FORM 8-K

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): March 19, 2026

CLEAR SECURE, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		001-40568		86-2643981
(State of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

85 10th Avenue, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10011

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(646) 723-1404

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(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:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading

Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Class A common stock, par value $0.00001 per share

YOU

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 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

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 March 19, 2026, Clear Secure, Inc. (the “Company”) and Lynn Haaland, the Company’s General Counsel, agreed that Ms. Haaland will be departing the Company on April 3, 2026. In consideration for her services, the Company will provide her with an additional 12 months of salary.

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.

	CLEAR SECURE, INC.

Date: March 19, 2026	By:	/s/ Caryn Seidman Becker
		Name:	Caryn Seidman Becker
		Title:	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Clear Secure Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update