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Rocky Brands, Inc. filings document the public-company disclosures of a Nasdaq-listed footwear and apparel company with wholesale, retail and contract manufacturing segments. Form 8-K reports furnish quarterly and annual operating results, including segment sales, margins, inventory, debt, sourcing costs and other financial-condition items tied to the company's brand portfolio.
Proxy materials disclose board matters, shareholder voting items, executive compensation, equity awards and pay-versus-performance information. Recent current reports also document capital-allocation actions such as common stock repurchase authorization, while registration and exchange disclosures identify the company's common stock as the listed security.
Rocky Brands, Inc. reported the results of its 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on June 3, 2026. Shareholders elected five directors — Michael L. Finn, G. Courtney Haning, William L. Jordan, Curtis A. Loveland and Robert B. Moore, Jr. — to serve until the 2028 Annual Meeting.
Shareholders also approved, on an advisory and nonbinding basis, the compensation of the company’s named executive officers, with 5,323,393 votes for and 148,860 votes against. In addition, they ratified the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026, with 6,802,916 votes for and 27,072 against.
Rocky Brands, Inc. reported that its board of directors has increased the company’s quarterly cash dividend to $0.17 per share of common stock. The dividend will be paid on June 15, 2026 to shareholders who are on record at the close of business on June 1, 2026. The company noted that any future dividends, as well as record and payment dates, will depend on the board’s quarterly determinations and are not guaranteed.
Rocky Brands, Inc. reported mixed Q1 2026 results. Net sales rose 9.1% to $124.4 million, but net income fell to $1.3 million from $4.9 million as gross margin declined to 36.5% from 41.2% due mainly to higher tariff-related costs.
Operating expenses stayed at 33.6% of sales, and interest expense decreased with lower debt and rates. Inventory was $172.6 million, total debt about $122.2 million, and liquidity included $1.7 million of cash plus $48.5 million of ABL availability.
The company has paid about $20.5 million in tariffs that may be partially refundable after recent U.S. trade rulings, and separately has an estimated $7.9 million potential duty refund, of which $5.1 million has been received to date.
Rocky Brands, Inc. is asking shareholders to vote at its June 3, 2026 annual meeting in Athens, Ohio. Owners of record as of April 14, 2026, when 7,540,763 common shares were outstanding, may vote.
Shareholders will elect five Class II directors for two-year terms, cast an advisory vote on executive compensation, and ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent auditor for the year ending December 31, 2026. The board is classified into two classes and reports that a majority of directors are independent.
The proxy details a pay-for-performance program using non-equity incentives tied to adjusted operating income and restricted stock units under the 2024 Omnibus Incentive Plan. In 2025, CEO Jason Brooks received total compensation of $1,252,229, and the company reports a CEO pay ratio of about 95 to 1 versus its median employee.
The filing also outlines new stock ownership guidelines adopted in March 2026, a Nasdaq-compliant clawback policy, risk oversight roles of the board and its committees, and change-in-control protections for key executives that include six months of salary continuation and accelerated equity vesting in certain termination scenarios.
Rocky Brands, Inc. reported higher sales but sharply lower profit for the first quarter of 2026. Net sales rose 9.1% to $124.4 million, with wholesale up 4.8%, retail up 16.5% to $42.7 million, and contract manufacturing up 25.0%.
Profitability weakened as gross margin fell to 36.5% of sales from 41.2%, mainly due to approximately $7.1 million in higher tariff-related sourcing costs. Income from operations dropped to $3.6 million from $8.7 million, and net income declined 74.5% to $1.3 million, or $0.17 per diluted share. Adjusted net income was $1.8 million, or $0.24 per diluted share, down from $5.5 million.
On the balance sheet, inventories were $172.6 million and total debt was $122.2 million as of March 31, 2026, both modestly lower than a year earlier. Management expects tariff impacts to begin easing in the second quarter and sees a path back to gross margins in the low-40% range and improved profitability in the second half of the year.
Smith Dwight Eric reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
ROCKY BRANDS, INC. director Dwight Eric Smith reported receiving a grant of 503 shares of common stock on April 1, 2026. The shares were awarded at a reported price of $0.00 per share as part of non-cash compensation. Following this grant, he directly holds 15,374 shares of Rocky Brands common stock. This filing reflects a routine equity award rather than an open-market purchase or sale.
Winbigler Tracie A. reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
ROCKY BRANDS, INC. director Tracie A. Winbigler received a grant of 503 shares of Common Stock on April 1, 2026. The shares were awarded at a price of $0.00 per share, indicating a compensation-related equity award rather than a market purchase. Following this grant, Winbigler directly holds a total of 13,774 shares of the company’s common stock.
Moore Robert Burton Jr. reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
ROCKY BRANDS, INC. reported that director Robert Burton Moore Jr. received a grant of 503 shares of Common Stock, without par value. The award was recorded at a price of $0.00 per share, indicating it was a compensation-related grant rather than an open-market purchase. Following this grant, Moore directly holds a total of 30,109 shares of the company’s common stock, so the new award represents only a small addition to his existing stake.
LOVELAND CURTIS A reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
ROCKY BRANDS, INC. director and Assistant Secretary Curtis A. Loveland received a grant of 503 shares of Common Stock on April 1, 2026. The award was recorded at a price of $0.00 per share, indicating a compensation-related stock grant rather than an open-market purchase. Following this grant, Loveland directly owns 96,621 shares of Rocky Brands common stock.