Remitly Global Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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UNITED STATES
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WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 6, 2026
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On April 6, 2026 (the “Effective Date”), the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Remitly Global, Inc. (the “Company”) increased the size of the Board from 10 to 11 directors and appointed Adam Messinger as a member of the Board. Mr. Messinger will serve as a Class III director, with a term expiring at the Company’s 2027 annual meeting of stockholders. The Board also appointed Mr. Messinger to the Talent and Compensation Committee of the Board as of the Effective Date.
Mr. Messinger has served as a technical advisor to various technology companies since November 2018, including Chime Financial Inc., a financial technology company, from March 2021 to October 2023. From March 2013 until December 2016, Mr. Messinger served as the Chief Technology Officer of Twitter, Inc., an online social media company, where he previously served as Vice President of Application Development from April 2012 to March 2013, and Vice President of Platform Development from November 2011 to April 2012. Prior to that, Mr. Messinger was Vice President of Development at Oracle Corporation, a computer technology company, from January 2008 to November 2011. Mr. Messinger has served on the board of directors of ImpactAssets Inc., a non-profit impact investing management company, since July 2025, and previously served on the board of directors of New Relic, Inc., a software analytics company, from April 2014 until June 2022. Mr. Messinger holds a B.S. in Physics and Computer Science from Willamette University and an M.S. in Management from Stanford University.
Mr. Messinger will be entitled to receive compensation in accordance with the Company’s non-employee director compensation policy, as described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed on April 25, 2025. Mr. Messinger will be indemnified by the Company pursuant to the terms of the Company’s standard form of director indemnification agreement.
There are no understandings or arrangements between Mr. Messinger and any other persons in connection with his appointment as director. Furthermore, Mr. Messinger does not have any direct or indirect material interest in any existing or currently proposed transaction that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
The Company issued a press release on April 10, 2026, announcing Mr. Messinger’s appointment, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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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.
Remitly Global, Inc. | ||||||||
Date: April 10, 2026 | By: | /s/ Saema Somalya | ||||||
| Saema Somalya | ||||||||
Chief Legal and Corporate Affairs Officer | ||||||||
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