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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): October 1, 2026
LEIDOS HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware001-3307220-3562868
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)(Commission File Number)(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1750 Presidents Street, Reston,Virginia20190
(Address of principal executive office)(Zip Code)
 (571) 526-6000
(Registrants' telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, If Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: 
☐Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
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☐Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
 
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, par value $.0001 per shareLDOSNew 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 5.02.Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On October 1, 2026, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Leidos Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") increased the size of the Board to 11 members and elected Jeffery S. McElfresh as a Director of the Company, effective October 1, 2026 (the "Effective Date"). A copy of the press release announcing Mr. McElfresh’s election is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1.

The Board has determined that Mr. McElfresh is independent and meets the applicable independence requirements of the New York Stock Exchange. Mr. McElfresh will receive compensation for his service as a non-employee member of the Board in accordance with the standard compensatory arrangements for non-employee members of the Board as described in the Company’s proxy statement filed on March 19, 2026. Mr. McElfresh has been appointed to serve on the Board's Corporate Governance and Ethics and Technology and Information Security Committees, effective at the Effective Date.

There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. McElfresh and any other person pursuant to which Mr. McElfresh was selected as a director, and there are no transactions in which the Company is a party and in which Mr. McElfresh has a material interest subject to disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Item 9.01.Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1
Exhibit 104The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101.




SIGNATURE
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.
LEIDOS HOLDINGS, INC.
Date:October 1, 2026By:/s/ Henrique B. Canarim
Henrique B. Canarim
Its:Corporate Secretary