---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-203979"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ADEA"
cik: "0001803696"
company_name: "Adeia Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T23:59:05.421142+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Adeia CEO Paul Davis to step down by Q4 2026; board launches search

## Summary
- Davis notified board on May 4, 2026; he will stay as CEO and board member until successor is named.
- Special transition committee chaired by chairman Dan Moloney will lead the CEO search.
- No disagreement with company; decision driven by health and personal pursuits.
- Davis led Adeia through separation from Xperi and revenue growth; debt reduced by nearly 50%.
- Target completion for CEO search is Q4 2026; internal and external candidates considered.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-203979
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ADEA
- cik: 0001803696
- company_name: Adeia Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-04T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1803696/000119312526203979/0001193125-26-203979-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1803696/000119312526203979/adea-20260504.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-203979
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-203979.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-203979.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Paul E. Davis departed as Chief Executive Officer at Adeia Inc..
  - Action: intention to step down
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: On May 4, 2026, Adeia Inc. (the “Company” or “Adeia”) announced that Paul E. Davis, the Company’s chief executive officer, notified the Company and the Board of Directors (the “Board”) on May 4, 2026, of his intention to step down as the Company’s chief executive officer and as a member of the Board to focus on his health and personal pursuits.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1803696/000119312526203979/0001193125-26-203979-index.htm

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