Company: WKC
Filing Date: 2025-10-28
Form Type: 8-K
Source: 0001193125-25-253809
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Company: WORLD KINECT CORP
Filing Date: 2025-10-28
Form: 8-K
Item: Item 5.02
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 will also be entitled to an annual target bonus opportunity of $345,250, which reflects an increase in respect of his new role through the remainder of the year. For 2026, Mr. Tejada will also be entitled to an annual target bonus opportunity of $475,000 and an annual target long-term incentive award opportunity of $500,000, in each case to be based on terms and subject to conditions to be determined by the Compensation Committee.

On October 22, 2025, the Board appointed Michael Kroll as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, effective November 1, 2025. Mr. Kroll will succeed Mr. Tejada as the Company’s principal accounting officer. Prior to his promotion, Mr. Kroll, age 50, served as the Company’s Vice President and Global Controller since 2021, and prior to that as the Company’s Vice President of Commercial Accounting from 2017 to 2021. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Kroll most recently served as Vice President and Division Controller for Buckeye Partners from 2015 to 2017 where he was responsible for Buckeye’s Supply and Trading and regulated Pipeline segments. Mr. Kroll is not a party to any transaction that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

  Item 5.03.      Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws  

On October 22, 2025, the Board approved an amendment and restatement of the Company’s By-Lawsto (as so amended, the “ Amended and Restated Bylaws”), increasing the number of authorized directors by two in order to allow for the appointment of Ms. Smith and, in January, Mr. Birns.

The foregoing description of the Amended and Restated By-Lawsset forth above is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text thereof which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Form8-K.

  Item 7.01.      Regulation FD Disclosure  

Copies of the Company’s press releases announcing the above appointments are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and 99.2 and are incorporated herein by reference.

The information furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2 hereto, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act