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Issuer:     BLACKBERRY Ltd (BB)
CIK:        0001070235
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-04-07T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001070235-25-000082
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.55
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

BlackBerry enhances CEO John Giamatteo's severance to 24 months salary plus 2x bonus lump sum
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- Salary continuance increased from 12 months (+1 per year) to 24 months on qualifying termination.
- New lump sum payment equal to 2x target annual bonus under the Variable Incentive Plan.
- Unvested equity awards continue to vest during the 24-month severance period.
- Amendment effective April 1, 2025, approved by Board on Compensation Committee recommendation.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1070235/000107023525000082/0001070235-25-000082-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1070235/000107023525000082/bbry-20250401.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001070235-25-000082

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