{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001530950-23-000323","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"POST","cik":"0001530950","company_name":"Post Holdings, Inc.","filed_at":"2023-11-06T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:03:29.396803+00:00","generated_at":"2026-06-08T19:54:07.965399+00:00","sec_items":["2.02","5.02","9.01"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.8,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.8,"confidence":"high","headline":"Post Holdings Q4 prelim net sales ~$1.9B, Adj. EBITDA ~$349M; CEO on medical leave, COO named interim","bullets":["Preliminary Q4 net sales ~$1.9B, Adjusted EBITDA ~$349M, driven by strong cereal/pet food and Foodservice.","CEO Rob Vitale takes unexpected medical leave; Board appoints Jeff Zadoks (EVP & COO) as interim CEO.","Zadoks previously served as Post's EVP & CFO for eight years; joined in 2011 as Corporate Controller.","Issued preliminary outlook for fiscal year 2024; details to be discussed on conference call."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001530950-23-000323","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001530950-23-000323.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001530950-23-000323.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001530950-23-000323.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1530950/000153095023000323/0001530950-23-000323-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1530950/000153095023000323/post-20231102.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-08T19:54:07.965399+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":"9f57f750600e41ed4570a19d7a49f7f2060da9cb","claim":"Post Holdings, Inc. updated its fiscal year ending September 30, 2024 guidance (initiated).","evidence_excerpt":"On November 6, 2023, Post Holdings, Inc. (\"Post\" or the \"Company\") issued a press release announcing certain preliminary results for its fourth fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2023, as well as its preliminary outlook for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 2.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1530950/000153095023000323/0001530950-23-000323-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Earnings Releases","details":[{"label":"Period","value":"fiscal year ending September 30, 2024"},{"label":"Guidance","value":"initiated"},{"label":"Result","value":"guidance update"}],"fact_type":"earnings_release"},{"claim_id":"af97639a9c13b173b7b33db2c324c814de9ed059","claim":"Post Holdings, Inc. reported fourth fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2023 results: revenue approximately $1.9 billion. Guidance initiated.","evidence_excerpt":"Financial Data for the Fourth Quarter of Fiscal Year 2023 The following are preliminary estimates for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2023: • Net sales of approximately $1.9 billion • Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP)* of approximately $349 million driven by strong results from both cereal and pet food within Post Consumer Brands and continued outperformance in","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 2.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1530950/000153095023000323/0001530950-23-000323-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Earnings Releases","details":[{"label":"Period","value":"fourth fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2023"},{"label":"Revenue","value":"approximately $1.9 billion"},{"label":"Guidance","value":"initiated"},{"label":"Result","value":"preliminary results"}],"fact_type":"earnings_release"},{"claim_id":"754801d9c3","claim":"Jeff A. Zadoks was appointed as interim President and Chief Executive Officer at Post Holdings, Inc..","evidence_excerpt":"the Company's Board of Directors appointed Jeff A. Zadoks, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, as interim President and Chief Executive Officer.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1530950/000153095023000323/0001530950-23-000323-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"appointed"},{"label":"Role","value":"interim President and Chief Executive Officer"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"},{"claim_id":"971ce11694","claim":"Robert V. Vitale departed as President and Chief Executive Officer at Post Holdings, Inc..","evidence_excerpt":"Robert V. Vitale, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, is taking a medical leave of absence.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1530950/000153095023000323/0001530950-23-000323-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"taking medical leave of absence"},{"label":"Role","value":"President and Chief Executive Officer"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}