{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001495320-25-000026","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"VRA","cik":"0001495320","company_name":"Vera Bradley, Inc.","filed_at":"2025-04-18T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:02:48.451651+00:00","generated_at":"2026-05-23T10:58:06.091035+00:00","sec_items":["5.02","9.01"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.4,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.4,"confidence":"high","headline":"Vera Bradley director Frances P. Philip to leave board after 14 years, will not stand for re-election in 2025","bullets":["Frances P. Philip, board member since 2011, will not stand for re-election at the 2025 shareholder meeting.","Her departure is not due to any disagreement with the company on operations, policies, or practices.","Philip served as Lead Independent Director since 2022 and on Talent/Compensation and Nominating/Governance/Sustainability committees.","Board will consist of seven remaining members with diverse skills after her departure."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001495320-25-000026","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001495320-25-000026.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001495320-25-000026.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001495320-25-000026.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1495320/000149532025000026/0001495320-25-000026-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1495320/000149532025000026/vra-20250414.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-05-23T10:58:06.091035+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":"0056de52e3","claim":"Frances P. Philip departed as Lead Independent Director at Vera Bradley, Inc..","evidence_excerpt":"On April 18, 2025, Vera Bradley, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that long-time board member Frances P. Philip will not stand for re-election at the upcoming 2025 Shareholder Meeting.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1495320/000149532025000026/0001495320-25-000026-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"will not stand for re-election"},{"label":"Role","value":"Lead Independent Director"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}