secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Astera Labs, Inc. (ALAB)
CIK:        0001736297
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-02-10T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-26-012649
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Astera Labs CFO Michael Tate to retire March 2; Desmond Lynch named new CFO
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- CFO Michael Tate retires effective March 2, 2026; stays as Strategic Advisor through Sept 1 at 25% salary ($131,250).
- Desmond Lynch appointed CFO effective March 2; previously CFO of Rambus (Aug 2022-Feb 2026) and VP Finance at Knowles, Renesas.
- Lynch receives $500K base salary, 95% bonus target, $6M RSUs (4-yr vest), $1M supplemental RSU (1-yr), $2M PSU (performance).
- Tate gets $1,000 separation lump sum; continues equity vesting during transition; no disagreements with company.
- Lynch has no material interest in transactions requiring disclosure under Item 404(a).

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1736297/000110465926012649/0001104659-26-012649-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1736297/000110465926012649/tm265461d2_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-012649

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