---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-24-088439"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "VITL"
cik: "0001579733"
company_name: "Vital Farms, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-04-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-04T01:48:17.278108+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Vital Farms COO to step down, principal accounting officer resigns; CFO assumes duties

## Summary
- COO Jason Dale will transition to non-employee advisory role by Aug 31, 2024; receives $10,000/month retainer through Dec 31, 2024.
- Jeffery Dawson resigns as Chief Accounting Officer effective April 19, 2024; CFO Thilo Wrede becomes principal accounting officer.
- Company is searching for a Chief Supply Chain Officer (to assume some of Dale’s duties) and a new permanent corporate controller.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-24-088439
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: VITL
- cik: 0001579733
- company_name: Vital Farms, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-04-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1579733/000119312524088439/0001193125-24-088439-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1579733/000119312524088439/d809481d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-088439
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-088439.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-088439.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Jeffery Dawson resigned as Chief Accounting Officer at Vital Farms, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Chief Accounting Officer
  source text: On April 4, 2024, the Company accepted the resignation of Jeffery Dawson, the Company’s Chief Accounting Officer and principal accounting officer, and entered into a transition agreement, pursuant to which Mr. Dawson will transition his responsibilities and cease serving as the Company’s Chief Accounting Officer and principal accounting officer effective April 19, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1579733/000119312524088439/0001193125-24-088439-index.htm
- Executive change
  Jason Dale changed role as Chief Operating Officer at Vital Farms, Inc..
  - Action: transition to non-employee advisory role
  - Role: Chief Operating Officer
  source text: On April 3, 2024, Vital Farms, Inc. (the “ Company ”) entered into a transition agreement (the “ COO Transition Agreement ”) with Jason Dale, the Company’s Chief Operating Officer and principal operating officer, pursuant to which Mr. Dale will transition into a non-employee advisory role with the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1579733/000119312524088439/0001193125-24-088439-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.