{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0000950157-25-000532","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"LNWO","cik":"0000750004","company_name":"Light & Wonder, Inc.","filed_at":"2025-06-20T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:02:51.152374+00:00","generated_at":"2026-05-19T02:11:03.570241+00:00","sec_items":["5.02"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.45,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.45,"confidence":"high","headline":"Light & Wonder EVP/CLO James Sottile to retire Dec 31, 2025; Susan Dawson named successor","bullets":["James Sottile will retire as EVP/CLO/Corporate Secretary effective Dec 31, 2025.","Susan Dawson, current SVP/Deputy General Counsel since 2018, will assume CLO/Corporate Secretary role.","Sottile will provide consulting services in 2026 for monthly fee of $11,959 (20% of 2025 base salary).","Employment agreement amended to extend through 2025; equity awards subject to retirement vesting policy."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950157-25-000532","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950157-25-000532.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950157-25-000532.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950157-25-000532.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/750004/000095015725000532/0000950157-25-000532-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/750004/000095015725000532/form8-k.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-05-19T02:11:03.570241+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"5e8ca5571a","claim":"Susan Dawson was appointed as Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary at Light & Wonder, Inc..","evidence_excerpt":"Susan Dawson, the Company’s current Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, will succeed Mr. Sottile and assume the role of CLO and Corporate Secretary upon his retirement.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/750004/000095015725000532/0000950157-25-000532-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"appointed"},{"label":"Role","value":"Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"},{"claim_id":"d83fb72b34","claim":"James Sottile departed as Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary at Light & Wonder, Inc..","evidence_excerpt":"On June 16, 2025, James Sottile notified Light & Wonder, Inc. (the “ Company ”) that he will retire from the Company, and that his last day of service as the Company’s Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer (“ CLO ”) and Corporate Secretary, will be December 31, 2025.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/750004/000095015725000532/0000950157-25-000532-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"retire"},{"label":"Role","value":"Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}