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The Knowles Corporation (NYSE: KN) SEC filings page on Stock Titan provides access to the company’s regulatory disclosures as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Knowles is a manufacturer of specialty electronic components, including high-performance capacitors, RF and RF/Microwave filters, advanced medtech microphones, balanced armature speakers, miniaturization products, and High-Q ceramic core inductors, serving MedTech, Defense, Industrial, and Electrification / Energy markets.
Through this page, users can review core filings such as annual and quarterly reports, which describe results from continuing operations, segment performance for areas like Precision Devices and MedTech & Specialty Audio, and details on items including restructuring charges, impairment charges, stock-based compensation, and cash provided by operating activities. Current reports on Form 8-K, such as those filed on dates when Knowles announces quarterly results, are also available and typically include the related earnings press release and presentation slides.
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Knowles Corp: An amended Schedule 13G filing states that The Vanguard Group reports beneficial ownership of 0 shares of Common Stock, representing 0% of the class. The amendment explains an internal realignment effective January 12, 2026, after which certain Vanguard subsidiaries will report holdings separately in reliance on SEC Release No. 34-39538 (January 12, 1998). The form is signed by Ashley Grim, Head of Global Fund Administration, dated 03/27/2026.
Knowles Corporation is asking shareholders to vote at its April 28, 2026 annual meeting on four items: electing eight directors for one-year terms, an advisory “say‑on‑pay” vote, an advisory vote on how often to hold say‑on‑pay (the Board recommends every year), and ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers as auditor for 2026.
The Board is led by an independent chair; seven of eight nominees are independent and all key committees are fully independent. The proxy describes robust governance practices, stock ownership guidelines, a clawback policy, and strict anti‑hedging and anti‑pledging rules.
Knowles reports 2025 revenue of $593.2 million, up from $553.5 million, EBIT of about $73.3 million, Adjusted EBIT of $120.1 million, and Adjusted EBIT margin of 20.2%. Adjusted free cash flow was $114.4 million, supporting repurchase of approximately 3.6 million shares for about $65 million. Executive pay remains largely performance‑based, with 2025 annual bonuses above target and a 189.4% payout on 2023 performance share units reflecting strong relative total shareholder return.
KN insider reporting: Robert J. Perna sold Common Stock in two transactions listed in the form. The table shows sales of 3,166 shares on 02/10/2026 and 7,422 shares on 02/24/2026.
Knowles Corp executive Robert J. Perna reported selling a total of 16,643 shares of common stock in open-market transactions. On February 24, 2026, he directly sold 7,422 shares at a weighted average price of $28.10. On February 26, 2026, a trust associated with him sold 9,221 shares at a weighted average price of $27.88.
Following these trades, Perna’s direct ownership stood at 80,272 shares, while the trust no longer held shares. Both sales occurred through multiple transactions within narrow price ranges around the reported averages.
Knowles Corp director Keith Barnes reported several share transfers involving 41,048 shares of common stock. On February 10, 2026, he made bona fide gifts of 41,048 shares, including a transfer to a family trust where he serves as trustee and his immediate family are beneficiaries.
On February 19, 2026, the family trust disposed of 41,048 Knowles shares by contributing them to an exchange fund in return for exchange fund shares, using a value of $27.16 per share to determine the exchange. After these transactions, Barnes held 57,034 shares directly and no shares indirectly through the trust.
KN files a Rule 144 notice reporting proposed and recent sales of Common stock. The filing lists a Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC entry showing 7,422 shares with $208,521.83 and sale date 02/24/2026. It also lists restricted stock entries of 3,879 shares dated 02/20/2026 and 3,543 shares dated 02/18/2026. The filing records that Robert J Perna sold 3,166 Common shares on 02/10/2026 for $85,756.18.
Knowles Corp SVP, General Counsel & Secretary Robert J. Perna had 3,086 shares of common stock withheld at $27.54 per share to cover taxes on a restricted stock vesting dated February 20, 2024, a non-open-market disposition under code F. After this tax-withholding transaction, he directly holds 87,694 shares and reports an additional 9,221 shares held indirectly by a trust.
Knowles Corp President & CEO Jeffrey Niew reported a tax-related share disposition. On the vesting of a restricted stock grant dated February 20, 2024, 17,456 shares of common stock were withheld to cover tax liabilities, as permitted under Rule 16b-3. After this non-market transaction, he directly owned 883,719 shares.
Knowles Corp Senior Vice President & COO Daniel J. Giesecke reported a Form 4 transaction where 3,968 shares of common stock were withheld at $27.54 per share to satisfy tax obligations tied to a restricted stock vesting. He now directly holds 196,056 shares.