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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-131752"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RPD"
cik: "0001560327"
company_name: "Rapid7, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-03-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T08:23:02.593463+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Rapid7 agrees with JANA Partners to nominate Kevin Galligan to board, caps JANA ownership at 19.9%

## Summary
- Kevin Galligan added to Rapid7 board slate for 2026 annual meeting; company will support his election.
- JANA Partners agrees to vote for all 11 board nominees including Galligan, Corey Thomas, Marc Brown, Judy Bruner, Mike Burns, Ben Holzman, Wael Mohamed, Ben Nye, Tom Schodorf, Reeny Sondhi.
- JANA ownership capped at 19.9% of outstanding common stock without prior board consent; acquisition up to that threshold approved under DGCL Section 203.
- Agreement effective through early January 2027 or 30 days before 2027 annual meeting advance notice period.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-131752
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RPD
- cik: 0001560327
- company_name: Rapid7, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-03-30T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1560327/000119312526131752/0001193125-26-131752-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1560327/000119312526131752/d117706d8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-131752.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: ca44ad3f525b20c5ea78bb895710d636f33f41ab
  claim: Rapid7, Inc. entered into Nomination and Support Agreement with JANA Partners Management, LP (effective 2026-03-26).
  evidence_excerpt: On March 26, 2026, Rapid7, Inc. (“ Company ”) entered into a Nomination and Support Agreement (the “ Nomination and Support Agreement ”) with JANA Partners Management, LP (together with its controlled affiliates and controlled associates, “ JANA ”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1560327/000119312526131752/0001193125-26-131752-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.