Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.
For the period ended Mar 31, 2026. Filed May 29, 2026.
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FY2026 · Filed May 29, 2026
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Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
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| Exhibit Number | Description of Exhibit |
| 2.1 | Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated as of November 2, 2021, by and between International Business Machines Corporation and the registrant was filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 4, 2021 and is hereby incorporated by reference. |
| 3.1 | Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the registrant was filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 4, 2021 and is hereby incorporated by reference. |
| 3.2 | Amended and Restated Bylaws of the registrant, effective January 25, 2023, was filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 27, 2023 and is hereby incorporated by reference. |
| 4.1 | Indenture, dated as of October 15, 2021, between Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, was filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 15, 2021 and is hereby incorporated by reference. |
| 4.2 | First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 15, 2021, between Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, was filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 15, 2021 and is hereby incorporated by reference. |
| 4.3 | Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 15, 2024, between Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. and the Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, was filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 20, 2024 and is hereby incorporated by reference. |
| 4.4 | Guarantee Agreement, dated as of October 15, 2021, among International Business Machines Corporation, Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. and the Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, in favor of the holders of the notes was filed as Exhibit 4.3 to the registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 filed on March 10, 2022 and is hereby incorporated by reference. |
| 4.5 | Description of the registrant’s securities registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act (filed herewith). |
| 10.1 | Amended and Restated Five-Year Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of March 14, 2025, by and among Kyndryl Holdings, Inc., the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and the other financial institutions party thereto was filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 14, 2025 and is hereby incorporated by reference. |
| 10.2 | Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 28, 2021, among Kyndryl, Inc., Banco Santander S.A. and solely for the purposes of Section 13.19, Kyndryl Holdings, Inc., was filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the registrant’s current report on Form 8-K filed on November 1, 2021 and is hereby incorporated by reference. |
| 10.3 | First Amendment to Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 26, 2022, among Kyndryl, Inc., Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. and Banco Santander S.A. was filed as Exhibit 10.4 to the registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 filed on March 10, 2022 and is hereby incorporated by reference. |
| 10.4 | Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Receivable Purchase Agreement, dated September 21, 2022, by and among Banco Santander S.A., Kyndryl, Inc. and Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. was filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2022 filed on February 9, 2023 and is hereby incorporated by reference. |
| 10.5 | Third Amendment to Amended and Restated Receivable Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2022, by and among Banco Santander S.A., Kyndryl, Inc. and Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. was filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2022 filed on February 9, 2023 and is hereby incorporated by reference. |
| 10.6 | Fourth Amendment to Amended and Restated Receivable Purchase Agreement, dated July 26, 2024, by and among Banco Santander S.A., Kyndryl, Inc. and Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. was filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2024 filed on November 7, 2024 and is hereby incorporated by reference. |
| 10.7 | Fifth Amendment to Amended and Restated Receivable Purchase Agreement, dated February 4, 2026, by and among Banco Santander S.A., Kyndryl, Inc. and Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. was filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2025 filed on February 17, 2026 and is hereby incorporated by reference. |
| 10.8 | Sixth Amendment to Amended and Restated Receivable Purchase Agreement, dated May 1, 2026, by and among Banco Santander S.A., Kyndryl, Inc. and Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. (filed herewith). |
| 10.9 | Tax Matters Agreement, dated as of November 2, 2021, between International Business Machines Corporation and Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. was filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 4, 2021 and is hereby incorporated by reference. |
