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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): November 17, 2022     KeyCorp   (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)     001-11302 (Commission File Number)   Ohio   34-6542451 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 127 Public Square Cleveland , Ohio 44114-1306 (Address of principal executive offices and zip code) (216) 689-3000 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)     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:   ☐ 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 Shares, $1 par value   KEY    New York Stock Exchange Depositary Shares (each representing a 1/40th interest in a share of Fixed-to-Floating Rate Perpetual Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series E)   KEY PrI    New York Stock Exchange Depositary Shares (each representing a 1/40th interest in a share of Fixed Rate Perpetual Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series F)   KEY PrJ    New York Stock Exchange Depositary Shares (each representing a 1/40th interest in a share of Fixed Rate Perpetual Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series G)   KEY PrK    New York Stock Exchange Depositary Shares (each representing a 1/40th interest in a share of Fixed Rate Reset Perpetual Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series H)   KEY PrL    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.  ☐       Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On November 17, 2022, KeyCorp (the “Company” or “Key”) issued a press release announcing that Donald R. Kimble, Vice Chairman, Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, will retire from the Company effective May 1, 2023. The Company also announced that Clark H.I. Khayat, Chief Strategy Officer of the Company, will succeed Mr. Kimble as Chief Financial Officer effective upon Mr. Kimble’s retirement. A copy of the Company’s press release announcing Mr. Kimble’s retirement and the naming of Mr. Khayat as his successor is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. Forward-Looking Statements This Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as “goal,” “objective,” “plan,” “expect,” “assume,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “project,” “believe,” “estimate,” “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” or other words of similar meaning. Forward-looking statements provide management’s current expectations or forecasts of future events. If underlying assumptions prove to be inaccurate or unknown risks or uncertainties arise, actual results could vary materially from these projections or expectations. Factors that could cause Key’s actual results, circumstances, results or aspirations to differ from those described in the forward-looking statements can be found in Key’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, and any subsequent reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) by Key, as well as Key’s registration statements under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, all of which are or will upon filing be accessible on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and on Key’s website at www.key.com/ir. Forward looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and Key does not undertake any obligation to update the forward-looking statements to reflect new information or future events.   Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits   Exhibit No.    Description 99.1    Press Release dated November 17, 2022. 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 thereunto duly authorized.         KEYCORP Date: November 17, 2022             /s/ James L. Waters     By:   James L. Waters       General Counsel and Secretary