---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001871638-26-000001"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BZAI"
cik: "0001871638"
company_name: "Blaize Holdings, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-01-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T11:43:06.666130+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Blaize Holdings enters into change in control severance agreements with CFO and VP Engineering

## Summary
- Santiago Fernandez-Gomez, VP of Platform Engineering, signed severance agreement on December 26, 2025.
- Harminder Sehmi, CFO, signed severance agreement on January 4, 2026, with 12 months base salary in non-change of control termination.
- In a change of control termination, executives receive 12 months base salary (18 months for CEO) and 100% equity vesting.
- Board approved but has not yet executed severance agreements for CEO Dinakar Munagala and Chief Software Architect Val Cook.
- Severance agreements have a four-year initial term with automatic renewal and require a signed release of claims.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001871638-26-000001
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BZAI
- cik: 0001871638
- company_name: Blaize Holdings, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-01-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1871638/000187163826000001/0001871638-26-000001-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1871638/000187163826000001/blz-20251226.htm

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