---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-24-033643"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NGVC"
cik: "0001547459"
company_name: "Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-11-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-30T04:31:05.851586+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Natural Grocers appoints Richard Hallé as CFO effective Jan 1, 2025, replacing retiring Todd Dissinger

## Summary
- Richard Hallé appointed CFO effective Jan 1, 2025; succeeds Todd Dissinger retiring Dec 31, 2024.
- Hallé resigns from NGVC board (served since 2012) to take CFO role; board now has seven directors, three independent.
- Compensation includes $618,500 base salary, 50% bonus target, 7,500 shares, $202,500 hiring bonus, and 200,000 RSUs vesting in 5 years.
- Outgoing CFO Dissinger receives acceleration of 13,327 unvested RSUs upon retirement as of Dec 31, 2024.
- Hallé brings prior CFO experience at Vivial Inc. and DTN Holding; will oversee finance, accounting, treasury, and related functions.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-24-033643
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NGVC
- cik: 0001547459
- company_name: Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-11-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1547459/000143774924033643/0001437749-24-033643-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1547459/000143774924033643/ngvc20241101_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Executive change
  Richard Hallé was appointed as Chief Financial Officer at Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: On October 31, 2024, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Richard Hallé as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective January 1, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1547459/000143774924033643/0001437749-24-033643-index.htm
- Executive change
  Todd Dissinger departed as Chief Financial Officer at Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc..
  - Action: retire
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: Mr. Hallé will succeed Todd Dissinger, who, as previously announced, will retire on December 31, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1547459/000143774924033643/0001437749-24-033643-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.