| 10.10 | Employee Matters Agreement, dated as of November 2, 2021, between International Business Machines Corporation and Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. was filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 4, 2021 and is hereby incorporated by reference. |
| 10.11 | Intellectual Property Agreement, dated as of November 2, 2021, between International Business Machines Corporation and Kyndryl, Inc. was filed as Exhibit 10.4 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 4, 2021 and is hereby incorporated by reference. |
| 10.12 | Real Estate Matters Agreement, dated as of November 2, 2021, between International Business Machines Corporation and Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. was filed as Exhibit 10.5 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 4, 2021 and is hereby incorporated by reference. |
| 10.13 | IBM International Client Relationship Agreement, dated as of November 2, 2021, between International Business Machines Corporation and Kyndryl, Inc. was filed as Exhibit 10.6 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 4, 2021 and is hereby incorporated by reference.* |
| 10.14 | Master Subcontracting Framework Agreement, dated as of November 2, 2021, between International Business Machines Corporation and Kyndryl, Inc. was filed as Exhibit 10.7 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 4, 2021 and is hereby incorporated by reference.* |
| 10.15 | Amended and Restated Kyndryl 2021 Long-Term Performance Plan was filed as Exhibit 4.3 to the registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on July 29, 2022 and is hereby incorporated by reference.† |
| 10.16 | Amended and Restated Kyndryl 2021 Long-Term Performance Plan (LTPP) was filed as Exhibit 4.3 to the registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on July 31, 2023 and is hereby incorporated by reference.† |
| 10.17 | Forms of LTPP equity award agreements for (i) stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, cash-settled restricted stock units and (ii) retention restricted stock unit awards was filed as Exhibit 10.10 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 4, 2021 and is hereby incorporated by reference.† |
| 10.18 | Form of LTPP equity award agreement for performance share units was filed as Exhibit 10.11 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 4, 2021 and is hereby incorporated by reference.† |
| 10.19 | Form of Terms and Conditions of LTPP equity award agreements was filed as Exhibit 10.12 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 4, 2021 and is hereby incorporated by reference.† |
| 10.20 | Form of LTPP equity award agreement for directors was filed as Exhibit 10.25 to the registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 filed on March 10, 2022 and is hereby incorporated by reference.† |
| 10.21 | Form of Terms and Conditions for LTPP equity award agreement for directors was filed as Exhibit 10.26 to the registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 filed on March 10, 2022 and is hereby incorporated by reference.† |
| 10.22 | Form of LTPP equity award agreement for performance share units (Fiscal 2023) was filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2022 filed on November 4, 2022 and is hereby incorporated by reference.† |
| 10.23 | Form of LTPP equity award agreement for restricted stock units was filed as Exhibit 10.5 to the registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2023 filed on November 8, 2023 and is hereby incorporated by reference.† |
| 10.24 | Form of LTPP equity award agreement for performance share units was filed as Exhibit 10.6 to the registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2023 filed on November 8, 2023 and is hereby incorporated by reference.† |
| 10.25 | Form of LTPP equity award agreement for performance share units was filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2024 filed on August 7, 2024 and is hereby incorporated by reference.† |
| 10.26 | Form of LTPP equity award agreement for performance share units was filed as Exhibit 10.25 to the registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2025 filed on May 30, 2025 and is hereby incorporated by reference.† |
| 10.27 | Form of LTPP equity award agreement for restricted stock units was filed as Exhibit 10.26 to the registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2025 filed on May 30, 2025 and is hereby incorporated by reference.† |
| 10.28 | Form of LTPP equity award agreement for retention restricted stock units was filed as Exhibit 10.27 to the registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2025 filed on May 30, 2025 and is hereby incorporated by reference.† |
| 10.29 | Form of LTPP equity award agreement for long-term cash (filed herewith).† |
| 10.30 | Kyndryl Excess Plan was filed as Exhibit 10.13 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 4, 2021 and is hereby incorporated by reference.† |
| 10.31 | Offer Letter by and between International Business Machines Corporation and Martin Schroeter, dated January 2, 2021, the LTPP performance share unit award agreement, dated February 1, 2021, and the related terms and conditions document, effective December 15, 2020, and the noncompetition agreement, dated January 3, 2021, was filed as Exhibit 10.13 to the registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 10 filed on October 12, 2021 and is hereby incorporated by reference.† |
