UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

February 22, 2026

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)

Valmont Industries, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)


1-31429		47-0351813
(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

15000 Valmont Plaza		68154
Omaha NE
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(402) 963-1000

Registrant's telephone number, including area code

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $1.00 par value	VMI	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

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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.

(d) On February 22, 2026, the board of directors of Valmont Industries, Inc. appointed Paul T. Maass to the board. The size of the company's board of directors was also increased to eleven members.

As a non-employee director, he receives a cash retainer of $95,000 per annum. Non-employee directors also receive a grant of restricted stock units with a value of $170,000. The equity grant is made annually on the date of and following completion of the company's annual shareholders' meeting. The restricted stock units vest on the first anniversary of the grant date (subject to deferral by the director).

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1
Exhibit No.		Description
104		Cover Page Interactive File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded in the Inline XBRL document)

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 hereunto duly authorized.


			Valmont Industries, Inc.
Date:	February 25, 2026
		By:	/s/ THOMAS LIGUORI
			Name:	Thomas Liguori
			Title:	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

VALMONT INDUSTRIES INC 8-K