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): January 2, 2026

Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	001-40853 (Commission File Number)	86-1185492 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

One Vanderbilt Avenue, 15th Floor
New York, New York 10017
(Address of principal executive offices, and Zip Code)

855-596-3795
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A
(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, par value $0.01 per share		KD		New York Stock Exchange

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. ¨

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

On January 2, 2026, Maryjo Charbonnier notified Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) of her intent to retire from her role as Chief Human Resources Officer of the Company, effective as of March 31, 2026, after more than four years in the role since the Company’s inception as a public company and almost twenty years of serving as a public-company chief human resources officer. Thereafter, Ms. Charbonnier will remain an employee and serve as an Executive Advisor until August 31, 2026.

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.

Date: January 6, 2026

	KYNDRYL HOLDINGS, INC.

	By:	/s/ Evan Barth
		Name: Evan Barth
		Title: Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary

Kyndryl Holdings Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update