---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-22-264449"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "OLPX"
cik: "0001868726"
company_name: "OLAPLEX HOLDINGS, INC."
filed_at: "2022-10-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-23T03:05:56.697568+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Olaplex cuts FY2022 guidance, COO Tiffany Walden resigns effective Oct 18

## Summary
- Preliminary Q3 net sales ~$176.5M (+9.2% YoY); net income $59-61M; adjusted EBITDA $100-102M.
- FY2022 guidance lowered: net sales $704-711M, adjusted net income $303-307M, adjusted EBITDA $425-431M.
- COO Tiffany Walden resigns effective Oct 18; enters transition to senior advisor through Dec 31, then consultant to 2027.
- Separation includes $1M transition payment, salary through Dec 31, 60% unvested options retained with vesting schedule.
- Cites macro pressures, increased discounting, inventory rebalancing, and moderation in new customer acquisition.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-22-264449
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: OLPX
- cik: 0001868726
- company_name: OLAPLEX HOLDINGS, INC.
- filed_at: 2022-10-18T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1868726/000119312522264449/0001193125-22-264449-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1868726/000119312522264449/d413958d8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Executive change
  Tiffany Walden resigned as Chief Operating Officer at OLAPLEX HOLDINGS, INC..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Chief Operating Officer
  source text: On October 16, 2022, Tiffany Walden, Chief Operating Officer of the Company, resigned from her role as Chief Operating Officer as well as a member of the Company’s board of directors, effective October 18, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1868726/000119312522264449/0001193125-22-264449-index.htm

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