One appointment reported three times — Dell turns an interim finance chief into a permanent one

1Even an interim arrangement needs an ending

When the finance seat empties suddenly, a company may put someone in on an interim basis, then convert the appointment once the arrangement settles. Those are two separate events, each reported on its own. Interim means provisional, and the moment the provisional ends is information for investors too.

2Three reports

1. 18 September 2025A Form 8-K appoints Mr Kennedy interim chief financial officer, effective 9 September
2. 22 October 2025An amendment reports the grant to him of 10,580 time-based restricted stock units
3. 323 November 2025The board approves his appointment on a permanent basis, effective 24 November
4. 425 November 2025This report on Form 8-K/A discloses salary, target incentive and equity award

One appointment is reported three times across roughly two and a half months. What matters is that the event date in the record stays at the original 5 September. The gap from event to this filing is therefore 81 days, long even among item 5.02 filings. That length is not delay but the record of one event settling in stages.

3The terms that arrived with the permanent role

At the interim stage the grant reported was 10,580 restricted stock units. On conversion that gives way to a full structure of salary, target incentive and $3 million in equity. The whole shape of the pay does not appear until the role is settled, a pattern that recurs throughout this series.

4The agreements go beyond pay

The report notes that, alongside the standard indemnification agreement, he entered into an agreement on protection of sensitive information, non-competition and non-solicitation, which also provides for severance in limited circumstances. An officer terms consist of what the company promises and what the officer undertakes. The full disclosure is in the document filed with the Commission.