secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Vera Bradley, Inc. (VRA)
CIK:        0001495320
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-08-06T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001495320-25-000059
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Vera Bradley CEO Jackie Ardrey departs; receives $2M lump sum severance, accelerated RSU vesting
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- Former CEO Jackie Ardrey terminated July 31, 2025; enters Release and Waiver Agreement.
- Lump sum payment of $2,000,000; pro rata FY2026 cash bonus payable later.
- Immediate full vesting of time-based RSUs; performance-based RSUs remain subject to criteria.
- Severance also includes base salary through termination and accrued benefits.
- Release of all claims against Vera Bradley; no immediate successor named.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1495320/000149532025000059/0001495320-25-000059-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1495320/000149532025000059/vra-20250731.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001495320-25-000059

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