{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001040130-25-000016","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"PETS","cik":"0001040130","company_name":"PETMED EXPRESS INC","filed_at":"2025-04-09T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:02:47.260415+00:00","generated_at":"2026-05-23T17:57:16.299165+00:00","sec_items":["5.02","7.01","9.01"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"positive","materiality_score":0.5,"confidence":"high","headline":"PetMed Express appoints Peter Batushansky to Board; Dr. Fulgoni to retire at 2025 annual meeting","bullets":["Peter Batushansky, former CEO of Allivet and current partner at L2 Capital Partners, joins board effective April 9, 2025.","Batushansky will serve on Audit Committee and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee; board expands from 6 to 7 members.","Dr. Gian Fulgoni, longtime board member and former Chairman, will retire when his term expires at the 2025 annual shareholders' meeting.","This is the third independent director added since 2024; company highlights ongoing board refreshment and transformation strategy."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001040130-25-000016","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001040130-25-000016.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001040130-25-000016.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001040130-25-000016.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1040130/000104013025000016/0001040130-25-000016-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1040130/000104013025000016/pets-20250409.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-05-23T17:57:16.299165+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":"8938f340e4","claim":"Peter Batushansky was appointed as Director at PETMED EXPRESS INC.","evidence_excerpt":"On April 9, 2025, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of PetMed Express, Inc. (the “Company”) approved the appointment of Peter Batushansky to serve as a director of the Company beginning April 9, 2025.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1040130/000104013025000016/0001040130-25-000016-index.htm","confidence":1.0},{"claim_id":"ab97da468c","claim":"Gian Fulgoni departed as Director at PETMED EXPRESS INC.","evidence_excerpt":"Dr. Gian Fulgoni, longtime Board member and former Chairman, has communicated his intention to retire from the Board when his term expires at the 2025 annual shareholders’ meeting.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1040130/000104013025000016/0001040130-25-000016-index.htm","confidence":1.0}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}