secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     BOSTON BEER CO INC (SAM)
CIK:        0000949870
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-02-10T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-044640
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.45
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Lesya Lysyj stepping down as Boston Beer CMO, remains advisor through Sep 2026
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- CMO Lesya Lysyj to step down March 6, 2026; will serve as advisor through Sep 30, 2026.
- Separation agreement includes 13 weeks salary ($21,607.50 per bi-weekly) plus 2025 bonus (~$344,965 approved by committee).
- Company pays up to $45,000 for training/legal fees; health premium through Dec 2026.
- She reaffirms confidentiality, non-compete, non-solicitation and provides general release of claims.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/949870/000119312526044640/0001193125-26-044640-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/949870/000119312526044640/sam-20260204.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-044640

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