---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001744489-23-000158"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DIS"
cik: "0001744489"
company_name: "Walt Disney Co"
filed_at: "2023-07-12T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-13T09:32:06.216938+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Disney extends CEO Bob Iger's contract to December 31, 2026

## Summary
- Board unanimously approves 2-year extension; Iger to remain CEO through 2026.
- Target annual bonus opportunity increased to 500% of base salary for full fiscal years after amendment.
- No changes to base salary or long-term incentive target value; post-retirement security adjusted for prior retirement period.
- Board continues CEO succession planning as priority; Iger to lead ongoing transformation.
- Extension follows Iger's return in Nov 2022; company cites need for continuity amid industry shifts.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001744489-23-000158
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DIS
- cik: 0001744489
- company_name: Walt Disney Co
- filed_at: 2023-07-12T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1744489/000174448923000158/0001744489-23-000158-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1744489/000174448923000158/dis-20230712.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001744489-23-000158
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001744489-23-000158.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001744489-23-000158.txt

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