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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-013236"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DDOG"
cik: "0001561550"
company_name: "Datadog, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-03-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T22:38:14.799535+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Datadog appoints Dominic Phillips to Board, expands Board to 11 members

## Summary
- Board increased from 10 to 11; Dominic Phillips appointed as Class II director, term through 2027 annual meeting.
- Initial RSU grant increased to $600,000 from $400,000 as an inducement to join the Board.
- RSU grant vests in three equal annual installments, subject to continued service.
- Phillips has no committee assignments at this time and no family relationships with officers.
- No arrangement or material interest in transactions requiring disclosure under Item 404(a).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-013236
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DDOG
- cik: 0001561550
- company_name: Datadog, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-03-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1561550/000162828026013236/0001628280-26-013236-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1561550/000162828026013236/ddog-20260226.htm

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