Kimball Electronics, Inc.

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement On June 26, 2026 Kimball Electronics, Inc., acting through its related wholly-owned subsidiaries (the “Company”), entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the shares of Helvoet Polymer Technologies B.V. and Helvoet Rubber & Plastics Technologies (India) Pvt. Ltd. (collectively referred to as “Helvoet”) from Hydratec Industries N.V. (the “Seller”). The acquisition closed on July 1, 2026. The Company paid a cash purchase price of approximately of €90 million, or approximately $103 million. The transaction price is subject to certain post-closing working capital adjustments. Approximately €1.8 million of the cash purchase price otherwise payable to the Seller at the closing will be held in an escrow account after the closing to provide security for the fulfillment of the Seller’s obligations towards the Company pursuant to the Share Purchase Agreement. The acquisition was funded with a combination of the Company’s cash and existing lines of credit. The Share Purchase Agreement contains representations, warranties, indemnification provisions, termination provisions, and other clauses and provisions usual and customary for agreements of this type. The foregoing description of the Share Purchase Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified by its entirety by reference to the full text of the Share Purchase Agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 2.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD On July 1, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing the acquisition of Helvoet. The Company has scheduled a webcast on Wednesday, July 1, 2026 at 9 am Eastern Time to provide additional information and answer questions related to the acquisition. The Company’s press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1. The information in Item 7.01 of this Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Form 8-K shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except as shall otherwise be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. Forward-Looking Statements Certain statements contained within this document are considered forward-looking under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The statements may be identified by the use of words such as “expect,” “should,” “goal,” “predict,” “will,” “future,” “optimistic,” “confident,” and “believe.” Undue reliance should not be placed on these forward-looking statements. These statements are based on current expectations of future events and thus are inherently subject to uncertainty. If underlying assumptions prove inaccurate or known or unknown risks or uncertainties materialize, actual results could vary materially from our expectations and projections. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties including, without limitation, global economic conditions, geopolitical environment and conflicts such as war, global health emergencies, availability or cost of raw materials and components, tariffs and other trade barriers, foreign exchange rate fluctuations, and our ability to convert new business opportunities into customers and revenue. Additional cautionary statements regarding other risk factors that could have an effect on the future performance of the company are contained in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2025.