# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001855457
**File Stem:** 0001855457-25-000098
**Filing Date:** 2025-11
**Character Count:** 12539
**Document Hash:** 76fb779fcda3400c6d930a067f1c48f9
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001855457-25-000098.hdr.sgml**: 20251114

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001855457-25-000098

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 13

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20251030

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20251114

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20251114

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** KORE Group Holdings, Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001855457
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** COMMUNICATION SERVICES, NEC [4899]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 06 Technology
- **EIN:** 863078783
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-40856
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251486318

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1155 PERIMETER CENTER WEST
- **STREET 2:** 11TH FLOOR
- **CITY:** ATLANTA
- **STATE:** GA
- **ZIP:** 30346
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 877-710-5673

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1155 PERIMETER CENTER WEST
- **STREET 2:** 11TH FLOOR
- **CITY:** ATLANTA
- **STATE:** GA
- **ZIP:** 30346

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** King Pubco, Inc.
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20210406

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**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington, D.C. 20549**

**FORM 8-K**

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**CURRENT REPORT**

**PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)**

**OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934**

**Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 30, 2025**

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**KORE Group Holdings, Inc.**

**(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)**

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| **Delaware** | **001-40856** | **86-3078783** |
| **(State or other jurisdiction**<br>**of incorporation)** | **(Commission**<br>**File Number)** | **(I.R.S. Employer**<br>**Identification No.)** |

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**1155 Perimeter Center West, 11**<sup>th</sup> **Floor**

**Atlanta, GA 30338**

**877-710-5673**

**(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of Registrant's principal executive offices)**

_____________________

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

□ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act

□ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act

□ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act

□ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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| **Title of each class** | **Trading**<br>**Symbol(s)** | **Name of each exchange**<br>**on which registered** |
| **Common stock, $0.0001 par value per share** | **KORE** | **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).

Emerging growth company ⌧

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. □

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**Item 5.02.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.**

*Employee Retention Awards*

On October 30, 2025, the Special Committee (the "Special Committee") of the Board of Directors (the "Board") of KORE Group Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") approved retention awards (each, a "Retention Award") for key employees of the Company including its named executive officers (each, a "Participant") to retain such employees in light of the Board's formation of the Special Committee to consider and evaluate a potential strategic transaction involving the Company or an alternative thereto. The aggregate value of the Retention Awards granted under the retention program for Participants is approximately $3.2 million.

The Participant's eligibility to receive a Retention Award is subject to continued employment with the Company or one of its subsidiaries through the 18-month anniversary of the date of the retention awards (the "Retention Period"). If a Participant's employment ends prior to the end of the Retention Period, the Participant will forfeit the right to receive the Retention Award; provided, however, that if a Participant's employment is terminated without Cause (as defined in the Participant's award letter) or, for Participants who are executive officers of the Company and one other key employee, such Participant resigns for Good Reason (as defined in the Participant's award letter), the Retention Award will become due and payable no later than 60 days after such termination without Cause or resignation for Good Reason (as applicable). Otherwise, the Retention Award will become due and payable no later than 60 days after the end of the Retention Period.

The summary of the Retention Award for executive officers of the Company is qualified in its entirety by reference to the form of retention award agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

**Item 9.01.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Financial Statements and Exhibits.**

(d) Exhibits

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| **Exhibit No.** | **Description** |
| 10.1 | <u>[Form of Retention Award Agreement](ex101formofretentionawarda.htm)</u> |

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**SIGNATURE**

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.

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| | KORE Group Holdings, Inc. | KORE Group Holdings, Inc. |
| Date: November 14, 2025 | By: | /s/ Jack W. Kennedy Jr. |
|  | Name: | Jack W. Kennedy Jr. |
|  | Title: | Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, and Secretary |

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## Exhibit 10.1

**Exhibit 10.1**

**[KORE LETTERHEAD]**

_________ [•], 2025

Via Email

[NAME]

[ADDRESS]

Re: Retention Bonus

Dear [NAME]:

The Board of Directors (the "***Board***") of KORE Group Holdings, Inc. ("***KORE***") has formed a Special Committee to consider and evaluate a potential strategic transaction involving KORE. We consider your continued service and dedication to KORE and its affiliates (the "***Company***") essential to our business and the five-year growth plan earlier implemented by the Board and KORE management. To incentivize you to remain employed with the Company and to address any concerns about your job security, we are pleased to offer you a retention bonus, as described in this letter agreement.

