{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001193125-26-455387","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"NCMI","cik":"0001377630","company_name":"National CineMedia, Inc.","filed_at":"2026-11-10T21:01:34+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-11-10T21:03:00.242562+00:00","generated_at":"2026-11-10T21:03:13.742658+00:00","sec_items":["5.02","7.01","9.01"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.6,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.6,"confidence":"high","headline":"NCMI CEO Tom Lesinski to retire Dec 31, 2026; board hires Korn Ferry to lead successor search","bullets":["Thomas F. Lesinski will retire as Chief Executive Officer and step off the Board, with anticipated departure December 31, 2026; he remains CEO through the transition.","Board retained search firm Korn Ferry to identify a successor CEO; no replacement has been named.","Transition and Separation Agreement dated Nov 9, 2026: $3,000,000 severance paid over 12 months after departure, COBRA up to 12 months, and eligibility for the 2026 annual bonus.","Outstanding equity awards vest pro-rata through the Transition Date; performance stock units remain eligible to vest based on actual performance.","Lesinski joined the Board in 2014 and became CEO in 2019; he cited the closing of the Captivate acquisition as the right time to hand over leadership."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-455387","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-455387.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-455387.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-455387.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1377630/000119312526455387/0001193125-26-455387-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1377630/000119312526455387/ncmi-20261110.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-11-10T21:03:13.742658+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"a1bac3c9ce","claim":"Thomas F. Lesinski departed as Chief Executive Officer at National CineMedia, Inc..","evidence_excerpt":"On November 10, 2026, National CineMedia, Inc. (the “ Company ”) announced that Thomas F. Lesinski, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, will retire as part of a transition plan from his position as Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Board of Directors (the “ Board ”), with an anticipated departure of December 31, 2026 (the “ Transition Date ”).","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1377630/000119312526455387/0001193125-26-455387-index.htm","confidence":0.97,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"retire"},{"label":"Role","value":"Chief Executive Officer"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}