---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-22-114728"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DFLI"
cik: "0001847986"
company_name: "Dragonfly Energy Holdings Corp."
filed_at: "2022-11-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-22T07:17:02.734474+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Dragonfly Energy promotes Harvey (CLO), Seaburg (CRO), Bourns (CMO); COO Nichols departs

## Summary
- CEO Denis Phares receives $622K base salary, 100% bonus target, and $1.532M minimum LTIP award per new employment agreement.
- CFO John Marchetti receives $370K base salary, 63% bonus target, and $646K minimum LTIP award per new employment agreement.
- COO Sean Nichols departs Nov. 7, 2022; receives $100K lump-sum plus $1M in 24 monthly installments, full equity vesting.
- Nicole Harvey promoted to Chief Legal Officer; Wade Seaburg to Chief Revenue Officer; Tyler Bourns to Chief Marketing Officer.
- All promotions effective immediately; COO departure is effective Nov. 7, 2022, with a 12-month non-compete.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-22-114728
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DFLI
- cik: 0001847986
- company_name: Dragonfly Energy Holdings Corp.
- filed_at: 2022-11-04T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1847986/000110465922114728/0001104659-22-114728-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1847986/000110465922114728/tm2229698d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-114728
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-114728.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-114728.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Sean Nichols departed as Chief Operating Officer at Dragonfly Energy Holdings Corp..
  - Action: leaving
  - Role: Chief Operating Officer
  source text: Sean Nichols, the Company’s Chief Operating Officer, would be leaving the Company to pursue other interests.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1847986/000110465922114728/0001104659-22-114728-index.htm

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