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Methode Electronics filings document material-event disclosures for an operating company that designs and manufactures custom-engineered mechatronic products for OEM applications. Recent Form 8-K reports cover quarterly operating and financial results, exhibits containing earnings releases, and business updates related to portfolio refinement.
The company's regulatory record also includes governance and compensation disclosures, including annual meeting voting results, auditor ratification, say-on-pay proposals, officer appointments, change-in-control agreement amendments, deferred compensation plan actions, material agreements, capital-structure matters and other public-company reporting items.
Bobek Therese M reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Methode Electronics director Therese M. Bobek received 173.55 units of phantom stock valued at $7.99 per unit under the company’s Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan. These theoretical common shares were credited through the plan’s dividend reinvestment feature.
Following this credit on common stock equivalents, Bobek holds 27,906.49 phantom stock units indirectly in the deferred compensation plan and 21,543 common shares directly as of January 31, 2026. This reflects routine compensation-related accrual rather than any open‑market trading.
SCHWABERO MARK D reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Methode Electronics director Mark D. Schwabero reported a compensation-related change in his holdings. He received 270.59 shares of phantom stock at $8.63 per share, credited through the dividend reinvestment feature of the Methode Electronics, Inc. Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan. After this award, his deferred compensation account holds 46,974.75 phantom stock units, while he also directly holds 6,000 shares of common stock. Phantom stock represents theoretical common shares used for deferred compensation and does not reflect an open-market trade in Methode stock.
METHODE ELECTRONICS INC CEO and President Jonathan B. DeGaynor reported a tax-related share disposition linked to equity compensation. On April 30, 2026, 14,647 shares of common stock were withheld at $8.02 per share to cover tax obligations from vesting restricted stock units, rather than being sold on the open market.
After this withholding, he held 421,578 shares directly, plus 32,733 shares through a joint account with his spouse and 2,555 shares in the Methode 401(k) Plan. The filing mainly updates his post-vesting ownership position.
Methode Electronics Inc: The Vanguard Group filed an Amendment No. 12 to a Schedule 13G/A reporting no beneficial ownership of Methode common stock. The filing states 0 shares and 0% ownership and explains an internal realignment effective January 12, 2026 that disaggregated certain Vanguard subsidiaries for SEC reporting purposes.
The filing is signed by Ashley Grim as Head of Global Fund Administration on March 27, 2026.
METHODE ELECTRONICS INC director Therese M. Bobek reported an automatic acquisition of 258.220 shares of phantom stock on January 31, 2026. These theoretical common shares were credited under the company’s Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan through its dividend reinvestment feature, and are held indirectly in the deferred compensation plan.
Following this credit, Bobek holds 27,991.160 phantom stock units indirectly in the plan and 21,543 shares of common stock directly. The activity reflects compensation and dividend reinvestment mechanics rather than an open‑market purchase or sale.
METHODE ELECTRONICS INC director Mark D. Schwabero received an automatic credit of 432.1500 phantom stock units on January 31, 2026. The footnote explains these are theoretical common share equivalents credited under the company’s Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan through its dividend reinvestment feature, so this is a non-cash, compensation-related acquisition rather than an open-market trade.
After this credit, Schwabero indirectly holds 46,845.8600 phantom stock units in the deferred compensation plan and directly holds 6,000.0000 shares of common stock. The filing does not show any common stock purchases or sales, indicating routine adjustments to his deferred compensation balance rather than a change in his direct equity position.
METHODE ELECTRONICS INC director Brian J. Cadwallader reported an acquisition of phantom stock units tied to company common stock through a deferred compensation plan. On January 31, 2026, 432.15 theoretical common shares of phantom stock were credited at a reference price of $5.37 per unit under the dividend reinvestment feature of the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan. Following this grant, his deferred compensation account reflected 46,845.86 phantom stock units held indirectly, and a separate indirect trust holding showed 6,800 common shares. These are compensation and plan-related entries rather than open-market stock purchases or sales.
