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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-25-000349"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AUB"
cik: "0000883948"
company_name: "Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp"
filed_at: "2025-01-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-28T19:19:02.835271+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Atlantic Union discloses accelerated equity and cash awards for Sandy Spring execs to mitigate Section 280G tax impact

## Summary
- Sandy Spring's Compensation committee approved accelerated 2024 bonuses, RSAs, and reissued PSUs for 6 named execs and 5 others.
- CEO Schrider received ~$405K accelerated bonus and ~$1.59M in equity (Reissued RSAs plus Accelerated 2025 RSA Awards).
- Five other non-NEO impacted execs got aggregate ~$578.7K accelerated bonus and ~$1.74M in equity.
- Severance for five non-NEO participants in the Executive Severance Plan estimated at $10.0M aggregate.
- Acceleration and Clawback Agreement requires repayment if exec leaves before original vesting/earn-out conditions.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-25-000349
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AUB
- cik: 0000883948
- company_name: Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp
- filed_at: 2025-01-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/883948/000110465925000349/0001104659-25-000349-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/883948/000110465925000349/tm2432395d1_8k.htm

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