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

October 2028, 2025

(Date of earliest event reported)

QUANEX BUILDING PRODUCTS CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		~~001~~1-33913		26-1561397
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

945 Bunker Hill, Suite 900, Houston, Texas		77024
945 Bunker Hill Road, Suite 900, Houston, Texas		77024
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 713- 961-4600

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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, par value $0.01 per share	NX	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. ¨

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

~~Appointment~~On October 28, 2025, the Board of ~~Principal~~Directors ~~Accounting~~(the ~~Officer~~“Board”) of Quanex Building Products Corporation (the “Company”), acting upon the recommendation of its Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, appointed Mary K. Lawler, age 60, to the Board, effective November 1, 2025. Ms. Lawler was appointed to a term ending at the Company’s next annual meeting of shareholders to be held in 2026.

~~Effective~~Ms. Lawler is ~~October~~the ~~20,~~Senior ~~2025~~Vice President, ~~the~~ ~~Board~~Chief Human Resources Officer of ~~Directors~~Illinois Tool Works Inc. (~~the~~NYSE: ~~“Board”~~ITW), a global manufacturer of ~~Quanex~~a ~~Building~~diversified range ~~Products~~of ~~Corporation~~industrial ~~(the~~products ~~“Company”)~~and ~~appointed~~equipment. ~~Gabriela Garcia~~Ms. Lawler tojoined ~~the~~ITW ~~role~~in ofOctober 2014 and previously served as Executive Vice President, Human ~~Chief~~Resources ~~Accounting~~for ~~Officer~~GATX Corporation. InPrior ~~addition~~to joining GATX, ~~the~~she ~~Board~~held ~~has~~a ~~designated~~wide ~~Ms.~~range ~~Garcia~~of aspositions ~~the~~in ~~Company’s principal~~operations, ~~accounting~~human ~~officer~~resources, asand ~~defined~~law with byTribune ~~the~~Media ~~Securities~~(formerly ~~and~~Tribune ~~Exchange~~Company). ~~Commission~~Ms. Lawler ~~Karen~~began ~~Ettredge~~her ~~remains~~professional ~~with~~career ~~the~~as ~~Company~~an asattorney ~~Controller~~in private practice. Ms. Lawler ~~but~~graduated aswith a bachelor’s degree in history from the College of the ~~effective~~Holy ~~date~~Cross ~~will~~and noreceived ~~longer~~a ~~serve~~Juris asDoctor from the ~~Company’s~~University of ~~principal~~Notre ~~accounting officer~~Dame.

~~Biographical~~There ~~Information~~is no arrangement or understanding between Ms. Lawler and ~~Compensatory~~any ~~Arrangements~~other person pursuant to which Ms. Lawler was selected as a director. Since November 1, 2023, Ms. Lawler has not had any direct or indirect interest in any transaction or series of similar transactions contemplated by the language of Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. There are no family relationships between Ms. Lawler and any other director or executive officer of the Company.

~~Ms.~~In ~~Garcia,~~conjunction ~~age~~with 50her appointment, ~~served as~~the ~~Chief~~Board ~~Accounting~~has ~~Officer~~appointed Ms. Lawler to the Board’s Compensation & Management Development and Nominating & Corporate ~~Controller~~Governance atCommittee. ~~Rayonier~~Ms. Lawler ~~Advanced~~will ~~Materials~~be ~~from~~compensated ~~2020~~for toher ~~2025.~~service ~~From~~as ~~2012~~a director and committee member pursuant to ~~2019,~~the ~~she~~Company’s ~~served~~standard director compensation practices, as set forth in the Company’s ~~Assistant~~Corporate ~~Controller~~Governance Guidelines and ~~Controller~~more atfully ~~Nexeo~~discussed ~~Solutions.~~in ~~Overall,~~the ~~she~~Company’s ~~has~~Proxy ~~over~~Statement 25for ~~years~~its of2025 ~~progressive~~Annual ~~accounting~~Meeting of Shareholders, ~~reporting~~as filed with the Securities and ~~transactional experience~~Exchange ~~across~~Commission ~~several~~on ~~publicly~~January 28, ~~traded~~2025 ~~companies.~~(the Ms“2025 Proxy”). ~~Garcia~~Pursuant to ~~earned~~this astandard ~~BBA~~compensation inpractice ~~marketing~~and ~~from~~as ~~the~~more ~~University~~fully ofdescribed ~~Texas~~in atthe ~~Arlington~~2025 Proxy, Ms. Lawler is receiving an annual grant ~~MBA~~of inRestricted ~~finance~~Stock ~~from~~Units ~~Houston~~on ~~Baptist~~November 3, ~~University~~2025, ~~and~~the first business day of the Company’s fiscal year. The Company also intends to enter into an MSindemnification agreement with Ms. Lawler in ~~accounting~~the ~~from~~same form as the ~~University~~Company’s ofstandard indemnification ~~St.~~agreement ~~Thomas.~~with ~~She~~its other directors, which is ~~also~~filed aas ~~Certified~~Exhibit 10.6 ~~Public~~to the Company’s Current Report on ~~Accountant~~Form 8-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 29, 2008.

