SARO: Leadership change

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On September 28, 2026, StandardAero, Inc. (the “ Company ”) announced that Kimberly Ernzen will no longer serve as Chief Operating Officer of the Company, effective as of September 28, 2026 (the “ Transition Date ”). Ms. Ernzen will remain employed by the Company and support the Company’s leadership transition efforts from the Transition Date through December 31, 2026. The Company expects to enter into a transition agreement with Ms. Ernzen, the terms of which have not yet been determined. Forward-Looking Statements This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. The Company intends such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by the words “anticipate,” “assume,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “foreseeable,” “future,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “objective,” “ongoing,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “seek,” “should,” “will,” or “would” and/or the negative of these terms, or other comparable terminology intended to identify statements about the future. They include statements regarding the expected timing of the leadership transition and the terms of Ms. Ernzen’s transition agreement. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict or quantify, including the factors described in our Annual Rep