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accession: "0001628280-26-046850"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KDK"
cik: "0001853138"
company_name: "Kodiak AI, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-07-02T20:01:22+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-07-02T20:02:08.617188+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Kodiak AI raises CEO base salary to $525K, grants $7M RSU; CFO/COO salaries increased to $450K each

## Summary
- CEO Don Burnette base salary increased from $425K to $525K; bonus opportunity raised to 100% of salary.
- CFO Surajit Datta and COO Michael Wiesinger base salaries increased to $450K each.
- Time-based RSUs granted: CEO $7M, CFO $2.5M, COO $2.5M, vesting quarterly over 4 years with 6-month cliff.
- CFO's prior option to purchase 2,035,915 shares at $8.88 cancelled; replaced with 563,063 RSUs vesting over 4 years with 1-year cliff.
- All changes effective July 1, 2026.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-046850
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KDK
- cik: 0001853138
- company_name: Kodiak AI, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-07-02T20:01:22+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1853138/000162828026046850/0001628280-26-046850-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1853138/000162828026046850/kdk-20260701.htm

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