BLACKBERRY Ltd (BB): director David Chaikof elected to the board

Events in this filing

Item 5.02 as filed

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
The board of directors (the “Board”) of BlackBerry Limited (the “Company”) has appointed David Chaikof as a member of the Board, effective today.
Mr. Chaikof will receive the same compensation for his service and the same indemnification as the Company’s other non-employee directors. Aside from such compensation, there is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Chaikof and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Chaikof was appointed as a director.
The Board determined that Mr. Chaikof is independent and meets the applicable director independence standards of the New York Stock Exchange and the Toronto Stock Exchange. There are no related party transactions between Mr. Chaikof and the Company that would be reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K and Mr. Chaikof does not have any familiar relationship with any director or executive officer of BlackBerry.