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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001020859-21-000172"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "UNFI"
cik: "0001020859"
company_name: "UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC"
filed_at: "2021-12-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T01:31:29.536610+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# UNFI Chief Legal Officer Jill Sutton departs; receives $1.09M in extra severance

## Summary
- Jill Sutton to leave roles as Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel, and Secretary effective Dec 10, 2021.
- Extended base salary payments of $307,400 and additional severance of $783,870 (1.5x annual bonus at target).
- Outstanding equity awards to vest on prorated basis under separation without cause.
- Risk, Safety, Labor Relations, and Real Estate functions moved to other departments in restructuring.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001020859-21-000172
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: UNFI
- cik: 0001020859
- company_name: UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC
- filed_at: 2021-12-13T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- 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/1020859/000102085921000172/0001020859-21-000172-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1020859/000102085921000172/unfi-20211210.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001020859-21-000172
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001020859-21-000172.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001020859-21-000172.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Jill E. Sutton resigned as Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel, and Secretary at UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel, and Secretary
  source text: Ms. Sutton and the Company have mutually agreed that Ms. Sutton would no longer serve as the Company’s Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel, and Secretary.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1020859/000102085921000172/0001020859-21-000172-index.htm

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