secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Adeia Inc. (ADEA)
CIK:        0001803696
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-05-04T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-203979
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

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

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1803696/000119312526203979/0001193125-26-203979-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1803696/000119312526203979/adea-20260504.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-203979

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