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<div style="background-color:#000000;clear:both;height:2pt;page-break-after:always;width:79.3%;border:0;margin:30pt 10.35% 30pt 10.35%;"></div><div style="max-width:100%;padding-left:10.35%;padding-right:10.35%;position:relative;"><div style="clear:both;max-width:100%;position:relative;"><a id="_9f334abc_c51f_4afb_b88a_4464c7d313fe"></a><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;padding-left:53.3pt;text-indent:-53.3pt;margin:0pt 0pt 8pt 0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Item </b><b style="font-weight:bold;">2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">On October 27, 2021, Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. issued a press release announcing certain financial results for its second fiscal quarter ended September 25, 2021. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="display:inline-block;text-indent:0pt;width:36pt;"></span>The information provided in this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1, is intended to be &#8220;furnished&#8221; and shall not be deemed &#8220;filed&#8221; for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#8220;Exchange Act&#8221;), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any other filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="display:inline-block;text-indent:0pt;width:54pt;"><b style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:bold;text-align:left;">Item 5.02</b></span><b style="font-weight:bold;">Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-weight:bold;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="display:inline-block;text-indent:0pt;width:36pt;"></span>On October 25, 2021, the Company appointed James M. Watkins as the Company&#8217;s Chief Financial Officer and Secretary, effective November 1, 2021. In this role, Mr. Watkins will be the Company&#8217;s principal financial officer and principal accounting officer. </p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="display:inline-block;text-indent:0pt;width:36pt;"></span>Mr. Watkins, age 47, is currently the Company&#8217;s Senior Vice President, Finance and Investor Relations, a position he has held since August 2020. Previously, he was the Company&#8217;s Vice President of Investor Relations and External Reporting from April 2015 to August 2020, and its Director of Financial Planning and Analysis from October 2014 to April 2015.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="display:inline-block;text-indent:0pt;width:36pt;"></span>There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Watkins and any other persons pursuant to which Mr. Watkins was appointed as Chief Financial Officer and Secretary. There are no family relationships between Mr. Watkins and any director or executive officer of the Company, and he has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K, nor are any such transactions currently proposed.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="display:inline-block;text-indent:0pt;width:36pt;"></span>In connection with Mr. Watkins&#8217; appointment, Mr. Gregory V. Hackman will step out of his current roles as Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of the Company and will no longer be the Company&#8217;s principal financial officer and principal accounting officer. He will continue to serve as the Company&#8217;s Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Employment Agreement of Mr. Watkins</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="display:inline-block;text-indent:0pt;width:36pt;"></span>In connection with his promotion, Boot Barn, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, has entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Watkins, effective November 1, 2021 (&#8220;Employment Agreement&#8221;). Mr. Watkins&#8217; Employment Agreement has an initial term of one year, after which it automatically renews each year for successive one-year terms unless either party provides written notice of non-renewal or his employment is otherwise terminated, in each case pursuant to the terms of his Employment Agreement. </p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="display:inline-block;text-indent:0pt;width:36pt;"></span>Under the Employment Agreement, Mr. Watkins is entitled to a base salary, which, as of November 1, 2021, will be $375,000. In addition, he is eligible to receive a bonus of 60% of his base salary each year if Boot Barn, Inc. achieves its budget, with the opportunity to receive a maximum aggregate bonus of up to 120% of his base salary if Boot Barn, Inc. achieves additional performance targets established by the board of directors of Boot Barn, Inc.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="display:inline-block;text-indent:0pt;width:36pt;"></span>If the Company terminates Mr. Watkins&#8217; employment without &#8220;Cause&#8221;, if he resigns for &#8220;Good Reason&#8221;, each as defined in the Employment Agreement, or if the Company provides notice of non-renewal of the term of the Employment Agreement, he is entitled to receive, subject to his execution of a valid release of claims, severance pay equal to his base salary for a period of 12 months and a prorated bonus based on the bonus he would have received for the fiscal year to which the bonus relates.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="display:inline-block;text-indent:0pt;width:36pt;"></span>The foregoing summary of the Employment Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the copy of the Employment Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-indent:22.3pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div>
<div style="background-color:#000000;clear:both;height:2pt;page-break-after:always;width:79.3%;border:0;margin:30pt 10.35% 30pt 10.35%;"></div><div style="max-width:100%;padding-left:10.35%;padding-right:10.35%;position:relative;"><div style="clear:both;max-width:100%;position:relative;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-weight:bold;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:16pt;height:max-content;width:99.89%;"><tr style="height:3.3pt;"><td style="vertical-align:top;width:14.85%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><div style="height:3.3pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:85.14%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><div style="height:3.3pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td></tr><tr style="height:18.55pt;"><td style="vertical-align:top;width:14.85%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><div style="height:18.55pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 6.09pt 0pt;">Exhibit 10.1</p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:85.14%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><div style="height:18.55pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 6.09pt 0pt;"><a style="-sec-extract:exhibit;" href="boot-20211025xex10d1.htm"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;">Employment Agreement by and between Boot Barn, Inc. and Mr. Watkins, dated October 26, 2021</span></a></p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:14.85%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 6.09pt 0pt;">Exhibit 99.1</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:85.14%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 6.09pt 0pt;"><a style="-sec-extract:exhibit;" href="boot-20211025xex99d1.htm"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;">Earnings press release dated October 27, 2021.</span></a></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:14.85%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 6.09pt 0pt;">Exhibit 104</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:85.14%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 6.09pt 0pt;">The cover page of this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL.