---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-25-011162"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "REED"
cik: "0001140215"
company_name: "REED'S, INC."
filed_at: "2025-03-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-24T08:26:15.988130+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Board member Lewis Jaffe resigns citing governance disagreements with majority investor

## Summary
- Lewis Jaffe resigned from Board effective March 31, 2025; cited 'fundamental difference in views regarding corporate governance'.
- Jaffe was Chair of Governance Committee and member of Compensation and Audit Committees.
- Resignation attributed to recent changes in ownership, leadership, and majority investor's desire to replace independent directors.
- Company will file any response letter from Jaffe within two business days if received.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-25-011162
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: REED
- cik: 0001140215
- company_name: REED'S, INC.
- filed_at: 2025-03-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: negative
- 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/1140215/000149315225011162/0001493152-25-011162-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1140215/000149315225011162/form8-k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-25-011162
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-25-011162.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-25-011162.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Lewis Jaffe resigned as Director at REED'S, INC..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: On March 17, 2025, Lewis Jaffe submitted his resignation from the Board of Directors (“Board”) of Reed’s, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Reed’s” or the “company”), to be effective March 31, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1140215/000149315225011162/0001493152-25-011162-index.htm

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