secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     BOSTON BEER CO INC (SAM)
CIK:        0000949870
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-03-16T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-108321
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.50
Item codes: 5.02, 8.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Boston Beer director to retire at 2026 meeting; $25M buyback plan starts March 30
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- Michael Spillane will not stand for re-election and will retire from Board after the 2026 Annual Meeting.
- Spillane's decision is not due to any disagreement with the Company on operations, policies, or practices.
- Company entered a 10b5-1 plan to repurchase up to $25 million of Class A Common Stock.
- Buyback period runs from March 30, 2026 to June 26, 2026.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/949870/000119312526108321/0001193125-26-108321-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/949870/000119312526108321/sam-20260310.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-108321

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