secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     KURA SUSHI USA, INC. (KRUS)
CIK:        0001772177
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-01-22T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-019473
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.35
Item codes: 5.07, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Kura Sushi elects Claudia Schaefer to board; Kim Ellis not re-elected
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- Claudia Schaefer elected independent director effective Jan 21, 2026; brings brand/marketing background.
- Kim Ellis did not stand for re-election, also effective Jan 21, 2026.
- Schaefer is CMO of Smoothie King, previously CMO at Jamba Juice and Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen.
- Annual meeting: all five director nominees elected; KPMG ratified; say-on-pay approved.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1772177/000119312526019473/0001193125-26-019473-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1772177/000119312526019473/krus-20260121.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-019473

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