Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the year ended December 31, 2024, pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“the Exchange Act”). Based upon their evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the year ended December 31, 2024 to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms and to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.
Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
The report of management required under this ITEM 9A is contained in ITEM 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K under the caption “Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting.”
Attestation Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The attestation report required under this ITEM 9A is contained in ITEM 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K under the caption “Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.”
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended December 31, 2024 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
During 2024, we began a multi-year implementation of our new global enterprise resource planning (“ERP”) system at two locations within our Pool segment. Ultimately, this ERP system will modernize several of our existing operating and transactional financial systems. We believe this implementation will enhance our internal control over financial reporting due to improved operational functionality and further integration of related processes. We will continue to monitor our internal control over financial reporting for effectiveness throughout this implementation.
ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION
(b) During the fourth quarter of 2024, none of our directors or Section 16 officers adopted or terminated a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” or “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” (as each term is defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K).
ITEM 9C. DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS
Not applicable.
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PART III
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Information required under this item with respect to directors is contained in our Proxy Statement for our 2025 annual general meeting of shareholders under the captions “Corporate Governance Matters” and “Proposal 1 Re-elect Director Nominees” and is incorporated herein by reference.
Information required under this item with respect to executive officers is contained in Part I of this Form 10-K under the caption “Information About Our Executive Officers.”
Our Board of Directors has adopted Pentair’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and designated it as the code of ethics for the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and senior financial officers. The Code of Business Conduct and Ethics also applies to all employees and directors in accordance with New York Stock Exchange Listing Standards. We have posted a copy of Pentair’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics on our website at http://pentair.com/en/about-us/leadership/corporate-governance . We intend to satisfy the disclosure requirements under Item 5.05 of Form 8-K regarding amendments to or waivers from, Pentair’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics by posting such information on our website at http://pentair.com/en/about-us/leadership/corporate-governance .
Information required under this item with respect to our Insider Trading Policy is contained in our Proxy Statement for our 2025 annual general meeting of shareholders under the caption “Insider Trading Policy, Including Prohibiting Hedging and Pledging Policies” and is incorporated herein by reference.
We are not including the information contained on our website as part of, or incorporating it by reference into, this report.
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Information required under this item is contained in our Proxy Statement for our 2025 annual general meeting of shareholders under the captions “Compensation Discussion and Analysis,” “Compensation Committee Report,” “Executive Compensation Tables,” “CEO Pay Ratio” and “Corporate Governance - Director Compensation” and is incorporated herein by reference.
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ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
Information required under this item with respect to security ownership is contained in our Proxy Statement for our 2025 annual general meeting of shareholders under the caption “Security Ownership” and is incorporated herein by reference.
The following table summarizes, as of December 31, 2024, information about compensation plans under which our equity securities are authorized for issuance:
Plan category Number of securities to
be issued upon exercise
of outstanding options,
warrants and rights
(a) Weighted-average
exercise price of
outstanding options,
warrants and rights
(b) Number of securities
remaining available for
future issuance under
equity compensation
plans (excluding
securities reflected in
column (a))
(c)
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders:
2020 Share and Incentive Plan 1,863,797 (1)
$ 57.90 (2)
3,882,395 (3)
2012 Stock and Incentive Plan 823,881 (4)
40.99 (2)
— (5)
Total 2,687,678 $ 50.04 (2)
3,882,395
(1) Consists of 947,848 shares subject to stock options, 480,918 shares subject to restricted stock units, and 435,031 shares subject to performance share awards.
(2) Represents the weighted average exercise price of outstanding stock options and does not consider outstanding restricted stock units or performance share units.
(3) Represents securities remaining available for issuance under the 2020 Share and Incentive Plan.
(4) Consists of 823,881 shares subject to stock options and no shares subject to restricted stock units or performance share awards.
(5) The 2012 Stock and Incentive Plan was terminated in 2020. Stock options and restricted stock units previously granted under the 2012 Stock and Incentive Plan remain outstanding, but no further options or shares may be granted under this plan.
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
Information required under this item is contained in our Proxy Statement for our 2025 annual general meeting of shareholders under the captions “Proposal 1 Re-Elect Director Nominees - Director Independence” and “Corporate Governance - Other Governance Policies and Practices - Policies and Procedures Regarding Related Person Transactions” and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
Information required under this item is contained in our Proxy Statement for our 2025 annual general meeting of shareholders under the caption “Proposal 3 Ratify, by Nonbinding, Advisory Vote, the Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Independent Auditor of Pentair plc and to Authorize, by Binding Vote, the Audit and Finance Committee of the Board of Directors to Set the Auditor’s Remuneration” and is incorporated herein by reference. Deloitte & Touche LLP (PCAOB ID No. 34 ) is our principal accountant.
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PART IV
ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
(a) List of documents filed as part of this report:
(1) Financial Statements
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2024 and 2023
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(2) Financial Statement Schedule
None.
All other schedules for which provision is made in the applicable accounting regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission have been omitted because they are not applicable or the required information is shown in the financial statements or notes thereto.
