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accession: "0001056288-22-000002"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FHI"
cik: "0001056288"
company_name: "FEDERATED HERMES, INC."
filed_at: "2022-01-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T19:46:58.399676+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
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source: SEC EDGAR
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# Federated Hermes amends stock incentive plan; increases authorized shares by 5.5M to 36.05M

## Summary
- Share authorization increased from 30,550,000 to 36,050,000 shares of Class B common stock, effective Jan 7, 2022.
- Plan amendments permit cash-based awards, employee benefit trust holdings, and delegation of authority.
- Approximately 1.1M shares expected to be exchanged for employee beneficial interests in subsidiary HFML in H1 2022.
- Class A shareholder (sole voting shareholder) approved amendments via unanimous written consent.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001056288-22-000002
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FHI
- cik: 0001056288
- company_name: FEDERATED HERMES, INC.
- filed_at: 2022-01-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1056288/000105628822000002/0001056288-22-000002-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1056288/000105628822000002/fhi-20220107.htm

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