Retirement of Steve Gulis and Brenda Lauderback and Conclusion of Jean-Michel Valette’s Director Emeritus Role.
On October 24, 2024, each of Steve Gulis and Brenda Lauderback informed the Company’s Board of Directors that they will retire from the Board by the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (“2026 Annual Meeting”), prior to the expiration of their terms at the 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Jean-Michel Valette’s non-voting, advisory Director Emeritus role was concluded as of September 30, 2024, three months prior to its planned expiration on December 31, 2024. Neither Gulis nor Lauderback’s decisions to retire, nor the early conclusion of Valette’s Director Emeritus role, were due to any disagreement with the Company on any matter related to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.
ITEM 7.01.
REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.
In connection with Ibach’s retirement, other Board changes and corporate governance advancements, the Company issued a press release including a Letter to Shareholders, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01.
In addition to Ibach’s retirement, the press release and Letter to Shareholders disclosed that Ibach will not stand for reelection to the Board when her term expires in 2025 and that the Board has unanimously determined its intent to appoint Michael J. Harrison as independent Chair following the 2025 Annual Meeting. The Company also disclosed that each of Gulis and Lauderback plan to retire from the Board at or before the 2026 Annual Meeting, at which time, the Board intends to reduce its size. The Board has identified incumbent directors Steve Macadam and Phil Eyler as successor chairs of the Audit Committee and the Management Development and Compensation Committee, respectively. The Company also disclosed plans to broaden the mandate of its Capital Allocation and Value Enhancement Committee to include oversight of the Company’s capital structure while continuing its work on capital allocation. The Company also disclosed plans to seek shareholder approval at the 2025 Annual Meeting to amend the Company’s governing documents, including commencing a process to declassify the Board and to adopt a majority voting standard for approvals of mergers and future amendments to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
SLEEP NUMBER CORPORATION
(Registrant)
Dated: October 30, 2024
By:
/s/ Samuel R. Hellfeld
Name:
Samuel R. Hellfeld
Title:
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Risk Officer