LINDSEY MARY A reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Methode Electronics director Mary A. Lindsey received an automatic credit of 289.57 phantom stock units on January 31, 2026. The footnote explains these are theoretical common shares credited through the dividend reinvestment feature of the company’s Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan, so this is a compensation-related accrual rather than an open-market trade.
After this credit, Lindsey holds 31,389.33 phantom stock units indirectly in the deferred compensation plan and 25,970 shares of common stock directly. The filing reflects routine deferred compensation activity, with no open-market buying or selling.
Methode Electronics reported another quarterly loss while restructuring its balance sheet and portfolio. For the quarter ended January 31, 2026, net sales were $233.7 million, down from $239.9 million, and the company posted a net loss of $15.9 million, versus a $14.4 million loss a year earlier.
Over nine months, revenue declined to $721.1 million from $791.0 million, with a net loss of $36.1 million. Despite losses, operating cash flow improved to $33.1 million from $(9.0) million, helping lift cash to $133.7 million. Total debt rose to $340.9 million, largely under a revised revolving credit facility.
The credit agreement was amended and covenant waivers obtained after a restricted payment breach, and now includes tighter limitations, higher interest during a defined period, and an ongoing anti‑cash‑hoarding clause. The company also faces consolidated stockholder litigation and an SEC investigation. After quarter‑end, it sold its dataMate business for about $16.4 million, expecting a gain of $9.0–$10.5 million, and plans to use proceeds for debt reduction and working capital.
Methode Electronics reported another quarterly loss while restructuring its balance sheet and portfolio. For the quarter ended January 31, 2026, net sales were $233.7 million, down from $239.9 million, and the company posted a net loss of $15.9 million, versus a $14.4 million loss a year earlier.
Over nine months, revenue declined to $721.1 million from $791.0 million, with a net loss of $36.1 million. Despite losses, operating cash flow improved to $33.1 million from $(9.0) million, helping lift cash to $133.7 million. Total debt rose to $340.9 million, largely under a revised revolving credit facility.
The credit agreement was amended and covenant waivers obtained after a restricted payment breach, and now includes tighter limitations, higher interest during a defined period, and an ongoing anti‑cash‑hoarding clause. The company also faces consolidated stockholder litigation and an SEC investigation. After quarter‑end, it sold its dataMate business for about $16.4 million, expecting a gain of $9.0–$10.5 million, and plans to use proceeds for debt reduction and working capital.
Methode Electronics reported fiscal third quarter 2026 net sales of $233.7 million, down slightly from $239.9 million a year ago, and a net loss of $15.9 million, or $0.45 per diluted share. Profitability weakened as gross profit slipped to $38.8 million and loss from operations widened to $6.1 million.
The Automotive segment saw an 8.2% sales decline to $106.2 million and deeper operating losses, while the Industrial segment grew sales 9.5% to $122.5 million with strong margins. The Interface segment’s sales dropped sharply to $5.0 million with much lower operating income.
The company narrowed full-year 2026 net sales guidance to $950 million–$1.0 billion and lowered adjusted EBITDA guidance to $58–$62 million. Management highlighted portfolio transformation steps, including an agreement to sell the Harwood Heights facility and closing the $16 million sale of the dataMate copper transceiver business. Net debt was $207.2 million, and free cash flow for the quarter was $10.1 million.
Methode Electronics reported fiscal third quarter 2026 net sales of $233.7 million, down slightly from $239.9 million a year ago, and a net loss of $15.9 million, or $0.45 per diluted share. Profitability weakened as gross profit slipped to $38.8 million and loss from operations widened to $6.1 million.
The Automotive segment saw an 8.2% sales decline to $106.2 million and deeper operating losses, while the Industrial segment grew sales 9.5% to $122.5 million with strong margins. The Interface segment’s sales dropped sharply to $5.0 million with much lower operating income.
The company narrowed full-year 2026 net sales guidance to $950 million–$1.0 billion and lowered adjusted EBITDA guidance to $58–$62 million. Management highlighted portfolio transformation steps, including an agreement to sell the Harwood Heights facility and closing the $16 million sale of the dataMate copper transceiver business. Net debt was $207.2 million, and free cash flow for the quarter was $10.1 million.