fis-20260119
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported):
January 19, 2026
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
1-16427
(Commission File Number)
| Georgia | 37-1490331 | |||||||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) | |||||||
347 Riverside Avenue
Jacksonville, Florida 32202
(Addresses of Principal Executive Offices)
(904) 438-6000
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: | ||||||||||||||
| Trading | Name of each exchange | |||||||||||||
| Title of each class | Symbol(s) | on which registered | ||||||||||||
| Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | FIS | New York Stock Exchange | ||||||||||||
| 1.500% Senior Notes due 2027 | FIS27 | New York Stock Exchange | ||||||||||||
| 1.000% Senior Notes due 2028 | FIS28 | New York Stock Exchange | ||||||||||||
| 2.250% Senior Notes due 2029 | FIS29 | New York Stock Exchange | ||||||||||||
| 2.000% Senior Notes due 2030 | FIS30 | New York Stock Exchange | ||||||||||||
| 3.360% Senior Notes due 2031 | FIS31 | New York Stock Exchange | ||||||||||||
| 2.950% Senior Notes due 2039 | FIS39 | New York Stock Exchange | ||||||||||||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On January 19, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. (the “Company”) increased the size of the Board from nine to ten directors and elected Mr. Anil Srinivasa Chakravarthy to fill the resulting vacancy, effective January 20, 2026, with an initial term expiring at the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
The Board has affirmatively determined that Mr. Chakravarthy is “independent” under the rules of the New York Stock Exchange and the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Mr. Chakravarthy will receive compensation consistent with that received by the Company’s other non-employee directors, as described in the Company’s proxy statement on Schedule 14A for the 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 2025, provided that the initial award of restricted stock units will be prorated.
Mr. Chakravarthy has been appointed to serve as a member of each of the Audit Committee and the Risk and Technology Committee of the Board. There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Chakravarthy and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Chakravarthy was elected as a director of the Company, nor does Mr. Chakravarthy have any direct or indirect material interests in any related person transactions required to be disclosed under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
The press release announcing Mr. Chakravarthy’s election to the Board is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit Number | Exhibit Description | |||||||
| 99.1 | ||||||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). | |||||||
SIGNATURE
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.
| Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. (Registrant) | |||||||||||
| Date: January 22, 2026 | By: | /s/ Caroline Tsai | |||||||||
| Name: | Caroline Tsai | ||||||||||
| Title: | Chief Legal & Corporate Affairs Officer and Corporate Secretary | ||||||||||