{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0000950170-23-001521","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"AOUT","cik":"0001808997","company_name":"American Outdoor Brands, Inc.","filed_at":"2023-02-01T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:03:46.680051+00:00","generated_at":"2026-06-20T04:02:55.540029+00:00","sec_items":["1.01","9.01"],"event_type":"other_material","sentiment":"positive","materiality_score":0.65,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.65,"confidence":"high","headline":"American Outdoor Brands expands Columbia lease to full 632K sq ft facility; schedules Q3 FY2023 earnings call","bullets":["Effective Jan 1, 2024, AOB takes over entire 632K sq ft facility, up from 361K sq ft sublease.","Incremental annual lease expense of ~$1.3M expected to be offset by savings from recent facility consolidations.","Option to expand building by up to 491K additional square feet; lease ends Nov 26, 2038.","Assignment subject to conditions including local approvals; Smith & Wesson Brands guarantees lease.","Q3 FY2023 financial results to be released March 9, 2023, with conference call same day."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-23-001521","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-23-001521.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-23-001521.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-23-001521.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1808997/000095017023001521/0000950170-23-001521-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1808997/000095017023001521/aout-20230131.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-20T04:02:55.540029+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"5e0c168a338f81e8d7b7a4ee99949f989c1504f4","claim":"American Outdoor Brands, Inc. entered into Assignment and Assumption of Lease Agreement with Smith & Wesson Sales Company valued at Assignment of lease rights; annual expense estimated at $3.7 million (effective 2023-01-31).","evidence_excerpt":"Pursuant to the Assignment and Assumption of Lease Agreement, dated January 31, 2023 (the “ Assignment Agreement ”), executed by Smith & Wesson Sales Company (formerly Smith & Wesson Corp.) (“ SWSC ”), as assignor, and American Outdoor Brands, Inc. (“ AOB ”), as assignee, and consented to by RCS – S&W Facility, LLC (“ RCS ”) and Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. (“ SWBI ”), SWSC agreed to assign to AOB the rights of the tenant under the Lease Agreement, dated October 26, 2017 (the “ Original Lease ”), between Ryan Boone County, LLC, as landlord, and Smith & Wesson Corp., as tenant, as amended by the First Amendment of Lease Agreement, dated October 25, 2018 (“ Amendment 1 ”), and as further amended by the Second Amendment to Lease Agreement, dated January 31, 2019 (“ Amendment 2 ”) (collectively, the “ Lease ”), which assignment will be effective on effective on January 1, 2024 (the “ Assignment Date ”).","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 1.01/1.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1808997/000095017023001521/0000950170-23-001521-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Material Agreements","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"entry"},{"label":"Agreement","value":"lease"},{"label":"Counterparty","value":"Smith & Wesson Sales Company"},{"label":"Value","value":"Assignment of lease rights; annual expense estimated at $3.7 million"},{"label":"Effective","value":"2023-01-31"}],"fact_type":"material_agreement"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}