# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000102729
**File Stem:** 0001104659-26-041226
**Filing Date:** 2026-4
**Character Count:** 5122
**Document Hash:** b70976783ad0f4b4622fb804a14c5d1c
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001104659-26-041226.hdr.sgml**: 20260409

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001104659-26-041226

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 11

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260408

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260409

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260409

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** VALMONT INDUSTRIES INC
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000102729
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** FABRICATED STRUCTURAL METAL PRODUCTS [3440]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 04 Manufacturing
- **EIN:** 470351813
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1227

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-31429
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26849830

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 15000 VALMONT PLAZA
- **CITY:** OMAHA
- **STATE:** NE
- **ZIP:** 68154
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 402-963-1000

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 15000 VALMONT PLAZA
- **CITY:** OMAHA
- **STATE:** NE
- **ZIP:** 68154

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** VALLEY MANUFACTURING CO
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19680822

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**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington, DC 20549**

**FORM 8-K**

**CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT**

**TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE**

**SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934**

April 8, 2026

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)

Valmont Industries, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

1-31429 47-0351813 <br> (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)

15000 Valmont Plaza <br> Omaha, NE 68154 <br> (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(402) 963-1000

(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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| Title of each class | Trading symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common Stock, $1.00 par value | VMI | New York Stock Exchange |

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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):

◻ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

◻ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

◻ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

◻ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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).

Emerging growth company ◻

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ◻

**Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.**

The Board of Directors of Valmont Industries, Inc. appointed John Schwietz as Valmont's Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary, effective April 8, 2026. Mr. Schwietz succeeds Thomas Liguori.

Mr. Schwietz, age 44, since joining Valmont in 2009 has held roles of increasing responsibility spanning finance, business development, and operations across both Utility and Agriculture globally. During the last five years he has served as President – International Agriculture (May 2024 – present), Vice President and General Manager – International Agriculture (August 2023 – May 2024), Vice President Finance, Global Utility and Renewable Generation (June 2021 – August 2023) and Vice President, Finance Renewable Generation (January 2020 – June 2021).

**Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.**

(d) Exhibits.

<u>Exhibit No.</u> <u>Description</u> <br>104 Cover Page Interactive File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded in 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.

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|  | Valmont Industries, Inc. | Valmont Industries, Inc. | Valmont Industries, Inc. |
| Date: April 9, 2026 |  |  |  |
|  | By: | /s/ William E. Johnson | /s/ William E. Johnson |
|  |  | Name: | William E. Johnson |
|  |  | Title: | Chief Accounting Officer |

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