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accession: "0001104659-26-071832"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "VIRT"
cik: "0001592386"
company_name: "Virtu Financial, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-06-09T20:06:31+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-09T20:07:53.615162+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Virtu Financial amends CFO Cindy Lee's employment agreement with $500K salary and equity award

## Summary
- Annual base salary set at $500,000; eligible for discretionary annual bonus.
- Special long-term equity award of 20,000 restricted shares or RSUs, vesting in three equal annual installments.
- Initial term through June 30, 2029, with automatic one-year renewals unless notice of non-renewal.
- Severance equal to greater of one times base salary or remaining salary through term; on change-in-control, 2.5x base plus most recent bonus.
- Restrictive covenants include confidentiality, non-disparagement, and 12-month non-compete and non-solicit.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-071832
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: VIRT
- cik: 0001592386
- company_name: Virtu Financial, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-06-09T20:06:31+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1592386/000110465926071832/0001104659-26-071832-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1592386/000110465926071832/tm2617179d1_8k.htm

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