</p></td></tr></table><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 6.09pt 0pt;"><span style="display:inline-block;text-indent:0pt;width:36pt;"></span> <span style="display:inline-block;width:33.5pt;"></span><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><a id="_109e7d3e_4f86_4726_b7a6_76dc496c8100"></a><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt 0pt 10pt 0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">SIGNATURES</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt 0pt 18pt 0pt;">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.</p><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:16pt;height:max-content;padding-left:0pt;padding-right:0pt;width:100%;"><tr style="height:1pt;"><td style="vertical-align:top;width:55.56%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td 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style="vertical-align:top;width:44.43%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 18pt 0pt;">BOOT BARN HOLDINGS, INC.</p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:55.56%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">Date: <span style="color:#ff0000;"> </span>October 27, 2021</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:4.77%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">By:</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:39.66%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">/s/ Gregory V. Hackman</p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:55.56%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:4.77%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:39.66%;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">Name: Gregory V. Hackman</p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:55.56%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:4.77%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:39.66%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer</p></td></tr></table><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div>
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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):
October 25, 2021
Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
001-36711
90-0776290
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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15345 Barranca Parkway
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Irvine
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California
92618
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
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949
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453-4400
(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:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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).
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Emerging growth company
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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.
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class
Trading Symbol
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value
BOOT
New York Stock Exchange
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Item
2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On October 27, 2021, Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. issued a press release announcing certain financial results for its second fiscal quarter ended September 25, 2021. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
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The information provided in this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1, 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 (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any other filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
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Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
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On October 25, 2021, the Company appointed James M. Watkins as the Company's Chief Financial Officer and Secretary, effective November 1, 2021. In this role, Mr. Watkins will be the Company's principal financial officer and principal accounting officer.
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Mr. Watkins, age 47, is currently the Company's Senior Vice President, Finance and Investor Relations, a position he has held since August 2020. Previously, he was the Company's Vice President of Investor Relations and External Reporting from April 2015 to August 2020, and its Director of Financial Planning and Analysis from October 2014 to April 2015.
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There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Watkins and any other persons pursuant to which Mr. Watkins was appointed as Chief Financial Officer and Secretary. There are no family relationships between Mr. Watkins and any director or executive officer of the Company, and he has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K, nor are any such transactions currently proposed.
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In connection with Mr. Watkins' appointment, Mr. Gregory V. Hackman will step out of his current roles as Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of the Company and will no longer be the Company's principal financial officer and principal accounting officer. He will continue to serve as the Company's Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer.
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Employment Agreement of Mr. Watkins
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In connection with his promotion, Boot Barn, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, has entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Watkins, effective November 1, 2021 ("Employment Agreement"). Mr. Watkins' Employment Agreement has an initial term of one year, after which it automatically renews each year for successive one-year terms unless either party provides written notice of non-renewal or his employment is otherwise terminated, in each case pursuant to the terms of his Employment Agreement.
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Under the Employment Agreement, Mr. Watkins is entitled to a base salary, which, as of November 1, 2021, will be $375,000. In addition, he is eligible to receive a bonus of 60% of his base salary each year if Boot Barn, Inc. achieves its budget, with the opportunity to receive a maximum aggregate bonus of up to 120% of his base salary if Boot Barn, Inc. achieves additional performance targets established by the board of directors of Boot Barn, Inc.
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If the Company terminates Mr. Watkins' employment without "Cause", if he resigns for "Good Reason", each as defined in the Employment Agreement, or if the Company provides notice of non-renewal of the term of the Employment Agreement, he is entitled to receive, subject to his execution of a valid release of claims, severance pay equal to his base salary for a period of 12 months and a prorated bonus based on the bonus he would have received for the fiscal year to which the bonus relates.
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The foregoing summary of the Employment Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the copy of the Employment Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.
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Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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Exhibit 10.1
Employment Agreement by and between Boot Barn, Inc. and Mr. Watkins, dated October 26, 2021
Exhibit 99.1
Earnings press release dated October 27, 2021.
Exhibit 104
The cover page of this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL.
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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.
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BOOT BARN HOLDINGS, INC.
Date:
October 27, 2021
By:
/s/ Gregory V. Hackman
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Name: Gregory V. Hackman
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Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer
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