Mercer International Inc. filings document regulatory disclosures for a Nasdaq-listed forest products company with pulp and solid wood operations. Form 8-K reports furnish operating results, impairment charges, liquidity measures, dividend policy changes, and Regulation FD updates on carbon capture activity at the Peace River pulp mill.
The company’s filings also cover registered common stock, material definitive agreements involving German revolving credit facility covenants and waivers, and annual meeting proxy matters. Proxy disclosures address executive compensation, shareholder voting procedures, board matters, and governance practices.
BUENO ESTRADA JUAN CARLOS reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Mercer International Inc. reported that CEO and President Juan Carlos Bueno Estrada received a grant of 126,808 restricted stock units. These units were awarded as equity-based compensation, not bought on the open market.
Each restricted stock unit represents the right to receive one share of Mercer common stock, or the cash value of a share at the company’s election. The units vest on January 1, 2029, assuming he continues his service with the company, and his reported direct holdings in this award total 126,808 units after the grant.
CORRICK THOMAS KEVIN reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Mercer International Inc. reported that director Thomas Kevin Corrick received a grant of 25,000 Deferred Stock Units (DSUs) under the company’s non-employee director compensation program and Amended and Restated 2022 Stock Incentive Plan. Following this award, Corrick holds 75,008 DSUs in total.
Each DSU represents one share of Mercer common stock plus dividend equivalents, vesting on the earlier of the one-year anniversary of the grant date or the 2027 annual general meeting. The DSUs are generally settled after Corrick ceases to be a director, unless he elects to defer further under the plan’s terms.
Rettig Rainer reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Mercer International director Rainer Rettig received a grant of 25,000 cash-settled deferred stock units (DSUs) as non-employee director compensation. Each DSU is tied to the fair market value of one Mercer common share and pays out in cash after he ceases to be a director, unless further deferred. The DSUs vest on the earlier of the one-year anniversary of the June 2026 grant or the 2027 annual general meeting, covering his board term starting June 1, 2026.
von Pentz Markwart reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Mercer International Inc. granted director Markwart von Pentz 25,000 Deferred Stock Units (DSUs) as part of its non-employee director compensation program under the Amended and Restated 2022 Stock Incentive Plan. Each DSU represents the right to receive one share of common stock and dividend equivalents after he ceases to be a director, unless further deferred.
The DSUs vest on the earlier of the one-year anniversary of the June 2, 2026 grant date or the 2027 annual general meeting. Following this grant, von Pentz holds 25,000 DSUs directly.
North Janine reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Mercer International Inc. director Janine North received a grant of 25,000 cash settled deferred stock units (DSUs) as part of the non-employee director compensation program for the board term starting on June 1, 2026 and ending at the 2027 annual general meeting (AGM).
Each DSU entitles her to a cash payment equal to the fair market value of one Mercer common share, plus dividend equivalents, payable after she ceases to be a director unless further deferred. These DSUs vest on the earlier of the one-year anniversary of the grant date or the 2027 AGM.
Following this award, North holds a total of 80,289.3 DSUs directly. This is a compensation-related equity award, not an open-market share purchase or sale.
Shepherd James reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Mercer International director James Shepherd received a grant of 25,000 shares of Common Stock as a restricted stock award. The award was granted under Mercer’s non-employee director compensation program and its Amended and Restated 2022 Stock Incentive Plan for the board term starting June 1, 2026 and running until the next annual general meeting in 2027. These shares vest on the earlier of the one-year anniversary of the grant date or the date of the 2027 annual general meeting. After this grant, Shepherd directly holds 133,471 Mercer common shares. The transaction reflects stock-based compensation rather than an open-market purchase.
MCCARTNEY WILLIAM reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Mercer International Inc. reported that director William McCartney received a grant of 41,250 Deferred Stock Units (DSUs) as part of the non‑employee director compensation program under the Amended and Restated 2022 Stock Incentive Plan. Following this award, he holds 106,156 DSUs directly.
Each DSU represents the right to receive one share of Mercer common stock and related dividend equivalents after he ceases to be a director, unless further deferred. The DSUs vest on the earlier of the one‑year anniversary of the grant date or the company’s 2027 annual general meeting.
Laberge Alice reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC. reported that director Alice Laberge received a grant of 25,000 cash settled deferred stock units (DSUs) as part of the non-employee director compensation program for the board term starting June 1, 2026 and ending at the 2027 annual general meeting. Each DSU tracks the value of one share of common stock and pays cash, plus dividend equivalents, after she ceases to be a director unless further deferred. Following this grant, she holds 96,085 DSUs directly, which vest on the earlier of the one-year anniversary of the grant date or the 2027 annual general meeting.
WELTY LINDA J reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Mercer International Inc. director Linda J. Welty received a grant of 25,000 Deferred Stock Units (DSUs). These DSUs were issued under Mercer’s non-employee director compensation program and Amended and Restated 2022 Stock Incentive Plan for the board term starting June 1, 2026 and ending at the 2027 annual general meeting (AGM).
Each DSU represents the right to receive one share of Mercer common stock and related dividend equivalents after she ceases to be a director, unless further deferred. The DSUs vest on the earlier of the one-year anniversary of the grant date or the date of the 2027 AGM. Following this award, Welty directly holds 85,181 DSUs.
Mercer International Inc. reported the results of its 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on June 1, 2026. Shareholders elected all nine director nominees, with each receiving roughly 44.7 million votes in favor and relatively few votes against or abstentions, plus broker non-votes.
Shareholders also approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the Company’s executive compensation, with 42,232,601 votes for, 2,708,877 against, 100,174 abstentions, and 6,674,322 broker non-votes. In addition, they ratified the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2026, with 51,015,419 votes for, 175,603 against, and 524,952 abstentions.