UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT

TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

April 8, 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)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

15000 Valmont Plaza
Omaha, NE	68154
(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)

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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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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.

The Board of Directors of Valmont Industries, Inc. appointed John Schwietz as Valmont’s Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary, effective April 8, 2026. Mr. Schwietz succeeds Thomas Liguori.

Mr. Schwietz, age 44, since joining Valmont in 2009 has held roles of increasing responsibility spanning finance, business development, and operations across both Utility and Agriculture globally. During the last five years he has served as President – International Agriculture (May 2024 – present), Vice President and General Manager – International Agriculture (August 2023 – May 2024), Vice President Finance, Global Utility and Renewable Generation (June 2021 – August 2023) and Vice President, Finance Renewable Generation (January 2020 – June 2021).

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

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: April 9, 2026
	By:	/s/ William E. Johnson
		Name:	William E. Johnson
		Title:	Chief Accounting Officer

Valmont Industries Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Financial Statements and Exhibits