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| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
Retirement of John Allen
On August 31, 2026, John Allen, Vice President, Accounting and Chief Accounting Officer of Rambus Inc. (the “Company”), provided notice of his decision to retire, including from his role as Principal Accounting Officer of the Company, effective as of September 8, 2026. Mr. Allen will remain employed by the Company through September 30, 2026 to provide support in the transition of his role. Mr. Allen’s retirement does not involve any disagreement with the Company related to its operations, policies or practices.
Appointment of William Taulbee
On August 31, 2026, the Company’s board of directors appointed William Taulbee to succeed Mr. Allen as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer serving as the Company’s Principal Accounting Officer, effective as of September 8, 2026.
Mr. Taulbee, age 50, has served as the Company’s Vice President, Accounting since August 2026. He previously served as an Executive Partner at Gartner, Inc., advising Chief Audit Executives. From December 2019 to August 2025, Mr. Taulbee served in several roles as Vice President, Strategy & Transformation, Vice President Finance Strategy and Chief Audit Executive at Western Digital, a data storage company. Mr. Taulbee earned a BA in Business Administration from Western Michigan University in 1998.
There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Taulbee and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Taulbee was appointed Principal Accounting Officer. There are no family relationships between Mr. Taulbee and any director or executive officer of the Company, and he has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Mr. Taulbee’s annual compensation consists of a base salary of $355,000, a target annual bonus of $142,000, a sign-on bonus of $175,000 to be paid over two years, and a restricted stock unit grant of $700,000 that vests annually over four years.
In accordance with the Company’s customary practice, the Company will enter into its standard form of indemnification agreement with Mr. Taulbee, which will require the Company to indemnify him against certain liabilities that may arise as a result of his status or service as an officer of the Company. Mr. Taulbee will also be eligible to participate in the Company’s benefits plans, policies, and arrangements applicable to other executive officers of the Company.
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: September 4, 2026 | Rambus Inc. | |||||
| /s/ John Shinn | ||||||
| John Shinn | ||||||
| Senior Vice President and General Counsel | ||||||