(3) Exhibits
The exhibits of this Annual Report on Form 10-K included herein are set forth below.
Exhibit
Number Exhibit
3.1
Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of Pentair plc (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of Pentair plc filed with the Commission on May 9, 2017 (File No. 001-11625)).
4.1
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of December 16, 2021, among Pentair plc, Pentair Finance S.à r.l., Pentair, Inc. and the lenders and agents party thereto (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of Pentair plc filed with the Commission on December 20, 2021 (File No. 001-11625)).
4.2
Amendment No. 1, dated as of December 23, 2022, to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of December 16, 2021, among Pentair plc, Pentair Finance S.à r.l., Pentair, Inc. and the lenders and agents party thereto (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Pentair plc for the year ended December 31, 2022 (File No. 001-11625)).
4.3
Indenture, dated as of September 16, 2015, among Pentair Finance S.A. (as Issuer), Pentair plc (as Parent and Guarantor), Pentair Investments Switzerland GmbH (as Guarantor) and U.S. Bank National Association (as Trustee) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of Pentair plc filed with the Commission on September 16, 2015 (File No. 001-11625)).
4.4
Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 16, 2015, among Pentair Finance S.A. (as Issuer), Pentair plc (as Parent and Guarantor), Pentair Investments Switzerland GmbH (as Guarantor) and U.S. Bank National Association (as Trustee) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of Pentair plc filed with the Commission on September 16, 2015 (File No. 001-11625)).
4.5
Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 26, 2017, among Pentair Finance S.A., Pentair plc, Pentair Investments Switzerland GmbH and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of Pentair plc filed with the Commission on May 31, 2017 (File No. 001-11625)).
4.6
Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 21, 2019, among Pentair Finance S.à r.l. (as Issuer), Pentair plc (as Parent and Guarantor), Pentair Investments Switzerland GmbH (as Guarantor) and U.S. Bank National Association (as Trustee) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of Pentair plc filed with the Commission on June 21, 2019 (File No. 001-11625)).
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4.7
Seventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 22, 2020, among Pentair Finance S.à r.l. (as Issuer), Pentair plc (as Parent and Guarantor), Pentair Investments Switzerland GmbH (as Guarantor) and U.S. Bank National Association (as Trustee) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Pentair plc filed with the Commission on July 23, 2020 (File No. 001-11625)).
4.8
Eighth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of July 8, 2022, among Pentair Finance S.à r.l., Pentair plc and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of Pentair plc filed with the Commission on July 8, 2022 (File No. 001-11625)).
4.9
Loan Agreement, dated as of March 24, 2022, among Pentair plc, Pentair Finance S.à r.l., and the lenders and agents party thereto (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of Pentair plc filed with the Commission on March 25, 2022 (File No. 001-11625)).
4.10
Amendment No. 1, dated as of June 30, 2022, to Loan Agreement, among Pentair plc, Pentair Finance S.à r.l., and the lenders and agents party thereto (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of Pentair plc filed with the Commission on June 30, 2022 (File No. 001-11625)).
4.11
Description of Securities.
10.1
Pentair plc 2012 Stock and Incentive Plan, as amended and restated effective as of January 1, 2017. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Pentair plc for the year ended December 31, 2016 (File No. 001-11625)).*
10.2
Form of Executive Officer Stock Option Grant Agreement for grants made prior to January 1, 2017 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 in the Current Report on Form 8-K of Pentair plc filed with the Commission on June 3, 2014 (File No. 001-11625)).*
10.3
Form of Non-Employee Director Stock Option Grant Agreement (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 in the Current Report on Form 8-K of Pentair plc filed with the Commission on June 3, 2014 (File No. 001-11625)).*
10.4
Form of Key Executive Employment and Severance Agreement for John L. Stauch (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Pentair plc for the quarter ended June 30, 2018 (File No. 001-11625)).*
10.5
Form of Key Executive Employment and Severance Agreement for Karla C. Robertson, Philip M. Rolchigo, Robert P. Fishman, Jerome O. Pedretti and Stephen J. Pilla (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Pentair plc for the quarter ended June 30, 2018 (File No. 001-11625)).*
10.6
Amendment to Key Executive Employment and Severance Agreement, as of January 1, 2021, for John L. Stauch, Karla C. Robertson, Philip M. Rolchigo, Robert P. Fishman, Jerome O. Pedretti and Stephen J. Pilla (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Pentair plc for the year ended December 31, 2023 (File No. 001-11625)).*
10.7
Form of Key Executive Employment and Severance Agreement for Adrian C. Chiu, Tanya L. Hooper and De’Mon L. Wiggins (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Pentair plc for the year ended December 31, 2021 (File No. 001-11625)).*
10.8
Amendment to Key Executive Employment and Severance Agreement, as of November 30, 2023, for John L. Stauch, Karla C. Robertson, Philip M. Rolchigo, Robert P. Fishman, Jerome O. Pedretti, Stephen J. Pilla, Adrian C. Chiu, Tanya L. Hooper and De’Mon L. Wiggins (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Pentair plc for the year ended December 31, 2023 (File No. 001-11625)).*
10.9
Pentair plc Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors, as amended and restated (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 in the Current Report on Form 8-K of Pentair plc filed with the Commission on June 3, 2014 (File No. 001-11625)).*
10.10
Pentair plc Employee Stock Purchase and Bonus Plan, as amended and restated effective as of January 1, 2021. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Pentair plc for the year ended December 31, 2020 (File No. 001-11625)).*
10.11
Pentair, Inc. Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended and restated (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Pentair plc for the year ended December 31, 2018 (File No. 001-11625)).*
10.12
