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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950103-23-015034"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0000935494"
company_name: "NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORP"
filed_at: "2023-10-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-09T22:18:35.671179+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# National Instruments CFO Daniel Berenbaum departs after Emerson merger closes

## Summary
- Effective October 13, 2023, Daniel Berenbaum ceased as CFO, EVP, and Treasurer.
- Departure follows completion of Emerson Electric acquisition on October 11, 2023.
- Berenbaum entered a separation agreement with severance and equity acceleration per existing terms.
- Compensation arrangements were previously disclosed in the May 25, 2023 proxy statement.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950103-23-015034
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0000935494
- company_name: NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORP
- filed_at: 2023-10-18T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/935494/000095010323015034/0000950103-23-015034-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/935494/000095010323015034/dp201511_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950103-23-015034
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950103-23-015034.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950103-23-015034.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Daniel A. Berenbaum departed as Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President and Treasurer at NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORP.
  - Action: ceased
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President and Treasurer
  source text: In connection with the Merger, effective as of October 13, 2023, Mr. Daniel A. Berenbaum ceased to be Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President and Treasurer of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/935494/000095010323015034/0000950103-23-015034-index.htm

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