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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-22-021252"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BLIN"
cik: "0001378590"
company_name: "Bridgeline Digital, Inc."
filed_at: "2022-08-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-23T21:40:08.658020+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Bridgeline Digital CEO Kahn gets salary increase to $400K, plus $100K bonus and 200K RSUs

## Summary
- CEO Kahn's annual salary raised to $400,000 effective August 14, 2022, from previous level.
- Opportunity to earn $100,000 incentive bonus for second half of fiscal 2022.
- Future incentive bonus opportunities aggregating $200,000 per year, with metrics to be mutually determined.
- Awarded 200,000 shares of restricted stock vesting quarterly over three years under 2016 Stock Incentive Plan.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-22-021252
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BLIN
- cik: 0001378590
- company_name: Bridgeline Digital, Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-08-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1378590/000143774922021252/0001437749-22-021252-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1378590/000143774922021252/blin20220824_8k.htm

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