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L.B. Foster Company disclosed that on September 4, 2025 Ms. Janet Lee informed the Board she would retire from the Board effective that same date. The Board approved immediately reducing its size from eight members to seven. The filing states Ms. Lee's departure is not due to any disagreement with the Company but results from her appointment as General Counsel of Synopsys, Inc., following Synopsys' acquisition of ANSYS, Inc. on July 17, 2025, and the increased responsibilities of that role. The notice includes an exhibit index for related materials.

L.B. Foster Company ha comunicato che il 4 settembre 2025 la Sig.ra Janet Lee ha informato il Consiglio della sua intenzione di ritirarsi dallo stesso con effetto immediato. Il Consiglio ha deciso di ridurre subito il numero dei membri da otto a sette. La comunicazione precisa che l'uscita della Sig.ra Lee non è dovuta a disaccordi con la Società, ma è conseguenza della sua nomina a General Counsel di Synopsys, Inc. a seguito dell'acquisizione di ANSYS, Inc. da parte di Synopsys il 17 luglio 2025, e delle maggiori responsabilità legate a quel ruolo. L'avviso include un indice degli allegati pertinenti.

L.B. Foster Company informó que el 4 de septiembre de 2025 la Sra. Janet Lee comunicó al Consejo su retiro del mismo con efecto en esa misma fecha. El Consejo aprobó reducir de inmediato su tamaño de ocho a siete miembros. El documento indica que la salida de la Sra. Lee no se debe a ningún desacuerdo con la Compañía, sino a su nombramiento como General Counsel de Synopsys, Inc., tras la adquisición de ANSYS, Inc. por parte de Synopsys el 17 de julio de 2025, y a las mayores responsabilidades de ese cargo. El aviso incluye un índice de los materiales relacionados.

L.B. Foster Company는 2025년 9월 4일 Janet Lee 씨가 같은 날짜부로 이사직에서 퇴임하겠다고 이사회에 통지했다고 공개했습니다. 이사회는 즉시 이사 수를 8명에서 7명으로 줄이는 것을 승인했습니다. 제출서류는 Lee 씨의 퇴임이 회사와의 분쟁 때문이 아니라, 2025년 7월 17일 Synopsys가 ANSYS를 인수한 후 Synopsys, Inc.의 법무총괄(General Counsel)에 임명되면서 그 직무의 책임이 늘어난 데 따른 것이라고 명시합니다. 공지에는 관련 자료의 전시 색인도 포함되어 있습니다.

L.B. Foster Company a annoncé que, le 4 septembre 2025, Mme Janet Lee a informé le conseil de son départ du conseil d'administration, effectif à cette même date. Le conseil a approuvé la réduction immédiate de sa taille, passant de huit à sept membres. Le dépôt précise que le départ de Mme Lee n'est pas dû à un désaccord avec la Société, mais à sa nomination au poste de General Counsel de Synopsys, Inc., suite à l'acquisition d'ANSYS, Inc. par Synopsys le 17 juillet 2025, et aux responsabilités accrues liées à ce rôle. L'avis comprend un index des pièces connexes.

L.B. Foster Company gab bekannt, dass Frau Janet Lee dem Vorstand am 4. September 2025 mitteilte, dass sie mit Wirkung zu diesem Datum aus dem Vorstand ausscheiden werde. Der Vorstand stimmte der sofortigen Reduzierung seiner Größe von acht auf sieben Mitglieder zu. Die Einreichung stellt klar, dass Frau Lees Ausscheiden nicht auf Meinungsverschiedenheiten mit dem Unternehmen zurückzuführen ist, sondern auf ihre Ernennung zur General Counsel von Synopsys, Inc. nach der Übernahme von ANSYS, Inc. durch Synopsys am 17. Juli 2025 und die damit verbundenen erweiterten Aufgaben. Die Mitteilung enthält einen Ausstellungsindex zu den zugehörigen Unterlagen.

Positive
  • Board action disclosed promptly: The Company announced the retirement and immediately approved reducing the board size from eight to seven.
  • Departure not due to disagreement: The filing explicitly states Ms. Lee's decision did not involve any disagreement with the Company’s operations, policies, or practices.
Negative
  • Director departure: Ms. Janet Lee retired from the Board effective September 4, 2025.
  • Reduced board size: The Board approved reducing its membership from eight to seven effective immediately.

Insights

TL;DR: Director resignation and immediate board-size reduction were disclosed; departure is attributed to a new executive role, not a disagreement.

The filing communicates a straightforward governance change: a director left the board effective September 4, 2025 and the Board voted to reduce its size from eight to seven concurrently. The company explicitly states the departure was caused by Ms. Lee's new appointment as General Counsel at Synopsys after the ANSYS acquisition and not by internal disputes. For shareholders, this is a procedural disclosure that ensures transparency about board composition and succession without indicating internal conflict. The exhibit index is referenced for supporting documentation.

TL;DR: The filing reports a voluntary director retirement tied to an external job change and an immediate board reduction.

This 8-K documents a voluntary departure linked to Ms. Lee accepting a demanding executive role at Synopsys after ANSYS was acquired. The company notes no operational or policy disagreement. The immediate reduction in board size is an explicit corporate action recorded in the filing. The disclosure reduces ambiguity about governance changes but does not include additional details about replacement plans or committee reassignments in this filing.

