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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-24-269993"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CRNC"
cik: "0001768267"
company_name: "Cerence Inc."
filed_at: "2024-12-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-29T09:57:03.411624+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Cerence AI appoints Tony Rodriquez as permanent CFO with $475K salary and equity awards

## Summary
- Tony Rodriquez named EVP, CFO effective Nov 29, 2024; had served as interim CFO since June 2024.
- Annual base salary $475K; target bonus 75% of salary; initial equity of 626,566 RSUs (half time-based, half performance-based).
- Board adopted Amendment No.2 to 2024 Inducement Plan, increasing authorized shares from 3M to 4.5M for inducement grants.
- Rodriquez entered into a change of control and severance agreement with severance multiples and equity acceleration triggers.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-24-269993
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CRNC
- cik: 0001768267
- company_name: Cerence Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-12-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1768267/000119312524269993/0001193125-24-269993-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1768267/000119312524269993/d916053d8k.htm

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