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Knowles Corporation SEC filings document the reporting and governance matters of a specialty electronic components manufacturer. Recent Form 8-K disclosures cover quarterly and annual operating results, financial presentation materials, and business updates for products such as high-performance capacitors, RF filters, medtech microphones, and balanced armature speakers.
The company's proxy and annual meeting filings address director elections, advisory votes on executive compensation, auditor ratification, pay-versus-performance disclosure, and other governance matters. Additional 8-K disclosures document executive compensation arrangements, including performance share units under the company's equity and cash incentive plan and performance metrics tied to the Cornell Dubilier business unit.
Knowles Corp Senior Vice President & COO Daniel J. Giesecke reported selling 20,201 shares of Knowles common stock. The open-market sales took place on May 27, 2026 in two transactions: 10,012 shares at $37.31 per share and 10,189 shares at $37.33 per share.
According to a footnote, the reported prices are weighted averages, with individual trades executed in a range from $37.00 to $38.19 per share. After these sales, Giesecke directly holds 175,855 shares of Knowles common stock. The filing states that the transactions were carried out under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on February 25, 2026.
Knowles Corp SVP and Chief HR Officer Raymond D. Cabrera exercised non-qualified stock options for 25,210 shares of common stock at $16.77 per share. To cover the option exercise price and tax liability, 17,599 shares were withheld at $36.62 per share. After these transactions, he directly holds 151,722 shares of common stock.
Knowles Corp President & CEO Jeffrey Niew reported an exercise-and-sale transaction in company stock. On May 5, 2026, he sold 142,857 shares of Knowles common stock in an open-market sale at a weighted average price of $33.25 per share, with individual trade prices ranging from $33.01 to $33.55. On the same date, he exercised a non-qualified stock option to acquire 142,857 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $16.77 per share, fully using that option grant. After these transactions, he continues to hold 883,719 shares of Knowles common stock directly.
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services submitted a Form 144 reporting a proposed sale of 142,857 shares of Common Stock on 05/05/2026 related to a Stock Option Exercise for cash. The filing names NYSE as the market. The notice also records a prior sale by Jeffrey S. Niew of 75,000 shares on 02/06/2026 for $1,987,502.50.
Issuer filed a Form 144 reporting restricted stock and recent open-market dispositions. The notice lists 10,740 shares of restricted common stock dated 04/30/2025. It also reports sales by Didier Hirsch of 10,373 shares on 05/01/2026 and 9,316 shares on 04/28/2026.
Didier Hirsch filed a Form 144 reporting the proposed sale of 9,316 shares of Common Stock on 04/28/2026, corresponding to proceeds of $286,010.52. The filing identifies the security as Common stock and records the transaction date as 04/28/2026.
Knowles Corp vice president and controller Bastarrica Air A. Jr. reported an open-market sale of Common Stock. On April 30, 2026, he sold 3,623 shares at $30.91 per share. After this transaction, he directly holds 47,569 shares of Knowles common stock.
AIR A Bastarrica Jr filed a Form 144 reporting proposed and recent sales of Common stock of KN. The filing lists multiple dispositions in April 2026 and a larger sale of 12,000 shares on 02/09/2026 for $321,170.55.
Knowles Corp reported that Vanguard Capital Management beneficially owns 4,301,980 shares of Common Stock, representing 5.02% of the class as reported with a 03/31/2026 reporting date. The filing lists 634,752 shares as sole voting power and 4,301,980 shares as sole dispositive power.