--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0001104659-21-094006" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "HLMN" cik: "0001822492" company_name: "Hillman Solutions Corp." filed_at: "2021-07-20T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-30T04:12:22.477950+00:00" event_type: "m_and_a" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.9 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.9 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # Hillman Solutions (HLMN) completes business combination with Hillman Holdco, starts trading on Nasdaq ## Summary - Business combination closed July 14, 2021; aggregate consideration ~$939.6M paid in 137,569,511 shares of common stock. - HLMN common stock and warrants begin trading on Nasdaq on July 15, 2021; prior Landcadia units separated. - New $835M funded term loan and $250M ABL facility entered; proceeds refinance old debt and redeem 6.375% Senior Notes due 2022. - PIPE investment of 37.5M shares at $10.00 per share consummated concurrently with the merger. - Former Hillman stockholders own ~48.7% of combined company; former Landcadia stockholders own ~31.3%. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0001104659-21-094006 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: HLMN - cik: 0001822492 - company_name: Hillman Solutions Corp. - filed_at: 2021-07-20T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: m_and_a - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.9 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.9 - confidence: high - sec_items: 1.01, 2.01, 5.02, 3.02, 9.01, 4.01, 3.03, 5.01, 5.03, 5.06, 7.01 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1822492/000110465921094006/0001104659-21-094006-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1822492/000110465921094006/tm2122603d1_8k.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-21-094006 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-21-094006.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-21-094006.txt ## Key facts - Executive change Diana Dowling was appointed as Director at Hillman Solutions Corp.. - Action: appointed - Role: Director source text: Douglas Cahill, Joseph Scharfenberger, Richard Zannino, Daniel O’Leary, John Swygert, Aaron Jagdfeld, David Owners, Philip Woodlief, Diana Dowling and Teresa Gendron were appointed as directors of the Company, with Douglas Cahill appointed Chairman. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1822492/000110465921094006/0001104659-21-094006-index.htm - Executive change Douglas Cahill was appointed as Chairman at Hillman Solutions Corp.. - Action: appointed - Role: Chairman source text: Douglas Cahill, Joseph Scharfenberger, Richard Zannino, Daniel O’Leary, John Swygert, Aaron Jagdfeld, David Owners, Philip Woodlief, Diana Dowling and Teresa Gendron were appointed as directors of the Company, with Douglas Cahill appointed Chairman. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1822492/000110465921094006/0001104659-21-094006-index.htm - Executive change Douglas Cahill was appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer at Hillman Solutions Corp.. - Action: appointed - Role: President and Chief Executive Officer source text: Douglas Cahill was appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer; Robert Kraft was appointed as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer; and Steven Brunker was appointed as Chief Information Officer. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1822492/000110465921094006/0001104659-21-094006-index.htm - Executive change Richard Zannino was appointed as Director at Hillman Solutions Corp.. - Action: appointed - Role: Director source text: Douglas Cahill, Joseph Scharfenberger, Richard Zannino, Daniel O’Leary, John Swygert, Aaron Jagdfeld, David Owners, Philip Woodlief, Diana Dowling and Teresa Gendron were appointed as directors of the Company, with Douglas Cahill appointed Chairman. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1822492/000110465921094006/0001104659-21-094006-index.htm - Executive change Douglas Cahill was appointed as Director at Hillman Solutions Corp.. - Action: appointed - Role: Director source text: Douglas Cahill, Joseph Scharfenberger, Richard Zannino, Daniel O’Leary, John Swygert, Aaron Jagdfeld, David Owners, Philip Woodlief, Diana Dowling and Teresa Gendron were appointed as directors of the Company, with Douglas Cahill appointed Chairman. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1822492/000110465921094006/0001104659-21-094006-index.htm - Executive change Richard Handler departed as Director at Hillman Solutions Corp.. - Action: ceased serving - Role: Director source text: Tilman Fertitta, Richard Handler, Scott Kelly and Dona Cornell ceased serving on Landcadia’s board of directors. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1822492/000110465921094006/0001104659-21-094006-index.htm - Executive change Dona Cornell departed as Director at Hillman Solutions Corp.. - Action: ceased serving - Role: Director source text: Tilman Fertitta, Richard Handler, Scott Kelly and Dona Cornell ceased serving on Landcadia’s board of directors. