---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-24-009757"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RMCF"
cik: "0001616262"
company_name: "Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-03-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-04T06:10:59.757076+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory formalizes interim CEO compensation: $390k salary, RSU grant

## Summary
- Interim CEO Starlette B. Johnson appointed effective Jan 29, 2024; offer letter signed March 25, 2024 formalizing terms.
- Annual base salary of $390,000; target annual bonus of 75% of base salary ($292,500) subject to performance.
- Special RSU grant with value $390,000, vesting monthly over 36 months starting Jan 29, 2024.
- Interim CEO role is temporary until full-time CEO hired; at-will employment, no severance provided.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-24-009757
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RMCF
- cik: 0001616262
- company_name: Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-03-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1616262/000143774924009757/0001437749-24-009757-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1616262/000143774924009757/rmcfd20240327_8k.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-24-009757
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-24-009757.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Starlette B. Johnson was appointed as Interim Chief Executive Officer at Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Interim Chief Executive Officer
  source text: the board of directors (the “Board”) of Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory (the “Company”) appointed Starlette B. Johnson to the position of Interim Chief Executive Officer, effective as of January 29, 2024
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1616262/000143774924009757/0001437749-24-009757-index.htm

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