Company: KD
Filing Date: 2025-06-16
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001140361-25-022676
Chunk: 20

Company: Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-06-16
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 20
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, the Committee has engaged the services of Frederic W. Cook & Co. (“FW Cook”) as its independent compensation consultant. For a detailed discussion regarding the role of compensation consultants with respect to executive and director compensation, see “2025 Executive Compensation — Compensation Discussion and Analysis — Executive Compensation Decision-Making and Oversight.” |

| • | Pursuant to its charter and the Amended and Restated Kyndryl 2021 Long-Term Performance Plan, the Committee has delegated limited authority to each of the CEO and the Chief Human Resources Officer to make long-term incentives outside the annual grant process, or “off-cycle grants,” to employees and new hires who are not officers subject to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). The delegation is subject to a cap on the aggregate grant date values of long-term incentives that may be awarded to any individual and a cap on the aggregate number of shares of all awards pursuant to the delegation. Any “off-cycle grants” are reported to the Committee at the next regularly scheduled meeting following such awards. |

Kyndryl Code of Conduct Our code of ethics is The Kyndryl Code of Conduct. The Kyndryl Code of Conduct is applicable to all our directors, officers and employees, including our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Controller and other senior financial officers. The Kyndryl Code of Conduct sets forth our policies and expectations on a number of topics, including conflicts of interest, compliance with laws (including insider trading laws), use of our assets and business conduct and fair dealing. The Kyndryl Code of Conduct also satisfies the requirements for a code of ethics, as defined by Item 406 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC. The Kyndryl Code of Conduct can be found on our Investor Relations website at investors.kyndryl.comunder Corporate Responsibility: Governance: Governance Documents: The Kyndryl Code of Conduct. To the extent applicable, we will disclose within four business days any substantive changes in, or waivers of, The Kyndryl Code of Conduct granted to our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller or persons performing similar functions, by posting such information on our website as set forth above rather than by filing a Current Report on Form 8-K. In the case of a waiver for an executive officer or a director, the required disclosure also will be made available on our website within four business days of the date of such