WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE INC /DE/
For the period ended Jan 3, 2026. Filed Feb 27, 2026.
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FY2026 · Filed Feb 27, 2026
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Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules
(a)The following documents are filed as part of this report:
(1)Financial Statements Included in Item 8
The following consolidated financial statements of Wolverine World Wide, Inc. and its subsidiaries are filed as a part of this report:
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Fiscal Years Ended January 3, 2026, December 28, 2024 and December 30, 2023.
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the Fiscal Years Ended January 3, 2026, December 28, 2024 and December 30, 2023.
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of January 3, 2026 and December 28, 2024.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Fiscal Years Ended January 3, 2026, December 28, 2024 and December 30, 2023.
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the Fiscal Years Ended January 3, 2026, December 28, 2024 and December 30, 2023.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
(2)Financial Statement Schedules Attached as Appendix A
The following consolidated financial statement schedule of Wolverine World Wide, Inc. and its subsidiaries is filed as a part of this report:
Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts.
All other schedules (I, III, IV, and V) for which provision is made in the applicable accounting regulations of the SEC are not required under the related instructions or are inapplicable and, therefore, have been omitted.
(3)Exhibits
The following exhibits are filed with this Annual Report or incorporated by reference. The Company will furnish a copy of any exhibit listed below to any stockholder without charge upon written request to General Counsel and Secretary, 9341 Courtland Drive N.E., Rockford, Michigan 49351.
| Exhibit Number | Document |
| 3.1 | Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s current report on Form 8-K filed on April 24, 2014. |
| 3.2 | Amended and Restated By-laws. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 7, 2022. |
| Exhibit Number | Document |
| 4.1 | Description of the Registrant's Securities Registered Pursuant To Section 12 of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2019. |
| 4.2 | Senior Notes Indenture, dated August 26, 2021, among Wolverine World Wide, Inc., the guarantors named therein, and The Huntington National Bank. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 26, 2021. |
| 4.3 | Form of 4.000% Senior Notes due 2029. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 26, 2021. |
| 10.1 | Amended and Restated Outside Directors’ Deferred Compensation Plan.* Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2007. |
| 10.2 | Outside Directors’ Deferred Compensation Plan.* Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 17, 2008. |
| 10.3 | Wolverine World Wide, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan, Amended and Restated.* Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 13, 2018. |
| 10.4 | First Amendment to the Wolverine World Wide, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan, dated as of December 29, 2020.* Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.35 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2021. |
| 10.5 | Executive Severance Agreement.* Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011. A participant schedule of current executive officers who are parties to this agreement is attached as Exhibit 10.5. |
| 10.6 | Form of Indemnification Agreement.* The Company has entered into an Indemnification Agreement with each director and certain executive officers. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 25, 2007. All executive officers and directors are parties to this agreement. |
| 10.7 | Employment Agreement between Isabel Soriano and the Company.* Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended April 2, 2022. |
| 10.8 | Settlement Agreement between Wolverine World Wide, Inc. and Isabel Soriano dated as of March 3, 2025.* Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 29, 2025. |
| 10.9 | Employment Agreement between Christopher E. Hufnagel and the Company, dated September 7, 2023.* Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2023. |
| 10.10 | Amended and Restated Benefit Trust Agreement dated April 25, 2007.* Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 25, 2007. |
| 10.11 | 409A Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (2008 Restatement through First Amendment).* Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended April 1, 2017. A participant schedule of current executive officers who participate in this plan is attached as Exhibit 10.11. |
| 10.12 | Second Amendment to the 409A Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan.* Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 29, 2024. |
| 10.13 | Third Amendment to the 409A Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, dated as of December 26, 2025.* |
| 10.14 | Wolverine Employees' Pension Plan, effective as of January 1, 2025.* |
| 10.15 | First Amendment to the Wolverine Employees' Pension Plan, dated as of October 9, 2025.* |
| 10.16 | Second Amendment to the Wolverine Employees' Pension Plan, dated as of November 18, 2025.* |
| 10.17 | 2016 Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement.* Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.24 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2016. |
| 10.18 | Wolverine World Wide, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan of 2016, as amended and restated.* Incorporated by reference to Appendix B to the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed on March 26, 2021. |
| 10.19 | Wolverine World Wide, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan of 2024, as amended and restated.* Incorporated by reference to Appendix B to the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement filed on March 20, 2024. |
| 10.20 | 2022 Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement.* Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended April 2, 2022. |
| 10.21 | 2023 Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement.* Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended April 1, 2023. |
| Exhibit Number | Document |
| 10.22 | 2025 Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement.* Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 29, 2025. |
| 10.23 | Form of Performance Stock Unit Agreement (2023 - 2025 performance period).* Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended April 1, 2023. |
| 10.24 | Form of Performance Stock Unit Agreement (2024 - 2026 performance period).* Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 30, 2024. |
| 10.25 | Form of Performance Stock Unit Agreement (2025 - 2027 performance period).* Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 29, 2025. |
| 10.26 | 2025 Replacement Facility Amendment and Reaffirmation Agreement, dated as of September 24, 2025, among Wolverine World Wide, Inc., as parent borrower, the Guarantors party thereto, JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and as a lender, and the other lenders party thereto. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 27, 2025. |
| 10.27 | Receivables Purchase Agreement dated as of December 7, 2022, among Wolverine World Wide, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries as sellers, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as purchaser. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.46 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022. |
| 10.28 | First Amendment, dated as of June 30, 2023, to the Receivables Purchase Agreement dated as of December 7, 2022, among Wolverine World Wide, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries as sellers, and Wells Fargo, N.A. as purchaser. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended July 1, 2023. |
| 10.29 | Second Amendment, dated as of March 27, 2024, to the Receivables Purchase Agreement dated as of December 7, 2022, among Wolverine World Wide, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries as sellers, and Wells Fargo, N.A. as purchaser. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 30, 2024. |
| 10.30 | Third Amendment, dated as of April 15, 2024, to the Receivables Purchase Agreement dated as of December 7, 2022, among Wolverine World Wide, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries as sellers, and Wells Fargo, N.A. as purchaser. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 30, 2024. |
| 10.31 | Fourth Amendment, dated as of September 25, 2025, to the Receivables Purchase Agreement dated as of December 7, 2022, among Wolverine World Wide, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries as sellers, Bank of America, N.A., as a purchaser, and Wells Fargo, N.A. as administrative agent and a purchaser. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 27, 2025. |
| 10.32 | Amended and Restated Executive Short-Term Incentive Plan (Annual Bonus Plan).* Incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed on March 28, 2017. |
| 10.33 | Wolverine World Wide, Inc. Amended and Restated Executive Short-Term Incentive Plan (Annual Bonus Plan).* Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 29, 2019. |
| 10.34 | Consent Decree by and among Wolverine World Wide, Inc., the State of Michigan, Plainfield Charter Township, and Algoma Township. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 7, 2020. |
| 19 | Wolverine World Wide, Inc. Insider Trading Policy. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 19 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2024. |
| 21 | Subsidiaries of Registrant. |
| 23 | Consent of Ernst & Young LLP. |
| 31.1 | Certification of Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
| 31.2 | Certification of Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
| 32 | Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350. |
| 97 | Wolverine World Wide, Inc. Clawback Policy. |
| Exhibit Number | Document |
| 101 | The following financial information from the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2026, formatted in Inline XBRL: (i) Consolidated Statements of Operations; (ii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (loss); (iii) Consolidated Balance Sheets; (iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows; (v) Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity; and (vi) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. |
| 104 | The cover page of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2026, formatted in Inline XBRL (included in Exhibit 101). |
- Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
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