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| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On March 3, 2026, James (“Jay”) Whalen announced his intention to accept the position of Chief Accounting Officer at a company outside of the fintech industry, and as a result he will be resigning from Shift4 Payments, Inc. (the “Company”), effective April 3, 2026 (the “Effective Date”). Mr. Whalen’s departure was not the result of any disagreement with the Company or any matter related to the Company’s operations, policies or practices. On the Effective Date, Christopher N. Cruz, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer will be designated as the Company’s principal accounting officer and Filippos Mintiloglitis will be designated the interim Chief Accounting Officer.
| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure |
On the transition, Shift4’s CEO Taylor Lauber stated: “This is a fantastic opportunity for Jay, and I’m thrilled to see him thrive in this next chapter of his career. The depth of talent and process maturity we have within our accounting organization is largely as a result of the leadership contributions of Jay and others. For this reason I’m excited and confident in Filippos as we continue our integration of Global Blue. Having led the public company reporting function as a senior leader in the accounting organization of Global Blue, Filippos will bring his technical expertise and international experience to our increasingly global organization.”
Forward-Looking Statements
Except for historical information, all of the statements, expectations, and assumptions contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K are forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding the integration of Global Blue. Actual results may differ materially from those explicit or implicit in the forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to the other risks, uncertainties, and other important factors disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, as updated by the Company’s other filings with the SEC, copies of which are available free of charge on the Company’s website at investors.shift4.com. The Company assumes no obligation and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements, except as required by law.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: March 9, 2026
| SHIFT4 PAYMENTS, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Jordan Frankel | |
| Name: | Jordan Frankel | |
| Title: | Chief Legal Officer | |