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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-25-092952"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "VITL"
cik: "0001579733"
company_name: "Vital Farms, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-07-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-18T09:38:14.295378+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Vital Farms appoints Freshpet CEO Billy Cyr to board of directors

## Summary
- Board size increased from 8 to 9; appointment effective July 1, 2025.
- Cyr will serve as Class I director with term expiring at 2027 annual meeting.
- Cyr appointed to Audit Committee; Karl Khoury moves to nominating and governance committee.
- Cyr has over 40 years CPG experience, currently CEO of Freshpet since 2016.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-25-092952
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: VITL
- cik: 0001579733
- company_name: Vital Farms, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-07-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1579733/000095017025092952/0000950170-25-092952-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1579733/000095017025092952/vitl-20250629.htm

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