{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001213900-26-070213","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"USAR","cik":"0001970622","company_name":"USA Rare Earth, Inc.","filed_at":"2026-06-18T21:15:43+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-06-18T21:18:00.294000+00:00","generated_at":"2026-06-18T21:19:43.995522+00:00","sec_items":["5.02","9.01"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.5,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.5,"confidence":"high","headline":"USA Rare Earth ends relationship with general counsel David Kronenfeld, effective Aug 7, 2026","bullets":["Cash severance of $170,625 (6 months salary); COBRA healthcare for 6 months.","Accelerated vesting of 41,843 time-based RSUs from next three tranches (Dec 2026, Mar 2027, May 2027).","Additional 3,698 RSUs accelerated at separation; 10,847 RSUs vest after transition period.","Prorated 2026 bonus; outplacement services up to $15,000.","No cash compensation during 6-month transition; remaining RSUs forfeited."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-26-070213","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-26-070213.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-26-070213.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-26-070213.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1970622/000121390026070213/0001213900-26-070213-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1970622/000121390026070213/ea0295221-8k_usarare.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-18T21:19:43.995522+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":"1b0cb5b682","claim":"David Kronenfeld departed as general counsel at USA Rare Earth, Inc..","evidence_excerpt":"On June 16, 2026, USA Rare Earth, Inc. (the “Company”) decided to end its relationship with David Kronenfeld, the Company’s general counsel, pursuant to a transition and separation agreement (the “Transition and Separation Agreement”) according to which Mr. Kronenfeld’s employment will end on August 7, 2026,","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1970622/000121390026070213/0001213900-26-070213-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"end relationship"},{"label":"Role","value":"general counsel"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}