Please wait
false 0001867072 0001867072 2026-07-30 2026-07-30 iso4217:USD xbrli:shares iso4217:USD xbrli:shares

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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): July 30, 2026

 
Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
001-40853
(Commission
File Number)
86-1185492
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

One Vanderbilt Avenue, 15th Floor
New York
, New York 10017
(Address of principal executive offices, and Zip Code)

 

855-596-3795
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A
(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share   KD   New 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 July 30, 2026, Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) at which the Company’s stockholders approved the Amended and Restated Kyndryl 2021 Long-Term Performance Plan (the “Amended Plan”), which increased the number of shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, issuable under the Amended Plan by 7,600,000 shares. The material terms of the Amended Plan are described in the section entitled “Proposal 3 – Approval of the Amended and Restated Kyndryl 2021 Long-Term Performance Plan” on pages 84 through 89 of the Company’s Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 16, 2026 (the “2026 Proxy Statement”) in connection with the Annual Meeting, which description is incorporated herein by reference.

 

The Amended Plan is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders: (1) elected the persons listed below to serve as directors; (2) approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers; (3) approved the Amended Plan; and (4) ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027. Each of these proposals is described in greater detail in the 2026 Proxy Statement. Set forth below are the voting results for these proposals.

 

Proposal 1—Election of Directors

 

Each director nominee received the support of approximately 90% of the votes cast:

 

Name  Votes For  Votes Against  Abstentions  Broker Non-Votes
John D. Harris II  131,463,668  14,889,234  496,108  34,094,713
Janina Kugel  133,068,451  13,327,286  426,273  34,094,713
Denis Machuel  133,130,682  13,239,670  451,658  34,094,713
Rahul N. Merchant  133,029,286  13,303,098  489,626  34,094,713
Jana Schreuder  132,813,978  13,610,953  397,079  34,094,713
Howard I. Ungerleider  132,723,237  13,670,696  428,077  34,094,713

 

Proposal 2—Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation

 

75% of the votes present and entitled to vote approved the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers:

 

Votes For  Votes Against  Abstentions  Broker Non-Votes
110,385,733  35,738,773  697,504  34,094,713

 

Proposal 3—Approval of the Amended and Restated Kyndryl 2021 Long-Term Performance Plan

 

94% of the votes present and entitled to vote approved the Amended and Restated Kyndryl 2021 Long-Term Performance Plan:

 

Votes For  Votes Against  Abstentions  Broker Non-Votes
139,325,459  6,784,271  712,280  34,094,713

 

 

 

 

Proposal 4—Ratification of the Appointment of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

97% of the votes present and entitled to vote ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027:

 

Votes For  Votes Against  Abstentions
176,123,580  4,164,302  628,841

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.  Description
10.1  Amended and Restated Kyndryl 2021 Long-Term Performance Plan
104  Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded in the Inline XBRL document)

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

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: July 31, 2026

 

  KYNDRYL HOLDINGS, INC.
   
  By: /s/ Ann Schlaffman
    Name: Ann Schlaffman
    Title: Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary