| ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |||||
| TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |||||
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| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||
☒ | Accelerated filer | ☐ | |||||||||
| Non-accelerated filer | ☐ | Smaller reporting company | |||||||||
| Emerging growth company | |||||||||||
| Exhibit No. | Description | |||||||
| Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated July 30, 2024, among the Company, Marcum LLP, Marcum Advisory Group LLC, PMMS LLC, and Marcum Partners SPV LLC (filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Company's Report on Form 8-K, File No. 001-32961, dated July 31, 2024, and incorporated herein by reference). | ||||||||
| Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, dated August 7, 2000 (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8, File No. 333-197284, dated May 24, 2019, and incorporated herein by reference). | ||||||||
| Certificate of Amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, effective August 1, 2005 (filed as Exhibit 3.5 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, File No. 000-25890, dated March 16, 2006, and incorporated herein by reference). | ||||||||
| Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, dated November 12, 2025 (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Report on Form 8-K, File No. 001-32961, dated November 17, 2025, and incorporated herein by reference). | ||||||||
| Form of Stock Certificate of Common Stock of the Company (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998, File No. 000-25890, dated March 4, 1999, and incorporated herein by reference). | ||||||||
| Description of the Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. | ||||||||
| 2014 Stock Incentive Plan (filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8, Registration No. 333-197284, dated July 7, 2014, and incorporated herein by reference). | ||||||||
| 2019 CBIZ, Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan (filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8, Registration No. 333-197284, dated May 24, 2019, and incorporated herein by reference). | ||||||||
| Amendment No. 1 to the 2019 CBIZ, Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan (filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the Company's Report on Form 8-K, File No. 001-32961, dated May 16, 2023, and incorporated herein by reference). | ||||||||
| Employee Stock Investment Plan (filed as Exhibit 4.4 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8, File No. 000-333-62148, dated June 1, 2001, and incorporated herein by reference). | ||||||||
| Employment Agreement by and between the Company and Jerome P. Grisko, Jr., dated September 1, 2016 (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Report on Form 8-K, File No. 001-32961, dated September 8, 2016, and incorporated herein by reference). | ||||||||
| Second Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between the Company and Ware Grove dated February 25, 2026. | ||||||||
| Employment Agreement by and between the Company and Brad S. Lakhia, dated November 27, 2024 (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Report on Form 8-K, File No. 001-32961, dated December 3, 2024, and incorporated herein by reference). | ||||||||
| Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated November 1, 2024, by and among the Company, CBIZ Operations, Inc., Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, and the other financial institutions party thereto (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 8-K, File No. 001-32961, on November 1, 2024, and incorporated herein by reference). | ||||||||
| First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated March 7, 2025, by and among CBIZ Operations, Inc., CBIZ, Inc., Bank of America, N.A., as Agent, and the other financial institutions party thereto (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Report on Form 10-Q, File No. 001-32961, on April 25, 2025, and incorporated herein by reference). | ||||||||
| Second Amendment, dated as of April 29, 2025, by and among CBIZ Operations, Inc., as borrower, CBIZ, Inc., the other Guarantors identified on the signature pages thereto, the Lenders identified on the signature pages thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as Agent (which includes the Credit Agreement as Annex) (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Report on Form 8-K, File No. 001-32961, on April 29, 2025, and incorporated herein by reference). | ||||||||
| Loan Agreement dated as of August 16, 2018 by and among CBIZ Benefits and Insurance Services, Inc. and The Huntington Bank (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, File No. 001-32961, on November 1, 2018, and incorporated herein by reference). | ||||||||
| First Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated August 8, 2019, by and among CBIZ Benefit and Insurance Services, Inc. and the Huntington National Bank (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, File No. 001-32961, on November 1, 2019, and incorporated herein by reference). | ||||||||
| Second Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated August 6, 2020, by and among CBIZ Benefit and Insurance Services, Inc. and the Huntington National Bank (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, File No. 001-32961, on November 1, 2020, and incorporated herein by reference). | ||||||||
Third Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated August 5, 2021, by and among CBIZ Benefit and Insurance Services, Inc. and the Huntington National Bank (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, File No. 001-32961, on October 29, 2021, and incorporated herein by reference). | ||||||||
Fourth Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated August 1, 2022, by and among CBIZ Benefit and Insurance Services, Inc. and the Huntington National Bank (filed as Exhibit 10.13 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, File No. 001-32961, dated February 24, 2023, and incorporated herein by reference). | ||||||||
Fifth Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated August 3, 2023, by and among CBIZ Benefit and Insurance Services, Inc. and the Huntington National Bank (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, File No. 001-32961, on October 26, 2023, and incorporated herein by reference). | ||||||||
| Sixth Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated August 1, 2024, by and among CBIZ Benefit and Insurance Services, Inc. and the Huntington National Bank (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, File No. 001-32961, on August 1, 2024, and incorporated herein by reference). | ||||||||
| Seventh Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated July 31, 2025, by and among CBIZ Benefit and Insurance Services, Inc. and the Huntington National Bank (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, File No. 001-32961, on July 31, 2025, and incorporated herein by reference). | ||||||||
| Form of CBIZ Restricted Share Unit Agreement (filed as Exhibit 10.16 to the Company's Annual Report Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, File No. 001-32961, dated February 23, 2024, and incorporated herein by reference). | ||||||||
| Form of CBIZ Performance Share Agreement (filed as Exhibit 10.17 to the Company's Annual Report Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, File No. 001-32961, dated February 23, 2024, and incorporated herein by reference). | ||||||||
| CBIZ, Inc. Insider Trading Policy (filed as Exhibit 19.1 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, File No. 001-32961, dated February 28, 2025, and incorporated herein by reference). | ||||||||
| List of Subsidiaries of CBIZ, Inc. | ||||||||
| Consent of KPMG LLP | ||||||||
| 24* | Powers of attorney (included on the signature page). | |||||||
| Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | ||||||||
| Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | ||||||||
| Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | ||||||||
| Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | ||||||||
| Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | ||||||||
| Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | ||||||||
| CBIZ, Inc. Compensation Recoupment Policy (filed as Exhibit 97.1 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, File No. 001-32961, dated February 23, 2024, and incorporated herein by reference). | ||||||||
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| 101.SCH | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document* | |||||||
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| CBIZ, INC. | ||||||||
| (REGISTRANT) | ||||||||
| By | /s/ BRAD LAKHIA | |||||||
| Brad Lakhia | ||||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
| March 2, 2026 | ||||||||