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accession: "0001423689-26-000135"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AGNC"
cik: "0001423689"
company_name: "AGNC Investment Corp."
filed_at: "2026-09-11T20:04:07+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-09-11T20:05:16.958486+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
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source: SEC EDGAR
---

# AGNC amends Gary Kain's employment: 2027 cash bonus target $1.3M, annual LTIA $1.5M

## Summary
- Amendment effective Sept 10, 2026 to Kain's Sixth Amended Employment Agreement.
- Annual cash bonus target $1.3M for 2027 and later (down from $1.8M for 2026); 0-200% payout range.
- Starting 2027, annual long-term incentive award target $1.5M in stock; 67% performance-based over 3 years, 33% time-vested.
- Base salary, termination payments, and restrictive covenants remain unchanged.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001423689-26-000135
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AGNC
- cik: 0001423689
- company_name: AGNC Investment Corp.
- filed_at: 2026-09-11T20:04:07+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/1423689/000142368926000135/0001423689-26-000135-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1423689/000142368926000135/agnc-20260911.htm

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