secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Leef Brands Inc. (LEEEF)
CIK:        0001711141
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-10-02T20:39:53+00:00
Accession:  0001493152-26-045552
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.30
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud@v2

LEEF Brands adds Hirsh Jain as independent director; CFO Kevin Wilson steps off board
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- Hirsh Jain, founder/CEO of cannabis advisory firm Ananda Strategy and ex-Airbnb government affairs director, appointed to the board effective October 1, 2026.
- CFO Kevin Wilson resigned from the board but continues as Chief Financial Officer; board now has five members, three of them independent.
- Jain receives a $35,000 annual cash retainer, a $50,000 initial RSU grant, plus $10,000 RSUs as Nominating Committee chair and $5,000 as Audit Committee member; RSUs vest monthly over one year.
- LEEF says it has filed DEA registration applications across its California and Nevada licenses as it prepares for interstate commerce and international exports.
- Independent directors now fill the Audit and Compensation Committees entirely, with the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee majority independent.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1711141/000149315226045552/0001493152-26-045552-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1711141/000149315226045552/form8-k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-26-045552

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