secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Cardlytics, Inc. (CDLX)
CIK:        0001666071
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-12-18T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001666071-25-000171
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.55
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Cardlytics appoints David Evans as CFO effective Jan 12, 2026; returning alumnus
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- David Evans appointed CFO effective Jan 12, 2026; previously served as Cardlytics CFO (2016-2020) and led 2018 IPO.
- Compensation: $400k base salary, 100% annual bonus target, and 1M RSUs (half vest Feb 1, 2027; remainder quarterly).
- Signing bonus $200k (clawback if voluntary leave within 12 mo.); 12-month severance for termination without cause or resignation for good reason.
- Outgoing CFO Alexis DeSieno remains in non-officer advisory role through March 6, 2026 for transition.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1666071/000166607125000171/0001666071-25-000171-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1666071/000166607125000171/cdlx-20251218.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001666071-25-000171

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