{"url_path":"/sec/vhi/8-k/2026-05-21/item-5-02","section_key":"item-5-02","section_title":"Item 5.02 **","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"8-K","doc_date":"2026-05-21","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/59255/0000059255-26-000027-index.html","accession_number":"0000059255-26-000027","cik":"0000059255","ticker":"VHI","issuer_name":"VALHI INC /DE/","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/59255/0000059255-26-000027-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0000059255","primary_entity_name":"VALHI INC /DE/"},"word_count":211,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"**Item 5.02**\n\n**Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.**\n\n​\n\nImmediately following the registrant’s 2026 annual meeting of stockholders on May 21, 2026, a vacancy existed on the registrant’s board of directors due to the death of W. Hayden McIlroy. (See Item 5.07 of this report.) Later that same day, the registrant’s board of directors appointed Randy L. Hill to fill the vacancy, to serve as a director until his successor is elected and qualified or his earlier resignation, removal or death.  The board of directors also appointed Mr. Hill to serve on its audit committee. \n\n​\n\nMr. Hill, age 66, has been a partner at Opportune LLP, a business advisory firm focused on consulting, outsourcing and investment banking, since 2021. Prior to that, Mr. Hill spent over 37 years at KPMG LLP, where he served in roles of increasing responsibility during his lengthy tenure as a partner in KPMG’s audit practice, including serving as audit partner-in-charge in the KPMG Dallas office. Since 2024, he has served on the board of directors, the audit committee and the sustainability committee of Darling Ingredients Inc., a publicly traded company that repurposes and recycles materials from the animal agriculture and food industries.\n\n​"}