---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001834584-22-000023"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CPNG"
cik: "0001834584"
company_name: "Coupang, Inc."
filed_at: "2022-04-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-26T06:58:53.831610+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Coupang appoints Jason Child to board; Board expands to 7 members

## Summary
- Board expanded from 6 to 7; Jason Child appointed effective April 14, 2022.
- Mr. Child granted RSU of 3,195 shares vesting at earlier of next annual meeting or one year.
- He will receive annual RSU valued at $300,000 and Audit Committee RSU of $12,500.
- He also entered into standard indemnification agreement with Coupang.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001834584-22-000023
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CPNG
- cik: 0001834584
- company_name: Coupang, Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-04-18T23:59:59+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/1834584/000183458422000023/0001834584-22-000023-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1834584/000183458422000023/cpng-20220414.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001834584-22-000023
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001834584-22-000023.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001834584-22-000023.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Jason Child was appointed as director at Coupang, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: director
  source text: On April 14, 2022, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Coupang, Inc. (the “Company”) increased the size of the Board from six to seven members and appointed Jason Child as a director of the Company to fill the resulting vacancy, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1834584/000183458422000023/0001834584-22-000023-index.htm

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