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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)
November 7, 2025
Bakkt Holdings, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | | 001-39544 | | 98-1550750 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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One Liberty Plaza
1 Liberty Street, Floor 3, Suite 305-306, New York, New York | | 10006 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (678) 534-5849
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: |
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Title of each class | | Trading Symbol(s) | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share | | BKKT | | The New York Stock Exchange |
Warrants to purchase Class A Common Stock | | BKKT WS | | The 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 ☐
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors of Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Director Resignations
On November 8, 2025, Michelle Goldberg resigned, effective immediately, as a director of Bakkt Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) and as a member of the Audit and Risk Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). Ms. Goldberg’s resignation was not because of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.
On November 7, 2025, Jill Simeone resigned, effective immediately, as a director of the Company and as a member of the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board. Ms. Simeone’s resignation was not because of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.
Following Msses. Simeone’s and Goldberg’s resignations from the Board, and in recognition of their service during the current annual director compensation cycle, 16,543 of each of Msses. Simeone’s and Goldberg’s unvested RSUs granted in respect of the current annual director compensation cycle vested.
Amendment to CEO PSU Award
As previously disclosed, the Company granted Akshay Naheta performance-based restricted stock unit awards (the “PSUs”) in connection with his appointment as Chief Executive Officer of the Company. On November 13, 2025, the Compensation Committee of the Board amended the terms of the PSUs to provide that the PSUs will vest on the date on which the performance conditions applicable to the PSUs are achieved (the “Achievement Date”), subject to continued employment through the Achievement Date in accordance with the existing terms of the PSUs, regardless of whether the Achievement Date is at least one year following the date on which the PSUs were granted. To effect this amendment, on November 14, 2025, the Company and Mr. Naheta entered into the Amended and Restated Employment Agreement (the “A&R Employment Agreement”) and the Amended and Restated Performance Stock Unit Agreement (the “A&R PSU Agreement”).
The foregoing is not a complete description of the A&R Employment Agreement or the A&R PSU Agreement. The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the A&R Employment Agreement and the A&R PSU Agreement, as applicable, copies of which are filed as Exhibit 10.1 and Exhibit 10.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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| Exhibit No. | Description |
10.1* | Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, by and between Bakkt Holdings, Inc. and Akshay Naheta, dated November 14, 2025. |
10.2* | Amended and Restated Performance Stock Unit Agreement, by and between Bakkt Holdings, Inc. and Akshay Naheta, dated November 14, 2025. |
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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.
Dated: November 14, 2025
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| BAKKT HOLDINGS, INC. |
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| By: | /s/ Marc D'Annunzio |
| Name: | Marc D’Annunzio |
| Title: | General Counsel and Secretary |
