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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-26-028183"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BBAI"
cik: "0001836981"
company_name: "BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-08-17T20:16:43+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-17T20:17:07.079306+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# BigBear.ai elects Ret. Lt. Gen. Sean Gainey to board and governance committee

## Summary
- Elected Ret. Lt. Gen. Sean Gainey to Board and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee on Aug 13, 2026.
- Gainey commanded U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command and Joint Task Force Gold from Jan 2024 to Apr 2026.
- Will receive customary director compensation, including prorated annual RSU award per 2026 proxy statement.
- Executed standard indemnification agreement; no related-party transactions or family relationships disclosed.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-26-028183
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BBAI
- cik: 0001836981
- company_name: BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-08-17T20:16:43+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1836981/000143774926028183/0001437749-26-028183-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1836981/000143774926028183/bbai20260817c_8k.htm

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