---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001020859-22-000052"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "UNFI"
cik: "0001020859"
company_name: "UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC"
filed_at: "2022-09-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-23T07:08:20.929299+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# UNFI sets FY23 executive comp: base salaries, LTI awards, updated severance agreements

## Summary
- FY23 base salaries: Douglas $1.05M, Howard $722,250, Testa $810K, Dorne $787.5K (retiring Oct 29).
- Long-term incentive awards: Douglas $5M; Howard, Testa, Dorne $1.8M each; cash incentive targets unchanged.
- Updated severance agreements effective Oct 23: adds payment equal to target bonus, revised restrictive covenants.
- Howard's base salary increased; Douglas & Howard get higher LTI, yielding up to 16.9% total comp increase.
- No change to cash incentive plan targets as % of salary for named executive officers.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001020859-22-000052
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: UNFI
- cik: 0001020859
- company_name: UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC
- filed_at: 2022-09-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1020859/000102085922000052/0001020859-22-000052-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1020859/000102085922000052/unfi-20220921.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001020859-22-000052
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001020859-22-000052.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001020859-22-000052.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Eric A. Dorne departed as other_named_officer at UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC.
  - Action: retire
  source text: Mr. Dorne has announced his intention to retire effective October 29, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1020859/000102085922000052/0001020859-22-000052-index.htm

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