UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 7, 2022
KKR & Co. Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
| 001-34820
| 88-1203639
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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30 Hudson Yards
New York, New York | | 10001
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| (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
(212) 750-8300
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
NOT APPLICABLE
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock
| KKR
| New York Stock Exchange
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| 6.00% Series C Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock | | |
4.625% Subordinated Notes due 2061 of KKR Group Finance Co. IX LLC
| KKRS
| New York Stock Exchange
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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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 December 7, 2022, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of KKR & Co. Inc. (the "Company" and together with its subsidiaries, “KKR”) approved the vesting of equity awards representing 150,000 shares of the Company's common stock previously granted to David Sorkin, the Company's Chief Legal Officer, pursuant to the Amended and Restated KKR & Co. Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan, on May 1, 2026, without requiring his continued employment with KKR through May 1, 2026. After vesting, these equity awards will be subject to the Company's customary 1- and 2-year transfer restrictions.
The vesting of these equity awards was approved in connection with Mr. Sorkin’s previously announced plans to step down as Chief Legal Officer by the end of the first quarter of 2023, when Kathryn King Sudol, the Company's General Counsel and Secretary, will assume the role of the Company's Chief Legal Officer. As part of the Board's approval, the remaining 150,000 equity awards previously granted as part of a 300,000 equity award grant to Mr. Sorkin were immediately forfeited.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| KKR & CO. INC. |
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| Date: December 9, 2022 | By: | /s/ Christopher Lee |
| Name: | Christopher Lee |
| Title: | Assistant Secretary |
