---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-24-001514"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LDOS"
cik: "0001336920"
company_name: "Leidos Holdings, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-01-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-06T22:28:59.698823+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Leidos names Dan Antal as GC; Jerry Howe to retire effective April 1, 2024

## Summary
- Dan Antal appointed General Counsel and Corporate Secretary effective April 1, 2024, succeeding Jerry Howe.
- Howe will remain as a full-time advisory employee through July 31, 2024, then as a consulting employee through March 15, 2025.
- Consulting agreement pays Howe $1,200 per hour, with hours capped at 1,860 per 12-month period.
- Antal previously served as General Counsel for Rolls-Royce Defense and North America and spent over 7 years at Leidos in legal roles.
- Howe's retirement is described as planned; he will support transition through advisory capacity.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-24-001514
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LDOS
- cik: 0001336920
- company_name: Leidos Holdings, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-01-17T23:59:59+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/1336920/000162828024001514/0001628280-24-001514-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1336920/000162828024001514/ldos-20240117.htm

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## Key facts
- Executive change
  Daniel J. Antal was appointed as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Leidos Holdings, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
  source text: the Board of Directors of the Company appointed Daniel J. Antal as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of the Company, effective April 1, 2024
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1336920/000162828024001514/0001628280-24-001514-index.htm
- Executive change
  Jerald S. Howe, Jr. retired as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Leidos Holdings, Inc..
  - Action: retired
  - Role: General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
  source text: Jerald S. Howe, Jr., will be leaving his role as the Company’s General Counsel and Corporate Secretary effective April 1, 2024
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1336920/000162828024001514/0001628280-24-001514-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.