Executive Change

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): April 4, 2025     PayPal Holdings, Inc. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)       Delaware   001-36859   47-2989869 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 2211 North First Street San Jose , CA 95131 (Address of principal executive offices) (408) 967-7000 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) Not Applicable (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)     Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):   ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)   ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)   ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))   ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:   Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered Common stock, $0.0001 par value per share   PYPL   NASDAQ Global Select Market 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. ☐       Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On April 4, 2025, Rodney Adkins informed PayPal Holdings, Inc. (“PayPal” or the “Company”) that he will not stand for re-election to PayPal’s Board of Directors (“Board”) when his current term expires at PayPal’s 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (“2025 Annual Meeting”). Mr. Adkins’ decision was not a result of any disagreement with the Company. The Board has determined to reduce the size of the Board to 11 directors effective immediately before the 2025 Annual Meeting. A copy of the Company’s press release announcing Mr. Adkins’ decision not to stand for re-election is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and is incorporated herein by reference.   Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits.   99.1    Press Release dated April 7, 2025 104    Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) SIGNATURES 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.       PayPal Holdings, Inc.     (Registrant) Date: April 7, 2025     /s/ Brian Y. Yamasaki     Name:   Brian Y. Yamasaki     Title:   Vice President, Corporate Legal and Secretary