---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-21-018024"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RMCF"
cik: "0001616262"
company_name: "Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc."
filed_at: "2021-07-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-30T00:24:55.443064+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Director Scott Capdevielle resigns after Board cites code of conduct violations

## Summary
- Board asked Capdevielle to resign on July 26 after public statements inconsistent with company code of conduct and core values.
- Resignation effective immediately; no disagreement with company operations, policies, or practices.
- Capdevielle was a Board member prior to resignation.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-21-018024
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RMCF
- cik: 0001616262
- company_name: Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc.
- filed_at: 2021-07-30T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 8.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1616262/000143774921018024/0001437749-21-018024-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1616262/000143774921018024/rmcfd20210730_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-21-018024
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-21-018024.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-21-018024.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Scott G. Capdevielle resigned as Director at Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: On July 26, 2021, based on the Board’s review of such public statements and in alignment with the Company’s code of conduct and core values, Mr. Capdevielle was asked to resign from the Board.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1616262/000143774921018024/0001437749-21-018024-index.htm

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