Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On February 2, 2023, the Company announced that the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board") has elected Lawrence B. Prior III as Chair of the Board of Directors of KLDiscovery. Mr. Prior has been a member of the Board of Directors of KLDiscovery since March 2020. Mr. Prior replaces Donna Morea, who served as Chair of the Board since March 2020. Ms. Morea will remain on the Board of Directors until the effective date of her resignation on June 13, 2023. Ms. Morea's resignation is not the result of any disagreement with the Company or due to any matter relating to the Company's operations, policies, or practices. Arjun Shah has been appointed as Chair of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, replacing Mr. Prior.

Additionally, the Company announced that the Board has appointed Lloyd W. Howell, Jr. as a Class A director of the Company to fill a vacancy on the Board, with a term ending at the Company's 2023 annual meeting of stockholders. Mr. Howell Jr. previously served as Executive Vice President of Booz Allen, a consulting firm, following his retirement in 2022 and has previously served in various roles on its Leadership Team since 2007. The Board has determined that Mr. Howell, Jr. is an independent director under the Company's corporate governance guidelines. Mr. Howell, Jr. has been appointed to serve on the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.

Mr. Howell Jr. was designated by funds affiliated with The Carlyle Group to serve on the Board pursuant to the Stockholders' Agreement. There are no other transactions involving the Company and Mr. Howell, Jr. that the Company would be required to report pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Mr. Howell Jr. will have the same director indemnification arrangement as the Company's other directors, the form of agreement for which was filed with the SEC on December 26, 2019 as Exhibit 10.13 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

Attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K is a press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Howell Jr to the Board.

The information furnished under this Item 7.01, including the exhibit related thereto, is intended to be furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ("Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such document.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.



(d) Exhibits.

   Exhibit No.     Description
       99.1          KLDiscovery Board of Directors Press Release, dated
                   February 2, 2023
       104         Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline
                   XBRL document)

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