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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 |
Effective July 17, 2025, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of World Kinect Corporation (the “Company”) appointed Gregory F. Piper as a director of the Company. Mr. Piper will serve as a member of the Compensation Committee of the Board. Mr. Piper has more than 35 years of successful operational, M&A and business development experience in the global energy, commodity and agriculture sectors. A copy of the Company’s press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Piper is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Mr. Piper will receive the standard non-employee director compensation for serving on the Board and its committees, including restricted stock units representing a pro-rated portion of a $175,000 annual equity grant for service on the Board, which will vest on the earlier of the day prior to the Company’s 2026 annual meeting of shareholders or the one-year anniversary of the grant date. The Company also entered into a director indemnification agreement with Mr. Piper, the form of which was previously filed as Exhibit 99.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 25, 2025.
There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Piper and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Piper was selected as a director of the Company. Mr. Piper is also not a party to any transaction that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
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| 99.1 | Press Release, dated July 18, 2025 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File, formatted in inline XBRL | |
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 thereunto duly authorized.
Date: July 23, 2025
| World Kinect Corporation |
| /s/ Joel M. Williams |
| Joel M. Williams |
| Assistant Corporate Secretary |