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accession: "0000929638-25-000089"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FRPT"
cik: "0001611647"
company_name: "Freshpet, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-01-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-28T06:46:30.212424+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Freshpet grants ~$14M in retention RSUs to CEO, President, and CHRO

## Summary
- CEO Billy Cyr receives $8M RSU grant (27,716 time-based + 27,716 performance-based RSUs).
- President Scott Morris receives $4M RSU grant (13,858 time-based + 13,858 performance-based RSUs).
- CHRO Thembi Machaba receives $2.04M RSU grant (7,080 time-based + 7,081 performance-based RSUs).
- Time-based RSUs vest 1/3 annually over 3 years; performance-based vest on FY2025-2027 net sales and Adj. EBITDA goals.
- Grants aim to retain executives after prior equity awards fully vested in December 2024.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000929638-25-000089
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FRPT
- cik: 0001611647
- company_name: Freshpet, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-01-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1611647/000092963825000089/0000929638-25-000089-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1611647/000092963825000089/a8k.htm

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