---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0002026478-26-000012"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NMAX"
cik: "0002026478"
company_name: "Newsmax Inc."
filed_at: "2026-03-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T09:25:24.773901+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Newsmax appoints David Evans to board of directors, effective March 19, 2026

## Summary
- David Evans appointed to fill a vacancy on the Board, effective immediately on March 19, 2026.
- Evans also appointed to the Audit Committee, joining Rene Alexander Acosta and Paula J. Dobriansky.
- Board determined Evans is independent under NYSE rules; he will be compensated per the Director Compensation Policy.
- No arrangements or transactions exist between Evans and the company requiring disclosure under Item 404(a).
- Evans executed the standard indemnification agreement for directors, filed as Exhibit 6.7 in a prior SEC filing.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0002026478-26-000012
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NMAX
- cik: 0002026478
- company_name: Newsmax Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-03-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2026478/000202647826000012/0002026478-26-000012-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2026478/000202647826000012/nmax-20260319.htm

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