---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001386278-25-000014"
form_type: "8-K/A"
ticker: "GDOT"
cik: "0001386278"
company_name: "GREEN DOT CORP"
filed_at: "2025-03-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-24T06:23:47.690434+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Green Dot Corp discloses interim CEO pay, retention bonuses for key officers

## Summary
- Jacobs receives $50k/mo salary + up to $60k/mo service award; 117,123 RSUs vesting in 1 year.
- Ruppel's base salary raised to $550k; target cash incentive increased to 100% of base.
- Retention bonuses: $200k for Ruppel, $125k each for CFO Unruh, COO Watkins, GC Pugh.
- Bonuses vest 50% on transaction announcement, rest at close; if no announcement by Dec 31, 2025, 50% vests then, balance Jun 30, 2026.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001386278-25-000014
- form_type: 8-K/A
- ticker: GDOT
- cik: 0001386278
- company_name: GREEN DOT CORP
- filed_at: 2025-03-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1386278/000138627825000014/0001386278-25-000014-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1386278/000138627825000014/gdot-20250307.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001386278-25-000014.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Chris Ruppel changed role as Interim President and Interim Chief Executive Officer and President of Green Dot Bank at GREEN DOT CORP.
  - Action: promoted
  - Role: Interim President and Interim Chief Executive Officer and President of Green Dot Bank
  source text: In connection with his promotion to interim President of the Company and interim Chief Executive Officer and President of the Bank, the Committee increased his previously-approved annual base salary from $485,000 to $550,000
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1386278/000138627825000014/0001386278-25-000014-index.htm

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