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Issuer:     PETMED EXPRESS INC (PETS)
CIK:        0001040130
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-09-28T20:27:25+00:00
Accession:  0001040130-26-000057
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.25
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud@v2

PetMed adds 500,000 shares to inducement plan for new CEO Willard's equity awards
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- Board approved an amendment to the 2024 Inducement Incentive Plan on September 27, 2026, raising shares reserved by 500,000 to an aggregate 850,000 shares.
- The 500,000-share increase equals the 250,000 restricted shares plus 250,000 performance share units the company agreed to grant new CEO Jeffrey Allen Willard.
- Willard's start date as Chief Executive Officer is September 28, 2026, per the employment agreement disclosed in the company's September 17, 2026 Form 8-K.
- No other changes were made to the plan; awards may only go to individuals not previously employees or directors, per the Nasdaq inducement award exception.
- Amended and restated plan permits restricted stock, RSUs, performance stock units, non-statutory options and stock appreciation rights.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1040130/000104013026000057/0001040130-26-000057-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1040130/000104013026000057/pets-20260927.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001040130-26-000057

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