---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001213900-21-043542"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NGTF"
cik: "0001593001"
company_name: "NightFood Holdings, Inc."
filed_at: "2021-08-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-29T09:14:03.557215+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Nightfood appoints 5-Hour Energy co-founder Tom Morse to Board of Directors

## Summary
- Morse, co-founder of 5-Hour Energy, appointed to fill new board seat effective Aug 16, 2021; term until next annual meeting.
- Board expanded from 3 to 4 members; Morse is independent under NASDAQ standards.
- Morse to receive quarterly $3,000 cash plus $16,000 in restricted stock vesting quarterly in FY2022.
- Nightfood recently reported highest-revenue quarter and year, distribution in >1,000 Walmart stores, and closed $4.5M financing to eliminate debt.
- Company addresses $50B night snack category; Morse brings consumer goods expertise from 5-Hour Energy and Zolli Candy.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001213900-21-043542
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NGTF
- cik: 0001593001
- company_name: NightFood Holdings, Inc.
- filed_at: 2021-08-18T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1593001/000121390021043542/0001213900-21-043542-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1593001/000121390021043542/ea146073-8k_nightfood.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-21-043542
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-21-043542.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-21-043542.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Tom Morse was appointed as Director at NightFood Holdings, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: appointed Mr. Tom Morse to fill the new vacancy on the Board and to serve as a director of the Company
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1593001/000121390021043542/0001213900-21-043542-index.htm

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