L.B. Foster Company ha comunicato che il 4 settembre 2025 la Sig.ra Janet Lee ha informato il Consiglio della sua intenzione di ritirarsi dallo stesso con effetto immediato. Il Consiglio ha deciso di ridurre subito il numero dei membri da otto a sette. La comunicazione precisa che l'uscita della Sig.ra Lee non è dovuta a disaccordi con la Società, ma è conseguenza della sua nomina a General Counsel di Synopsys, Inc. a seguito dell'acquisizione di ANSYS, Inc. da parte di Synopsys il 17 luglio 2025, e delle maggiori responsabilità legate a quel ruolo. L'avviso include un indice degli allegati pertinenti.

L.B. Foster Company informó que el 4 de septiembre de 2025 la Sra. Janet Lee comunicó al Consejo su retiro del mismo con efecto en esa misma fecha. El Consejo aprobó reducir de inmediato su tamaño de ocho a siete miembros. El documento indica que la salida de la Sra. Lee no se debe a ningún desacuerdo con la Compañía, sino a su nombramiento como General Counsel de Synopsys, Inc., tras la adquisición de ANSYS, Inc. por parte de Synopsys el 17 de julio de 2025, y a las mayores responsabilidades de ese cargo. El aviso incluye un índice de los materiales relacionados.

L.B. Foster Company는 2025년 9월 4일 Janet Lee 씨가 같은 날짜부로 이사직에서 퇴임하겠다고 이사회에 통지했다고 공개했습니다. 이사회는 즉시 이사 수를 8명에서 7명으로 줄이는 것을 승인했습니다. 제출서류는 Lee 씨의 퇴임이 회사와의 분쟁 때문이 아니라, 2025년 7월 17일 Synopsys가 ANSYS를 인수한 후 Synopsys, Inc.의 법무총괄(General Counsel)에 임명되면서 그 직무의 책임이 늘어난 데 따른 것이라고 명시합니다. 공지에는 관련 자료의 전시 색인도 포함되어 있습니다.

L.B. Foster Company a annoncé que, le 4 septembre 2025, Mme Janet Lee a informé le conseil de son départ du conseil d'administration, effectif à cette même date. Le conseil a approuvé la réduction immédiate de sa taille, passant de huit à sept membres. Le dépôt précise que le départ de Mme Lee n'est pas dû à un désaccord avec la Société, mais à sa nomination au poste de General Counsel de Synopsys, Inc., suite à l'acquisition d'ANSYS, Inc. par Synopsys le 17 juillet 2025, et aux responsabilités accrues liées à ce rôle. L'avis comprend un index des pièces connexes.

L.B. Foster Company gab bekannt, dass Frau Janet Lee dem Vorstand am 4. September 2025 mitteilte, dass sie mit Wirkung zu diesem Datum aus dem Vorstand ausscheiden werde. Der Vorstand stimmte der sofortigen Reduzierung seiner Größe von acht auf sieben Mitglieder zu. Die Einreichung stellt klar, dass Frau Lees Ausscheiden nicht auf Meinungsverschiedenheiten mit dem Unternehmen zurückzuführen ist, sondern auf ihre Ernennung zur General Counsel von Synopsys, Inc. nach der Übernahme von ANSYS, Inc. durch Synopsys am 17. Juli 2025 und die damit verbundenen erweiterten Aufgaben. Die Mitteilung enthält einen Ausstellungsindex zu den zugehörigen Unterlagen.

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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) September 4, 2025
L.B. Foster Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Pennsylvania000-1043625-1324733
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)(Commission File Number)(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
415 Holiday Drive, Suite 100,15220
Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania(Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)

(412) 928-3400
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, Par Value $0.01FSTRNasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐



Item 5.02    Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

L.B. Foster Company (the “Company”) announced that, on September 4, 2025, Ms. Janet Lee informed the Board of Directors (the “Board”) that she intended to retire from the Board on that same date. In connection with that decision, on September 4, 2025 the Board approved the reduction of the size of the Board from eight (8) members to seven (7) members effective immediately. Ms. Lee’s decision does not involve any disagreement on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies, or practices, but rather is the result of her appointment as General Counsel of Synopsys, Inc., a publicly-traded multi-billion dollar silicon design, IP, simulation, and analysis solutions company, after the acquisition of Ms. Lee’s employer, ANSYS, Inc. by Synopsys on July 17, 2025, and the increased responsibilities and demands of that new position.

Item 9.01     Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)    Exhibits

See Exhibit Index below.

Exhibit Index

Exhibit NumberDescription
*104Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

*Exhibits marked with an asterisk are filed herewith.



SIGNATURE

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.

L.B. FOSTER COMPANY
(Registrant)
Date:September 5, 2025/s/ Patrick J. Guinee
Patrick J. Guinee
Executive Vice President,
General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary


FAQ

Why did Ms. Janet Lee leave the L.B. Foster (FSTR) Board?

Ms. Lee retired because she was appointed General Counsel of Synopsys, Inc., following Synopsys' acquisition of ANSYS, Inc., and the increased responsibilities of that role.

When did the director change take effect for L.B. Foster (FSTR)?

Effective September 4, 2025: The filing states Ms. Lee informed the Board and her retirement and the board reduction took effect that same date.

Did L.B. Foster (FSTR) report any disagreement with the departing director?

No: The filing explicitly states Ms. Lee's decision does not involve any disagreement relating to the Company’s operations, policies, or practices.

How did the Board respond to Ms. Lee's retirement at L.B. Foster (FSTR)?

The Board approved reducing its size from eight members to seven effective immediately upon Ms. Lee's retirement.

Does the filing disclose a replacement for Ms. Janet Lee at L.B. Foster (FSTR)?

No replacement disclosed: The filing references an exhibit index but does not identify a successor or provide replacement details.
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