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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="margin-top:21.6pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div><div style="clear:both;max-width:100%;position:relative;"><a id="_20de1a1b_35d9_44ee_9847_7c0c53eb9ffc"></a><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Item 5.02 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;background:#ffffff;margin:0pt;">On July 14, 2022, the Board of Directors (the &#8220;Board&#8221;) of Sovos Brands, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) elected Mr. Tamer Abuaita as an independent director of the Company. Mr. Abuaita will serve as a Class III Director, for a term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2024, and as a member of the Audit Committee of the Board. Mr. Abuaita will be entitled to receive the compensation that the Company provides to directors pursuant to the Company&#8217;s director compensation program, under terms consistent with those previously disclosed by the Company. In addition, in connection with his appointment, Mr. Abuaita has been granted restricted stock units with an aggregate value of $100,000, pursuant to the Company&#8217;s 2021 Equity Incentive Plan. </p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;background:#ffffff;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;background:#ffffff;margin:0pt;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Mr. Abuaita has served as the Senior Vice President, Operations and Chief Supply Chain Officer for Stanley Black &amp; Decker, Inc. since January 2022. Previously, Mr. Abuaita served as Chief Supply Chain Officer for SC Johnson Company from June 2015 to January 2022 where he was responsible for establishing a global end to end supply chain, from January 2008 to June 2015, he held various positions at The Kraft Heinz Company, including serving as Senior Vice President, Operations responsible for global operations.  Mr. Abuaita earned his Bachelor of Science in Business from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo and his M.B.A. with a Finance concentration from Vanderbilt University.</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;background:#ffffff;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;background:#ffffff;margin:0pt;">There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Abuaita and any other persons pursuant to which Mr. Abuaita was elected as a director of the Company and there are no family relationships between Mr. Abuaita and any of the Company&#8217;s other directors or executive officers. Mr. Abuaita is not a party to any current or proposed transaction with the Company for which disclosure is required under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. In addition, Mr. Abuaita has entered into an indemnification agreement with the Company consistent with the form of indemnification agreement entered into between the Company and existing directors and executive officers.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;background:#ffffff;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;background:#ffffff;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosures</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;background:#ffffff;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;background:#ffffff;margin:0pt;">A copy of the Company&#8217;s press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Abuaita as a director of the Company is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.</p><p 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style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;">Exhibit No.</span></span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">  </span><span style="display:inline-block;width:31pt;"></span>Description</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;background:#ffffff;margin:0pt;"><span style="display:inline-block;text-indent:0pt;width:36pt;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;">99.1 </span></span><span style="display:inline-block;width:36pt;"></span> <a style="-sec-extract:exhibit;font-family:&quot;'Times New Roman','Times','serif'&quot;;" href="sovos-20220714xex99d1.htm"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;">Press release dated July 18, 2022.</span></a></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;background:#ffffff;margin:0pt;"><span 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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="_2b855645_3427_4f28_8a4c_f9abf3f62e2b"></a><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;background:#ffffff;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">SIGNATURES</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;padding-top:12pt;text-indent:24.5pt;background:#ffffff;margin: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 thereto duly authorized.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;background:#ffffff;margin:0pt;"><span 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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
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
July 14, 2022
Sovos Brands, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
001-40837
81-5119352
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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168 Centennial Parkway
,
Suite 200
Louisville
,
CO
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80027
(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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(
720
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316-1225
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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))
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 Stock, $0.001 par value
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SOVO
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The
Nasdaq
Stock Market LLC
(Nasdaq Global Select Market)
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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
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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.
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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 July 14, 2022, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Sovos Brands, Inc. (the "Company") elected Mr. Tamer Abuaita as an independent director of the Company. Mr. Abuaita will serve as a Class III Director, for a term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2024, and as a member of the Audit Committee of the Board. Mr. Abuaita will be entitled to receive the compensation that the Company provides to directors pursuant to the Company's director compensation program, under terms consistent with those previously disclosed by the Company. In addition, in connection with his appointment, Mr. Abuaita has been granted restricted stock units with an aggregate value of $100,000, pursuant to the Company's 2021 Equity Incentive Plan.
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Mr. Abuaita has served as the Senior Vice President, Operations and Chief Supply Chain Officer for Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. since January 2022. Previously, Mr. Abuaita served as Chief Supply Chain Officer for SC Johnson Company from June 2015 to January 2022 where he was responsible for establishing a global end to end supply chain, from January 2008 to June 2015, he held various positions at The Kraft Heinz Company, including serving as Senior Vice President, Operations responsible for global operations.  Mr. Abuaita earned his Bachelor of Science in Business from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo and his M.B.A. with a Finance concentration from Vanderbilt University.
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There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Abuaita and any other persons pursuant to which Mr. Abuaita was elected as a director of the Company and there are no family relationships between Mr. Abuaita and any of the Company's other directors or executive officers. Mr. Abuaita is not a party to any current or proposed transaction with the Company for which disclosure is required under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. In addition, Mr. Abuaita has entered into an indemnification agreement with the Company consistent with the form of indemnification agreement entered into between the Company and existing directors and executive officers.
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosures
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A copy of the Company's press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Abuaita as a director of the Company is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
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(d)    Exhibits
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Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Press release dated July 18, 2022.
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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 thereto duly authorized.
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SOVOS BRANDS, INC.
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By:
/s/ James Potter
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Name:
James Potter
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Title:
Interim General Counsel
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Date: July 18, 2022
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