GENGen Digital
Deals with insiders in the proxy filed 2026-07-28
Deals between GEN and its directors, executives, owners of more than 5% or their families: a relative on the payroll, a plane the company charters from its CEO, a director's company that buys from it. SEC rules (Item 404) make the company list every such deal over $120,000 in its proxy statement.
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Paragraphs about a deal, a person or a relative with nothing like them in the proxy filed 2025-07-28.
Certain Related Party Transactions“Prior to the Avast merger in September 2022, Avast leased its Prague headquarters from Starship Enterprise, a.s. (“Starship”), which is partially owned by Mr. Pavel Baudis, a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. Mr. Baudis holds a 36% ownership interest in Starship and serves on its board of directors, but is not involved in Starship’s business relationship with the Company. The Company continues to lease its Prague headquarters from Starship under a lease that expires on February 28, 2030. For the fiscal year ended April 3, 2026, the Company paid Starship approximately $4.8 million for rent, operating expenses, and common area maintenance. The Company expects to pay approximately $4.1 million for the next fiscal year.”
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Certain Related Party Transactions“Juliana Brandt, daughter of Board member, Mr. Eric Brandt, has been employed by the Company since June 2022 and currently serves as a Principal Financial Analyst. Mr. Brandt does not participate in, and has no influence over, decisions regarding Ms. Brandt’s hiring, performance evaluation, or compensation. For fiscal year 2026, Ms. Brandt received total compensation of $157,681, consisting of $121,546 in base salary, a $13,563 annual bonus, $250 in recognition awards, a $4,831 Company matching contribution under the 401(k) plan, and an equity award with a grant date fair value of $17,491.”
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The whole section
12 paragraphs quoted as filed
Related-Person Transactions Policy and Procedure“Gen has adopted a written related person transactions policy which provides for Gen’s policies and procedures regarding the identification, review, consideration and approval or ratification of “related person transactions.” The Nominating and Governance Committee reviews transactions that may be “related person transactions,” which are transactions between Gen and any related persons in which the aggregate amount involved exceeds or may be expected to exceed $120,000, and in which the related person has or will have a direct or indirect material interest. For purposes of the policy, a related person is any Gen executive officer, director, nominee for director, or stockholder holding more than 5% of any class of Gen’s voting securities, in each case, since the beginning of the previous fiscal year, and their immediate family members.”
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Related-Person Transactions Policy and Procedure“Under the policy, absent any facts or circumstances indicating special or unusual benefits to the related person, the following transactions are deemed not to be “related person transactions” (meaning the related person is deemed to not have a direct or indirect material interest in the transaction):”
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Related-Person Transactions Policy and Procedure“compensation to executive officers if: (1) the compensation is required to be reported in Gen’s proxy statement, or (2) the executive officer is not an immediate family member of another executive officer or director of the Company, the related compensation would be reported in the proxy statement if the executed officer was a named executive officer, and Gen’s Compensation and Leadership Development Committee approved (or recommended that the Board approve) such compensation;”
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Related-Person Transactions Policy and Procedure“any compensation paid to a director if the compensation is required to be reported in Gen’s proxy statement;”
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Related-Person Transactions Policy and Procedure“any transaction with another company at which a related person is a director or an employee (other than an executive officer) or beneficial owner of less than 10% of that Company’s shares or as a limited partner holding interests of less than 10% in the limited partnership (or similar interests in an alternative form of equity), if the aggregate amount involved does not exceed the greater of $500,000, or 5% of that company’s (or another entity’s) total annual consolidated gross revenues;”
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Related-Person Transactions Policy and Procedure“any transaction where the related person’s interest arises solely from the ownership of Gen’s common stock and all holders of Gen’s common stock received the same benefit on a pro rata basis (e.g., dividends);”
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Related-Person Transactions Policy and Procedure“any charitable contribution, grant or endowment by Gen or the Gen Foundation to a charitable organization, foundation or university at which a related person’s only relationship is as a director or an employee (other than an executive officer), if the aggregate amount involved does not exceed the greater of $120,000 or 5% of the annual consolidated gross revenues of such charitable organization, foundation or university, or any non- discretionary matching contribution, grant or endowment ...”
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Related-Person Transactions Policy and Procedure“any transaction with a related person where (I) the rates or charges involved are determined by competitive bids, (ii) involving the rendering of services as a common or contract carrier, or public utility, at rates or charges fixed in conformity with law or governmental authority, or (iii) involving services as a bank depositary of funds, transfer agent, registrar, trustee under a trust indenture, or similar services; and indemnification payments and other payments made pursuant to directors and officers insurance policies, Gen’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws then in effect, or any policy, agreement or instrument approved by the Board.”
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Related-Person Transactions Policy and Procedure“Under the policy, members of Gen’s legal department review transactions involving related persons that do not fall into one of the above categories. If they determine that a related person could have a significant interest in a transaction, the transaction is referred to the Nominating and Governance Committee. In addition, transactions”
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Certain Relationships and Related Transactions“may be identified through Gen’s Code of Conduct or other Gen policies and procedures and reported to the Nominating and Governance Committee. The Nominating and Governance Committee determines whether the related person has a material interest in a transaction and may approve, ratify, amend, terminate or rescind the transaction.”
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Certain Related Party Transactions“Prior to the Avast merger in September 2022, Avast leased its Prague headquarters from Starship Enterprise, a.s. (“Starship”), which is partially owned by Mr. Pavel Baudis, a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. Mr. Baudis holds a 36% ownership interest in Starship and serves on its board of directors, but is not involved in Starship’s business relationship with the Company. The Company continues to lease its Prague headquarters from Starship under a lease that expires on February 28, 2030. For the fiscal year ended April 3, 2026, the Company paid Starship approximately $4.8 million for rent, operating expenses, and common area maintenance. The Company expects to pay approximately $4.1 million for the next fiscal year.”
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Certain Related Party Transactions“Juliana Brandt, daughter of Board member, Mr. Eric Brandt, has been employed by the Company since June 2022 and currently serves as a Principal Financial Analyst. Mr. Brandt does not participate in, and has no influence over, decisions regarding Ms. Brandt’s hiring, performance evaluation, or compensation. For fiscal year 2026, Ms. Brandt received total compensation of $157,681, consisting of $121,546 in base salary, a $13,563 annual bonus, $250 in recognition awards, a $4,831 Company matching contribution under the 401(k) plan, and an equity award with a grant date fair value of $17,491.”
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Paragraphs are compared by their words, not read by AI: one counts as new when no paragraph last year shares half of its words, or when it names a person or company last year's section did not. A deal reported again with a new amount is not new. Always check the filing. Open the proxy ↗ · Last year's proxy ↗