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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001666071-25-000105"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CDLX"
cik: "0001666071"
company_name: "Cardlytics, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-06-25T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-18T19:30:50.046674+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Cardlytics CEO Gupta gets 1.2M shares in RSUs/PSUs, enhanced severance

## Summary
- CEO Amit Gupta granted 1,000,000 RSUs vesting over 2 years from June 23, 2025 (50% at year 1, remainder quarterly).
- Granted 200,000 PSUs with vesting based on stock price targets over 3 years, none before April 1, 2026.
- If Mr. Gupta resigns before Aug 16, 2025, he must repay pre-tax value of vested RSUs.
- New severance: 18 months salary + medical for non-cause termination; full equity acceleration upon Change in Control.
- Additional $5M equity grant (up to 1.2M shares) to be awarded by May 31, 2026, subject to Board approval.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001666071-25-000105
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CDLX
- cik: 0001666071
- company_name: Cardlytics, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-06-25T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1666071/000166607125000105/0001666071-25-000105-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1666071/000166607125000105/cdlx-20250623.htm

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