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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001049521-22-000007"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MRCY"
cik: "0001049521"
company_name: "MERCURY SYSTEMS INC"
filed_at: "2022-02-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T09:53:32.011632+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Mercury Systems implements early, larger equity retention plan for execs and 100+ leaders

## Summary
- CEO Aslett gets $6.3M performance stock + $6.3M restricted stock on Feb 15, 2022; CFO and GC each get $1.93M and $800k respectively.
- Awards granted ~6 months early for fiscal 2023; larger than normal annual compensation.
- Plan covers executive leadership and over 100 additional leaders; cited challenging industry environment and labor market.
- Additional stock-comp expense of $1.1M ($0.02/shr) for Q3 FY2022 and $3.4M ($0.06/shr) for FY2022.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001049521-22-000007
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MRCY
- cik: 0001049521
- company_name: MERCURY SYSTEMS INC
- filed_at: 2022-02-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1049521/000104952122000007/0001049521-22-000007-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1049521/000104952122000007/mrcy-20220208.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001049521-22-000007.txt

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