InThe ~~connection~~foregoing ~~with~~is ~~Ms. Garcia’s~~qualified ~~appointment~~by asreference ~~Vice~~to ~~President, Chief Accounting Officer,~~ the ~~Company~~Press ~~and~~Release announcing Ms. Lawler’s ~~Garcia entered~~appointment ~~into~~as andirector, ~~offer~~which ~~letter~~is ~~agreement~~filed ~~(the~~as ~~“Offer Letter~~Exhibit 99.1 ~~Agreement”)~~to ~~and~~this Current anReport ~~indemnity~~on ~~agreement~~Form 8-K ~~(the~~and ~~“Indemnity~~is ~~Agreement”),~~incorporated ~~each~~herein ~~effective~~by ~~as of October 20, 2025~~reference.

~~Under~~Item the Offer Letter Agreement, the Company will provide an annual base salary of $360,000, with future Annual Incentive Award target values equal to 45% of base salary and Long Term Incentive award target values to be determined at a later date9. Ms01. ~~Garcia~~Financial ~~will~~Statements ~~receive other benefits to the same extent as may be provided to other Company employees~~ and ~~officers in accordance with Company policies then in effect, and subject to the terms and conditions of the Company’s benefit plans~~Exhibits.

~~A brief summary of the terms of the Indemnity Agreement can be found in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K~~ (~~Reg. No. 001-33913~~d), ~~as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 29, 2008, and incorporated herein by reference~~Exhibits.

~~The~~Exhibit ~~foregoing discussion of compensatory arrangements for Ms~~99.1. ~~Garcia~~Press isrelease ~~qualified~~dated inOctober ~~its~~28, ~~entirety by reference to each of the following:~~2025.

~~(i) the~~Exhibit ~~Offer~~104. ~~Letter~~Cover ~~Agreement,~~Page aInteractive ~~copy~~Data ofFile ~~which~~(embedded iswith ~~attached~~the ~~hereto~~Inline asXBRL ~~Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference; and~~document)

(ii) the Indemnity Agreement, the form of which was filed as Exhibit 10.2 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (Reg. No. 001-33913), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 29, 2008, and incorporated herein by reference.SIGNATURE

~~There~~Pursuant ~~is no arrangement or understanding between Ms. Garcia and any other person pursuant~~ to ~~which she was selected as~~ the ~~Company’s Chief Accounting Officer and principal accounting~~requirements ~~officer, and there is no family relationship between Ms. Garcia and any~~ of the ~~Company’s~~Securities ~~other~~Exchange ~~executive~~Act ~~officers~~of or1934, ~~directors. There~~as ~~are~~amended, nothe ~~transactions~~Registrant ~~between~~has ~~Ms.~~duly ~~Garcia~~caused ~~and~~this ~~the~~report ~~Company~~to ~~that would~~ be ~~required~~signed toon beits ~~reported~~behalf ~~under~~by ~~Item~~the ~~404(a)~~undersigned hereunto ofduly ~~Regulation S-K~~authorized.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

		QUANEX BUILDING PRODUCTS CORPORATION
		(Registrant)

October 28, 2025		/s/ Paul B. Cornett
(Date)		Paul B. Cornett
		Senior Vice President – General Counsel and Secretary

On October 20, 2025, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment Ms. Garcia as Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer. The foregoing is qualified by reference to such Press Release which is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

This information shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

	Exhibit No.		Description
	10.1*		Offer Letter Agreement between Quanex Building Products Corporation and Gabriela Garcia, effective October 20, 2025.
	10.2		Indemnity Agreement between the Company and Gabriela Garcia, effective October 20, 2025, the form of which is filed as Exhibit 10.2 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (Reg. No. 001-33913), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 29, 2008, and incorporated herein by reference.
	99.1*		Press Release dated October 20, 2025.
	104		The cover page of this Current Report on Form 8-K (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

*Filed herewith.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

		QUANEX BUILDING PRODUCTS CORPORATION
		(Registrant)
October 20, 2025		/s/ Paul B. Cornett
(Date)		Paul B. Cornett
		Senior Vice President – General Counsel and Secretary

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