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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers.
On July 22, 2026, Polly Schneck notified NewHold Investment Corp. IV (the “Company”) of her decision to resign as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, effective July 22, 2026. The board has appointed a successor effective, immediately.
Ms. Schneck’s resignation is not the result of any disagreement with the Company, the Company’s Board of Directors, or management on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices. She is departing to pursue other professional opportunities.
We thank Ms. Schneck for her financial leadership and dedication. She has been an instrumental part of the team through our initial public offering and was key in establishing our financial operations up to this point. We wish her all the best in her future endeavors.
On July 22, 2026, the Board of Directors of the Company appointed John Boone as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, effective July 22, 2026.
Mr. Boone has over a decade of experience investing in the public equity markets, in addition to experience in private equity and investment banking. Mr. Boone served as an Executive in Residence at Unity Partners, a middle-market private equity firm, from January 2026 to July 2026. From November 2020 to March 2025, Mr. Boone was at Isomer Partners, a long/short equity investment firm, where he performed fundamental research in the public equity markets, serving as a Partner from October 2022 to March 2025 and as Principal and Senior Analyst from November 2020 to October 2022. Prior to that, he served as Senior Analyst at Schonfeld Strategic Advisors from August 2019 to November 2020, and as a Senior Analyst at Scopia Capital Management from September 2011 to May 2019, each also a long/short equity investment firm. Prior to Scopia, Mr. Boone worked as an investment banking analyst at Rothschild & Co. in the restructuring group from June 2010 to August 2011. Mr. Boone holds a Bachelor of Science in Commerce with Distinction from the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia, with concentrations in finance and accounting.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Boone and any other persons pursuant to which he was appointed as Chief Financial Officer.
There are no family relationships between Mr. Boone and any director or executive officer of the Company, and there are no transactions between Mr. Boone and the Company that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
The compensation arrangements for Mr. Boone have not been finalized. Once determined, the Company will disclose any material compensatory arrangements, if required, in accordance with applicable SEC rules.
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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.
| NEWHOLD INVESTMENT CORP IV | |||
| By: | /s/ Kevin Charlton | ||
| Name: | Kevin Charlton | ||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | ||
| Dated: July 22, 2026 | |||
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