---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-25-020116"
form_type: "8-K/A"
ticker: "MANH"
cik: "0001056696"
company_name: "MANHATTAN ASSOCIATES INC"
filed_at: "2025-02-14T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-26T19:06:22.907662+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Eric A. Clark named Manhattan Associates CEO effective Feb 12; Capel becomes Executive Vice-Chairman

## Summary
- Clark succeeds Eddie Capel after an extensive search; Board expands to nine members.
- Base salary $800K, target cash bonus $800K, signing bonus $3M paid in three installments.
- Initial RSU grant valued at $8M with vesting over four years; additional $5M grant (50% performance-based).
- Severance: 12 months base salary plus COBRA; on change of control, enhanced severance and equity vesting.
- Clark most recently CEO of NTT Data North America; previously at ServiceNow and Dell.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-25-020116
- form_type: 8-K/A
- ticker: MANH
- cik: 0001056696
- company_name: MANHATTAN ASSOCIATES INC
- filed_at: 2025-02-14T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1056696/000095017025020116/0000950170-25-020116-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1056696/000095017025020116/manh-20250210.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-25-020116
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-25-020116.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-25-020116.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Eric A. Clark was elected as President and Chief Executive Officer at MANHATTAN ASSOCIATES INC.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: President and Chief Executive Officer
  source text: the Board of Directors elected Mr. Eric A. Clark to succeed Mr. Eddie Capel as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, to be effective February 12, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1056696/000095017025020116/0000950170-25-020116-index.htm
- Executive change
  Eric A. Clark was appointed as Class II Board Member at MANHATTAN ASSOCIATES INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Class II Board Member
  source text: appointed Mr. Clark to serve as a Class II Board member.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1056696/000095017025020116/0000950170-25-020116-index.htm
- Executive change
  Eddie Capel changed role as Executive Vice-Chairman at MANHATTAN ASSOCIATES INC.
  - Action: assume
  - Role: Executive Vice-Chairman
  source text: Mr. Capel will assume the office of Executive Vice-Chairman of the Board.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1056696/000095017025020116/0000950170-25-020116-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.