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1822492/000110465921094006/0001104659-21-094006-index.htm - Executive change Philip Woodlief was appointed as Director at Hillman Solutions Corp.. - Action: appointed - Role: Director source text: Douglas Cahill, Joseph Scharfenberger, Richard Zannino, Daniel O’Leary, John Swygert, Aaron Jagdfeld, David Owners, Philip Woodlief, Diana Dowling and Teresa Gendron were appointed as directors of the Company, with Douglas Cahill appointed Chairman. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1822492/000110465921094006/0001104659-21-094006-index.htm - Executive change Scott Kelly departed as Director at Hillman Solutions Corp.. - Action: ceased serving - Role: Director source text: Tilman Fertitta, Richard Handler, Scott Kelly and Dona Cornell ceased serving on Landcadia’s board of directors. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1822492/000110465921094006/0001104659-21-094006-index.htm - Executive change David Owens was appointed as Director at Hillman Solutions Corp.. - Action: appointed - Role: Director source text: Douglas Cahill, Joseph Scharfenberger, Richard Zannino, Daniel O’Leary, John Swygert, Aaron Jagdfeld, David Owners, Philip Woodlief, Diana Dowling and Teresa Gendron were appointed as directors of the Company, with Douglas Cahill appointed Chairman. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1822492/000110465921094006/0001104659-21-094006-index.htm - Executive change Daniel O’Leary was appointed as Director at Hillman Solutions Corp.. - Action: appointed - Role: Director source text: Douglas Cahill, Joseph Scharfenberger, Richard Zannino, Daniel O’Leary, John Swygert, Aaron Jagdfeld, David Owners, Philip Woodlief, Diana Dowling and Teresa Gendron were appointed as directors of the Company, with Douglas Cahill appointed Chairman. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1822492/000110465921094006/0001104659-21-094006-index.htm - Executive change Joseph Scharfenberger was appointed as Director at Hillman Solutions Corp.. - Action: appointed - Role: Director source text: Douglas Cahill, Joseph Scharfenberger, Richard Zannino, Daniel O’Leary, John Swygert, Aaron Jagdfeld, David Owners, Philip Woodlief, Diana Dowling and Teresa Gendron were appointed as directors of the Company, with Douglas Cahill appointed Chairman. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1822492/000110465921094006/0001104659-21-094006-index.htm - Executive change Aaron Jagdfeld was appointed as Director at Hillman Solutions Corp.. - Action: appointed - Role: Director source text: Douglas Cahill, Joseph Scharfenberger, Richard Zannino, Daniel O’Leary, John Swygert, Aaron Jagdfeld, David Owners, Philip Woodlief, Diana Dowling and Teresa Gendron were appointed as directors of the Company, with Douglas Cahill appointed Chairman. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1822492/000110465921094006/0001104659-21-094006-index.htm - Executive change Tilman Fertitta departed as Director at Hillman Solutions Corp.. - Action: ceased serving - Role: Director source text: Tilman Fertitta, Richard Handler, Scott Kelly and Dona Cornell ceased serving on Landcadia’s board of directors. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1822492/000110465921094006/0001104659-21-094006-index.htm - Executive change John Swygert was appointed as Director at Hillman Solutions Corp.. - Action: appointed - Role: Director source text: Douglas Cahill, Joseph Scharfenberger, Richard Zannino, Daniel O’Leary, John Swygert, Aaron Jagdfeld, David Owners, Philip Woodlief, Diana Dowling and Teresa Gendron were appointed as directors of the Company, with Douglas Cahill appointed Chairman. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1822492/000110465921094006/0001104659-21-094006-index.htm - Executive change Steven Brunker was appointed as Chief Information Officer at Hillman Solutions Corp.. - Action: appointed - Role: Chief Information Officer source text: Douglas Cahill was appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer; Robert Kraft was appointed as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer; and Steven Brunker was appointed as Chief Information Officer. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1822492/000110465921094006/0001104659-21-094006-index.htm - Executive change Teresa Gendron was appointed as Director at Hillman Solutions Corp.. - Action: appointed - Role: Director source text: Douglas Cahill, Joseph Scharfenberger, Richard Zannino, Daniel O’Leary, John Swygert, Aaron Jagdfeld, David Owners, Philip Woodlief, Diana Dowling and Teresa Gendron were appointed as directors of the Company, with Douglas Cahill appointed Chairman. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1822492/000110465921094006/0001104659-21-094006-index.htm - Executive change Robert Kraft was appointed as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer at Hillman Solutions Corp.. - Action: appointed - Role: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer source text: Douglas Cahill was appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer; Robert Kraft was appointed as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer; and Steven Brunker was appointed as Chief Information Officer. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1822492/000110465921094006/0001104659-21-094006-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. 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