ENERPAC TOOL GROUP CORP (0000006955) (Filer)

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

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): October 8, 2026

ENERPAC TOOL GROUP CORP.

(Exact name of Registrant, as specified in its charter)

648 N. PLANKINTON AVE., 4TH FLOOR

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN 53203

Mailing address: P.O. Box 3241, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (262) 293-1500

Former name or address, if changed since last report:

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):    

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

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

On October 8, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Enerpac Tool Group Corp. (the “Company”) adopted resolutions expanding the size of the Board from eight to nine and elected Charles T. Lauber as a director to fill the vacancy created by the expansion in the size of the Board. The Board has determined, consistent with the recommendation of its Governance and Sustainability Committee, that Mr. Lauber is independent in accordance with the applicable rules of the New York Stock Exchange and the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Board appointed Mr. Lauber to serve as a member of its Audit Committee and Talent Development and Compensation Committee.

Mr. Lauber will receive compensation as a director of the Company consistent with that paid to other non-employee directors of the Company, the current compensation of which is described on page 46 of the Company’s definitive proxy statement for its annual meeting of shareholders held on February 4, 2026, which description is incorporated herein by reference. The Company intends to enter into an Indemnification Agreement with Mr. Lauber in the form filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 10‑K for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2025.

Item 7.01     Regulation FD Disclosure

On October 8, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing the election of Mr. Lauber as a director, which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference herein.

The information set forth in this Item 7.01 and in Exhibit 99.1 is “furnished” under Item 7.01 of Form 8-K. Such information shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01    Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

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.