In recognition of your continued service with the Company until the eighteen (18)-month anniversary of the date of this letter (the "***Retention Period***"), you are eligible to receive a retention bonus in the amount of [AMOUNT], less all applicable withholdings and deductions required by law (the "***Retention Bonus***"), subject to the terms set forth in this letter agreement.

You will receive the Retention Bonus if all of the following eligibility criteria are satisfied:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.You are in material compliance with the terms and conditions of your Employment Agreement, dated as of [DATE], between you and the Company (the "***Employment Agreement***") through the Retention Period.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.You are actively employed by the Company on a continuous basis other than for an approved leave of absence or other leave with the legal right to return to employment from the date of this letter agreement until the last day of the Retention Period.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.Prior to payment, the Company has not given you notice of its intent to terminate your employment for Cause (as defined in the Employment Agreement) and Cause does not otherwise exist for termination of your employment whether or not the Company terminates your employment for Cause.

If you satisfy the terms for payment of the Retention Bonus, the Company will pay you the Retention Bonus, net of applicable withholdings and deductions required by law, within sixty (60) days after the end of the Retention Period. Notwithstanding the continued employment

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requirement above, if your employment is terminated prior to the end of the Retention Period by the Company without Cause or by you for Good Reason (as defined in the Employment Agreement), the Company will pay you the Retention Bonus, net of applicable withholdings and deductions required by law, within sixty (60) days after the date of termination of your employment, provided (i) you have been in material compliance with the terms and conditions of your Employment Agreement from the date of this letter agreement through the time of termination of your employment, (ii) you are actively employed by the Company on a continuous basis other than for an approved leave of absence or other leave with the legal right to return to employment from the date of this letter agreement through the time of termination of your employment, (iii) prior to the time of payment, the Company has not given you notice of its intent to terminate your employment for Cause (as defined in the Employment Agreement) and Cause does not otherwise exist for termination of your employment whether or not the Company terminates your employment for Cause, and (iv) you provide the release required by the terms of your Employment Agreement in connection with the termination of your employment with the Company within the time set forth in your Employment Agreement.

For avoidance of doubt, if your employment is terminated prior to the end of the Retention Period by the Company with Cause, you resign your employment other than for Good Reason, or your employment terminates on account of your death or disability, you forfeit your right to receive the Retention Bonus.

Nothing in this letter agreement confers on you any right to continued employment with the Company or any of its affiliates or successors.

Payments made to you under this letter agreement are intended to comply with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code ("***Section 409A***") or an exemption thereunder and shall be construed and administered in accordance with that intent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company makes no representations that the payments and benefits provided under this letter agreement comply with or are exempt from Section 409A, and in no event shall the Company be liable for all or any portion of any taxes, penalties, interest, or other expenses that you may incur due to non-compliance with Section 409A.

This letter agreement contains all of the understandings and representations between the Company and you relating to the Retention Bonus and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous understandings, discussions, agreements, representations, and warranties, both written and oral, with respect to any retention bonus; provided, however, that this letter agreement shall not supersede or replace the terms of your Employment Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect. This letter agreement may not be amended or modified unless in writing signed by both an executive officer of KORE (other than you) and you.

This letter agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Georgia, USA, without regard to conflict of law principles.

Please sign and date this letter agreement and return the signed copy via electronic signature to [NAME] by [DATE] to confirm and acknowledge your agreement with the terms of your Retention Bonus.

We look forward to your continued employment with us.

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|  | Very truly yours,<br>KORE Group Holdings, Inc. |
|  | By: __________________ |
| Agreed to and accepted by: |  |
| _____________<br>[NAME]<br>Date:<br>_____________ |  |

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