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): March 10, 2023     Robinhood Markets, Inc. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)       Delaware   001-40691   46-4364776 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.) 85 Willow Road Menlo Park , CA 94025 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (844) 428-5411 (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:   ☐ 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 Class A Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share   HOOD   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC 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 March 10, 2023, Gretchen Howard, the Chief Operating Officer of Robinhood Markets, Inc. (the “Company”), informed the Company of her desire to retire from the Company at the end of 2023. Ms. Howard will transition to an advisory role on April 3, 2023 to support certain special projects for the CEO and will remain employed with the Company until January 1, 2024. Ms. Howard and the Company have entered into a letter agreement to reflect such transition, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference. Item 9.01 – Financial Statements and Exhibits. Exhibits   Exhibit Number    Description 10.1    Letter agreement, dated March 15, 2023, between Gretchen Howard and Robinhood Markets, Inc. 104    Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are 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 hereunto duly authorized.       Robinhood Markets, Inc. Date: March 15, 2023     By:   /s/ Jason Warnick     Name:   Jason Warnick     Title:   Chief Financial Officer