 per diluted share, versus a loss of $2,110 or $(0.20) per share a year earlier.
Operating cash flow remained negative at $(10,438), largely due to higher inventories and working capital needs, and total debt stood at $59,684, mainly under the revolving credit facility. The company reported total segment assets of $333,783 and combined backlog and remaining performance obligations of $209,573, supported by a $150,000 credit facility with $90,019 of revolver capacity available.
L.B. Foster Company reported strong first quarter 2026 results with net sales of $121.1 million, up 23.9% from the prior-year quarter. Growth was led by the Rail, Technologies, and Services segment, where sales rose 38.4%, while Infrastructure Solutions sales increased 5.9%.
Net income attributable to the company was $1.5 million, improving by $3.6 million from a loss last year, and EBITDA rose to $5.2 million, up 183.0%. Gross margin expanded to 21.2%, and selling and administrative expenses fell to 19.0% of sales, reflecting better operating leverage.
Operating cash flow was a use of $10.4 million, a significant improvement over last year’s $26.1 million use. Total debt was $59.7 million as of March 31, 2026, down $22.8 million year over year, reducing the Gross Leverage Ratio to 1.2x from 2.5x. The company reaffirmed full-year 2026 guidance, targeting net sales of $540–$580 million and Adjusted EBITDA of $41–$46 million.