{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001437749-21-025791","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"RMCF","cik":"0001616262","company_name":"Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc.","filed_at":"2021-11-09T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:04:13.332924+00:00","generated_at":"2026-06-28T10:44:55.997739+00:00","sec_items":["5.02","9.01"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.55,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.55,"confidence":"high","headline":"CEO Merryman to step down upon hire of new CEO; stays as CFO/interim CEO; gets accelerated RSU vesting, $1.33M severance","bullets":["Bryan J. Merryman voluntarily steps down as President and CEO upon hiring of successor; remains CFO and interim CEO until then.","Board accelerated vesting of 66,667 unvested RSUs granted to Merryman, effective Nov 3, 2021.","Amendment provides $1,326,813 termination payment plus $18,000 for insurance coverage upon any termination; company to fund $1.34M rabbi trust.","Non-compete revised to two years covering US/Canada chocolate manufacturing/retail; change-in-control gross-up limited to events prior to Nov 3, 2021.","Outplacement reimbursement up to $53,250 over two years; consulting agreement option until Nov 3, 2022."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-21-025791","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-21-025791.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-21-025791.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-21-025791.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1616262/000143774921025791/0001437749-21-025791-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1616262/000143774921025791/rmcfd20211108_8k.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-28T10:44:55.997739+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"4b87c8da31","claim":"Bryan J. Merryman changed role as Chief Financial Officer and interim President and Chief Executive Officer at Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc..","evidence_excerpt":"Bryan J. Merryman agreed to voluntarily step down as President and Chief Executive Officer (\"CEO\") of Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc. (the \"Company\") upon the hiring of a new President and CEO for the Company.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1616262/000143774921025791/0001437749-21-025791-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"stepped down"},{"label":"Role","value":"Chief Financial Officer and interim President and Chief Executive Officer"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}