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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-23-051787"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AOUT"
cik: "0001808997"
company_name: "American Outdoor Brands, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-10-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-10T04:55:29.666619+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# American Outdoor Brands promotes Brent Vulgamott to Chief Operating Officer

## Summary
- Brent Vulgamott, formerly VP Sales, Operations & Analytics, appointed COO effective Oct 2, 2023.
- Annual base salary increased to $275,000; granted 2,027 restricted stock units.
- Vulgamott has been with the company since 2015, previously held roles at Smith & Wesson and Lockton.
- Newly created role; he will continue overseeing Sales, Operations, and Analytics functions.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-23-051787
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AOUT
- cik: 0001808997
- company_name: American Outdoor Brands, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-10-04T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1808997/000095017023051787/0000950170-23-051787-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1808997/000095017023051787/aout-20230927.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-23-051787
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-23-051787.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Brent A. Vulgamott was appointed as Chief Operating Officer at American Outdoor Brands, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Operating Officer
  source text: On September 27, 2023, the Board of Directors of American Outdoor Brands, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Brent A. Vulgamott to the role of Chief Operating Officer, effective October 2, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1808997/000095017023051787/0000950170-23-051787-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.