---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-26-009801"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LIND"
cik: "0001512499"
company_name: "LINDBLAD EXPEDITIONS HOLDINGS, INC."
filed_at: "2026-03-25T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T08:59:21.877318+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Lindblad appoints Keith Taylor as Chief Maritime Officer; base salary $330,000

## Summary
- Appointment effective March 19, 2026; Taylor previously with Carnival Corp. and U.S. Coast Guard.
- Base salary of $330,000; eligible for annual cash bonus target equal to 75% of base salary.
- Eligible for annual equity compensation with target value of 75% of base salary.
- No family relationships or material interests with any director or executive officer.
- Taylor joined the company in April 2025; prior role as Principal at Keith A. Taylor & Associates.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-26-009801
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LIND
- cik: 0001512499
- company_name: LINDBLAD EXPEDITIONS HOLDINGS, INC.
- filed_at: 2026-03-25T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1512499/000143774926009801/0001437749-26-009801-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1512499/000143774926009801/lindb20260325_8k.htm

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