secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Gen Digital Inc. (GEN)
CIK:        0000849399
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-11-07T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000849399-25-000094
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.35
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Gen Digital appoints Bryan Ko as COO; adopts new executive severance plan
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- Bryan Ko appointed COO effective Nov 3, 2025, retaining CLO and Secretary roles; no compensation change.
- Board approved Executive Severance and Retention Plan, replacing prior plans, effective Nov 3, 2025.
- NEOs receive 2x base salary + 2x target bonus on qualifying termination; change-in-control triggers full equity acceleration.
- Retirement benefits under 'Rule of 65' (age+service>=65, min age 55, 5 yrs) allow continued RSU vesting and prorated PSU vesting.
- Group 1 execs get 24 months COBRA premium; Group 2 get 12 months; Group 3 get 6 months.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/849399/000084939925000094/0000849399-25-000094-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/849399/000084939925000094/gen-20251103.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000849399-25-000094

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