Trust Agreement for Pentair, Inc. Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan between Pentair, Inc. and Fidelity Management Trust Company (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.18 contained in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Pentair, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 1995 (File No. 000-04689)).*
10.13
Pentair, Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan effective January 1, 2009, as amended and restated (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 in the Current Report on Form 8-K of Pentair plc filed with the Commission on June 3, 2014 (File No. 001-11625)).*
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10.14
Pentair, Inc. Restoration Plan effective January 1, 2009, as amended and restated (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14 in the Current Report on Form 8-K of Pentair plc filed with the Commission on June 3, 2014 (File No. 001-11625)).*
10.15
Form of Deed of Indemnification for directors and executive officers of Pentair plc (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 in the Current Report on Form 8-K of Pentair plc filed with the Commission on June 3, 2014 (File No. 001-11625)).*
10.16
Form of Indemnification Agreement for directors and executive officers of Pentair plc (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 in the Current Report on Form 8-K of Pentair plc filed with the Commission on June 3, 2014 (File No. 001-11625)).*
10.17
Form of Executive Officer Stock Option Grant Agreement for grants made on or after January 1, 2017 and prior to February 26, 2018 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.31 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Pentair plc for the year ended December 31, 2016 (File No. 001-11625)).*
10.18
Form of Executive Officer Stock Option Award Agreement for grants made on or after February 26, 2018 and prior to May 5, 2020 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Pentair plc for the quarter ended March 31, 2018 (File No. 001-11625)).*
10.19
Pentair plc 2020 Share and Incentive Plan, effective as of May 5, 2020 (Incorporated by reference to Appendix B to the Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A of Pentair plc filed on March 20, 2020 (File No. 001-11625)).*
10.20
Form of Employee Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under the Pentair plc 2020 Share and Incentive Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.21 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Pentair plc for the year ended December 31, 2023 (File No. 001-11625)).*
10.21
Form of Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under the Pentair plc 2020 Share and Incentive Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 of Pentair plc (Reg. No. 333-238544)).*
10.22
Form of Key Talent Award Agreement under the Pentair plc 2020 Share and Incentive Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.23 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Pentair plc for the year ended December 31, 2023 (File No. 001-11625)).*
10.23
Form of Stock Option Award Agreement under the Pentair plc 2020 Share and Incentive Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.24 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Pentair plc for the year ended December 31, 2023 (File No. 001-11625)).*
10.24
Form of Performance Share Unit Award Agreement under the Pentair plc 2020 Share and Incentive Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.25 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Pentair plc for the year ended December 31, 2023 (File No. 001-11625)).*
10.25
Pentair plc Executive Officer Severance Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.30 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Pentair plc for the year ended December 31, 2020 (File No. 001-11625)).*
10.26
Amendment No. 1 to the Pentair plc 2020 Share and Incentive Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.31 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Pentair plc for the year ended December 31, 2020 (File No. 001-11625)).*
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Insider Trading Policy.
21
List of Pentair plc subsidiaries.
22
List of Guarantors and Subsidiary Issuers of Guaranteed Securities. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 22 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Pentair plc for the quarter ended September 30, 2022 (File No. 001-11625)).
23
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm — Deloitte & Touche LLP.
24
Power of attorney.
31.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer.
31.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer.
32.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer, Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer, Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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Compensation Recovery Policy (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 97 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Pentair plc for the year ended December 31, 2023 (File No. 001-11625)).
101 The following materials from Pentair plc’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 are filed herewith, formatted in iXBRL (Inline Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, (ii) the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, (v) the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, and (vi) the information included in Part I, Item IC, Part II, Item 9B(b) and Part III, Item 10. The instance document does not appear in the interactive data file because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).
* Denotes a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
ITEM 16. FORM 10-K SUMMARY
None.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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, on February 25, 2025.
PENTAIR PLC
By /s/ Robert P. Fishman
Robert P. Fishman
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and
Chief Accounting Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities indicated, on February 25, 2025.
Signature Title
/s/ John L. Stauch President and Chief Executive Officer, Director
John L. Stauch
/s/ Robert P. Fishman Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and
Chief Accounting Officer
Robert P. Fishman
* Director
Mona Abutaleb Stephenson
* Director
Melissa Barra
* Director
Tracey Doi
* Director
T. Michael Glenn
* Director
Theodore L. Harris
* Director
David A. Jones
* Director
Gregory E. Knight
* Director
Michael T. Speetzen
* Director
Billie I. Williamson
*By /s/ Karla C. Robertson
Karla C. Robertson
Attorney-in-fact
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