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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-011048"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HTH"
cik: "0001265131"
company_name: "Hilltop Holdings Inc."
filed_at: "2026-02-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T04:18:54.302089+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Hilltop extends Steve Thompson's employment to Dec 2028; CEO Ford waives 2025 bonus after say-on-pay vote

## Summary
- Second Amendment effective Dec 31, 2025 extends Thompson's employment term to December 31, 2028 (from original Dec 31, 2025 expiration).
- CEO Jeremy B. Ford voluntarily forgoes his 2025 annual cash incentive bonus based on say-on-pay voting results at the 2025 Annual Meeting.
- Amendment executed Feb 2, 2026, effective retroactively to Dec 31, 2025; no other terms changed.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-011048
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HTH
- cik: 0001265131
- company_name: Hilltop Holdings Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-02-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1265131/000110465926011048/0001104659-26-011048-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1265131/000110465926011048/tm265319d1_8k.htm

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