---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001213900-25-005587"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SBIG"
cik: "0001801602"
company_name: "SpringBig Holdings, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-01-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-27T20:52:08.537878+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# SpringBig CEO and CFO to depart; board initiates search for replacements

## Summary
- CEO Jeffrey Harris to separate by latest of March 31, 2025, annual meeting, or 10-K filing; will receive $450k salary through separation, 250k RSUs, and gaming commissions.
- CFO Paul Sykes to separate on June 14, 2025; will receive $364k salary through separation, $227.5k bonus, accelerated vesting of 86,667 RSUs, and COBRA contributions.
- Both executives' non-solicitation and non-compete periods extended to 36 months; definition of 'Business of the Company' expanded to include gaming.
- Lead independent director Marc Shiffman spearheading search for new CEO and CFO.
- CEO will continue as board member (non-executive) and serve as consultant for 12 months at $450k fee.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001213900-25-005587
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SBIG
- cik: 0001801602
- company_name: SpringBig Holdings, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-01-22T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1801602/000121390025005587/0001213900-25-005587-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1801602/000121390025005587/ea0228216-8k_springbig.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-25-005587
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-25-005587.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-25-005587.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Jeffrey Harris departed as Chief Executive Officer at SpringBig Holdings, Inc..
  - Action: separate from his position as CEO
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: Jeffrey Harris has announced his intention to separate from his position as the Company’s CEO and an employee of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1801602/000121390025005587/0001213900-25-005587-index.htm

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