BigBear.ai Holdings Inc.

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Management Change/Compensation (Form 8-K)

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On October 14, 2025, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Corporation"), appointed Sean R. Ricker as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Ricker served as interim Chief Financial Officer since June 6, 2025.
In connection with Mr. Ricker's election as Chief Financial Officer and pursuant to his offer letter dated October 9, 2025 (the "Offer Letter"), Mr. Ricker will be entitled to the following compensation: (i) an annualized base salary of $420,000; (ii) eligibility to participate in the Corporation's short-term incentive program with an annual bonus target of 100% of his base compensation; (iii) a retention award in the form of 200,000 Restricted Stock Units, which are scheduled to vest as follows: 50% on the first anniversary of the grant date, and 50% on the second anniversary of the grant date; (iv) beginning in 2025 and subject to Compensation Committee approval, a recurring annual grant estimated to be valued at 100% of base compensation and split (at the Compensation Committee's discretion) between restricted stock units, performance stock units, stock options and other long-term incentive vehicles; and (v) eligibility to participate in the Corporation's employee benefit plans and programs in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and programs.
Mr. Ricker, age 38, previously served as the Corporation's Chief Accounting Officer from August 2022 to June 2025. He had previously served as Corporate Controller since April 2021. Prior to that, Mr. Ricker was a Director at MorganFranklin Consulting (now Highspring) from 2019-2021. As the Chief Accounting Officer, Mr. Ricker previously signed the Company's standard indemnification agreement. In connection with his election as Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Ricker shall continue to serve as the Corporation's principal accounting officer.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Ricker and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Ricker was appointed as Chief Financial Officer. There are no family relationships among any of the Corporation's directors or executive officers and Mr. Ricker.
The foregoing description of the Offer Letter is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Offer Letter, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
(d) Exhibits:
Exhibit No. Description
10.1
Offer Letter dated as of October 9, 2025 between BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc. and Sean R. Ricker
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