8-K

Graham Corporation

Date: March 30, 2026

/s/ Christopher J. Thome

Christopher J. Thome

Vice President – Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer

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):

March 24, 2026

Graham Corporation

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware	001-08462	16-1194720
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

20 Florence Avenue, Batavia, New York		14020
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(585) 343-2216

N/A

(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, par value $0.10 per share	GHM	NYSE

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).

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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.

On March 24, 2026, the Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors of Graham Corporation (the “Company”), approved an increase to the annual base salary for Matthew J. Malone, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, and Christopher J. Thome, the Company’s Vice President – Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer, resulting in the following annual base salaries:


Name	Annual Base Salary
Matthew J. Malone	$	600,000
Christopher J. Thome	$	400,000

Further, on March 24, 2026, the Committee approved an increase to the target equity long-term incentive plan (the “LTIP”) award Mr. Malone will receive, which is based on a percentage of base salary. For fiscal 2027, Mr. Malone will receive a target LTIP award equal in value to 200% of his base salary.

Finally, on March 24, 2026, the Committee approved an increase to the target Executive Cash Bonus Program (the “Cash Bonus Program”) award Mr. Thome will receive, which is based on a percentage of base salary. For fiscal 2027, Mr. Thome will receive a target Cash Bonus Program award equal in value to 70% of his base salary.