{"url_path":"/sec/ggg/8-k/2026-06-15/item-5-02","section_key":"item-5-02","section_title":"Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"8-K","doc_date":"2026-06-15","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/42888/0000042888-26-000114-index.html","accession_number":"0000042888-26-000114","cik":"0000042888","ticker":"GGG","issuer_name":"GRACO INC","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/42888/0000042888-26-000114-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0000042888","primary_entity_name":"GRACO INC"},"word_count":136,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"Item 5.02.     Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.\n\nOn June 12, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Graco Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Mr. Steven B. Hedlund to serve as a director of the Company, effective September 10, 2026. Mr. Hedlund was appointed to the class of directors whose terms expire at the 2027 annual meeting of shareholders of the Company.\n\nMr. Hedlund has been appointed to serve on the Board’s Audit Committee and Management Organization and Compensation Committee, effective September 10, 2026. In connection with his appointment, Mr. Hedlund will be receiving the standard director compensation as referenced in our Proxy Statement for the 2026 Annual Meeting, provided that his initial equity award will be pro-rated for his partial year of service."}