GORMAN RUPP CO (GRC): CAO David J. Daniels Jr. appointed

Events in this filing

Item 5.02 as filed

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On October 28, 2026, the Board of Directors of The Gorman-Rupp Company (the “Company” or “Gorman-Rupp”) approved the appointment of David J. Daniels Jr. as Chief Administrative Officer, a newly created executive officer position at the Company, effective on January 4, 2027. In this position, Mr. Daniels will have executive responsibility for the Company's Information Technology and Human Resources functions, as well as the Company's workforce development plans and use of artificial intelligence.
Mr. Daniels, age 50, has served as Group President of the Gorman-Rupp Pumps Group since May 2021. Previously, he held positions with the Gorman-Rupp Pumps U.S.A. division of the Company as General Manager from April 2017 to May 2021, Manufacturing Manager from February 2014 to April 2017, Supply Chain Scheduling Manager from November 2008 to February 2014, and Supply Chain Scheduler from June 2007 to November 2008. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Daniels held a series of positions with multiple industrial manufacturers. Mr. Daniels has more than 20 years of experience in manufacturing, operations, supply chain management and business leadership, including oversight of international business operations. He has a B.S. in Industrial Technology from Ohio University and an M.B.A. from The Ohio State University.
There are no family relationships, as defined in Item 401 of Regulation S-K, between Mr. Daniels and any of the Company’s directors or executive officers. There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Daniels and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Daniels was appointed as an officer. There are no transactions in which Mr. Daniels has an interest that are required to be disclosed under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Effective January 4, 2027 in connection with his appointment, the Company and Mr. Daniels will enter into the Company’s standard forms of executive Change of Control Severance Agreement and Indemnification Agreement. The descriptions of each such agreement are incorporated herein by reference to the Company's Current Report on Form 8‑K filed on October 2, 2026 and the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 filed on March 2, 2026 , respectively.