| 10.32 | Offer Letter by and between International Business Machines Corporation and David Wyshner, dated July 23, 2021, and the noncompetition agreement, dated July 25, 2021, was filed as Exhibit 10.14 to the registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 10 filed on October 12, 2021 and is hereby incorporated by reference.† |
| 10.33 | Offer Letter by and between International Business Machines Corporation and Elly Keinan, dated March 1, 2021, the LTPP performance share unit award agreement, dated April 1, 2021, and the related terms and conditions document, effective March 1, 2021, the Executive Sign-on Repayment Agreement and the noncompetition agreement, dated March 2, 2021, was filed as Exhibit 10.15 to the registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 10 filed on October 12, 2021 and is hereby incorporated by reference.† |
| 10.34 | Offer Letter by and between International Business Machines Corporation and Maryjo Charbonnier, dated May 28, 2021, the LTPP performance share unit award agreement, dated August 2, 2021, and the related terms and conditions document, effective March 1, 2021, the LTPP retention restricted stock unit award agreement, dated August 2, 2021, and the related terms and conditions document, effective June 1, 2020, the Executive Sign-on Repayment Agreement and the noncompetition agreement, dated June 1, 2021, was filed as Exhibit 10.16 to the registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 10 filed on October 12, 2021 and is hereby incorporated by reference.† |
| 10.35 | LTPP performance share unit award agreement for Edward Sebold, dated May 3, 2021, and the related terms and conditions document, effective May 1, 2021, and the noncompetition agreement, dated April 25, 2012, was filed as Exhibit 10.17 to the registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 10 filed on October 12, 2021 and is hereby incorporated by reference.† |
| 10.36 | Employment Agreement between Maryjo Charbonnier and Kyndryl, Inc., dated as of February 16, 2026, was filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2025 filed on February 17, 2026 and is hereby incorporated by reference.† |
| 10.37 | Separation Agreement between David Wyshner and Kyndryl, Inc., dated as of February 10, 2026 (filed herewith).† |
| 10.38 | Separation Agreement between Edward Sebold and Kyndryl, Inc., dated as of February 17, 2026 (filed herewith).† |
| 10.39 | Kyndryl Executive Severance Plan and Executive Retirement Policy was filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 25, 2022 and is hereby incorporated by reference.† |
| 10.40 | Amendment to the Kyndryl Executive Severance Plan and Executive Retirement Policy was filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 1, 2022 and is hereby incorporated by reference.† |
| 10.41 | Amendment to the Kyndryl Executive Severance Plan and Executive Retirement Policy was filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 31, 2023 and is hereby incorporated by reference.† |
| 10.42 | Amendment to the Kyndryl Executive Severance Plan and Executive Retirement Policy was filed as Exhibit 10.7 to the registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2023 filed on November 8, 2023 and is hereby incorporated by reference.† |
| 10.43 | Amendment to the Kyndryl Executive Severance Plan and Executive Retirement Policy was filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2024 filed on August 7, 2024 and is hereby incorporated by reference.† |
| 10.44 | Kyndryl Annual Incentive Plan for Executives was filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 25, 2022 and is hereby incorporated by reference.† |
| 19.1 | Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. Securities Trading Policy, as amended (filed herewith). |
| 21.1 | Subsidiaries of the registrant (filed herewith). |
| 23.1 | Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (filed herewith). |
| 24.1 | Power of attorney (filed herewith). |
| 31.1 | Certification of principal executive officer, as required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith). |
| 31.2 | Certification of principal financial officer, as required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith). |
| 32.1 | Certification of principal executive officer, as required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (furnished herewith). |
| 32.2 | Certification of principal financial officer, as required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (furnished herewith). |
| 97.1 | Kyndryl Financial Statement Clawback Policy was filed as Exhibit 97.1 to the registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024 filed on May 30, 2024 and is hereby incorporated by reference. |
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- Certain portions of this exhibit have been redacted pursuant to Item 601(b)(10)(iv) of Regulation S-K. The Company agrees to furnish supplementally an unredacted copy of the exhibit to the Commission upon its request.
† Management contract or compensatory plan in which directors and/or executive officers are eligible to participate.
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