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): ~~February~~March 2602, 2026

HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


Florida	001-40935	59-2754337
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

7456 16th St E
Sarasota, Florida		34243
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

     Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 941 362-1200

    

(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 $.001 Par Value	HLIO	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 52.02 DepartureResults of DirectorsOperations orand CertainFinancial Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain OfficersCondition.

~~Amended~~On ~~and~~March ~~Restated~~2, ~~Executive~~2026, ~~Officer~~Helios ~~Severance~~Technologies ~~Agreement~~(the ~~with~~“Company”), ~~Sean~~issued ~~Bagan~~the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 announcing its financial results for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2025.

OnItem February 23, 2026, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company approved the Amended and Restated Executive Officer Severance Agreement with Sean Bagan (the “Amended Severance Agreement”)9.01 TheFinancial AmendedStatements Severance Agreement amends and restates the Executive Officer Severance Agreement made and entered into as of December 31, 2024, by and between the Company and MrExhibits. Bagan. The Amended Severance Agreement modifies the compensation Mr. Bagan is entitled to upon Involuntary Termination of Employment as follows:

~~Increases~~(d) ~~the continuation of Mr. Bagan’s base salary to 24 months from 12 months.~~ Exhibits

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.


99.1	Press release dated March 2, 2026

104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

~~(d) Exhibits~~SIGNATURES

~~10.4+ A~~Pursuant ~~copy~~to of the ~~Amended~~requirements ~~Severance~~of ~~Agreement~~the ~~will~~Securities beExchange ~~filed~~Act asof ~~Exhibit~~1934, ~~10.4~~the ~~hereto~~registrant ~~and~~has isduly ~~incorporated~~caused ~~herein~~this byreport ~~reference.~~to ~~The~~be ~~foregoing~~signed ~~description~~on ~~is qualified in~~ its ~~entirety~~behalf by ~~reference to~~ the ~~full~~undersigned ~~text~~thereunto ofduly ~~the Amended Severance Agreement~~authorized.

+ Executive management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.


			HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Date:	March 2, 2026	By:	/s/ Sean Bagan
			Sean Bagan President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

SIGNATURES


			HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Date:	March 2, 2026	By:	/s/ Jeremy Evans
			Jeremy Evans Executive Vice President, Chief Finance Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

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 thereunto duly authorized.

			HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Date:	February 26, 2026	By:	/s/ Jeremy Evans
			Jeremy EvansChief Financial Officer(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

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