---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-24-075436"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GH"
cik: "0001576280"
company_name: "Guardant Health, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-03-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-04T09:02:55.848939+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.45
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Guardant Health co-CEOs receive new annual and long-term equity grants; base salary remains $1

## Summary
- Each co-CEO gets annual RSU and PSU awards with $800,000 target value each, in lieu of salary and bonus.
- 2024 long-term awards: $5M RSU and $5M PSU per co-CEO, vesting over three years with performance metrics.
- Founders PSU award from May 2020 cancelled as part of new agreement.
- Base salary stays at $1; severance plan Tier 1 continues but cash severance based on $1 salary.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-24-075436
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GH
- cik: 0001576280
- company_name: Guardant Health, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-03-22T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.45
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1576280/000119312524075436/0001193125-24-075436-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1576280/000119312524075436/d56043d8k.htm

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