Form 8-K Fossil Group, Inc. For: Oct 02
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 2, 2026

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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (972 ) 234-2525
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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. | ||||
(e) On October 2, 2026, the stockholders of Fossil Group, Inc. (the “Company”) approved the First Amendment to the Fossil Group, Inc. 2024 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Amendment”). The Board of Directors of the Company had previously approved the Amendment, subject to stockholder approval. The material terms of the Amendment are summarized in the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 12, 2026 (the “Proxy Statement”), which description is incorporated by reference herein. This description of the Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the actual terms of the Amendment, a complete copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. | ||||
The Company held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on October 2, 2026 to (i) elect seven directors to the Board of Directors to serve for a term of one year or until their respective successors are elected and qualified (“Proposal 1”), (ii) hold an advisory vote on executive compensation (“Proposal 2”), (iii) vote on a proposal to approve the First Amendment to the Fossil Group, Inc. 2024 Long-Term Incentive Plan (“Proposal 3”) and (iv) ratify the appointment of Deloitte and Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 2, 2027 (“Proposal 4”). For more information about the foregoing proposals, see the Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting.
The table below shows the final results of the voting at the Annual Meeting:
| Votes in Favor | Votes Cast Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Proposal 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Susie Coulter | 34,575,455 | 557,511 | 9,172 | 8,117,140 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sebastian J. DiGrande | 35,084,180 | 48,575 | 9,383 | 8,117,140 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pamela J. Edwards | 35,119,918 | 13,058 | 9,163 | 8,117,139 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Franco Fogliato | 35,119,885 | 12,968 | 9,286 | 8,117,139 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chandhu Nair | 35,120,045 | 12,687 | 9,406 | 8,117,140 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marc Rey | 33,164,382 | 1,968,370 | 9,387 | 8,117,139 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wendy L. Schoppert | 35,116,968 | 15,993 | 9,178 | 8,117,139 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Proposal 2 | 31,811,253 | 2,309,066 | 1,021,818 | 8,117,141 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Proposal 3 | 25,772,703 | 9,297,555 | 71,878 | 8,117,142 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Proposal 4 | 42,881,357 | 296,757 | 81,164 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. | |||||||
| (d) | Exhibits. | |||||||
| 10.1 | ||||||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). | |||||||
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: October 6, 2026 | ||||||||
| FOSSIL GROUP, INC. | ||||||||
| By: | /s/ Randy S. Hyne | |||||||
| Name: | Randy S. Hyne | |||||||
| Title: | Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | |||||||
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