---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001564590-21-044308"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LESL"
cik: "0001821806"
company_name: "Leslie's, Inc."
filed_at: "2021-08-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-29T11:47:10.923666+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Leslie's expands board to 10, elects James Ray Jr. as director

## Summary
- Board increased from 9 to 10 members; James Ray Jr. elected effective Aug 13, 2021.
- Ray, 57, appointed to Nominating/Corporate Governance and Compensation Committees.
- Ray previously served as President of STANLEY Engineered Fastening at Stanley Black & Decker.
- No arrangements or material interests with other parties per Item 404(a).
- Compensation consistent with other non-employee directors as described in 10-K.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001564590-21-044308
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LESL
- cik: 0001821806
- company_name: Leslie's, Inc.
- filed_at: 2021-08-13T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1821806/000156459021044308/0001564590-21-044308-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1821806/000156459021044308/lesl-8k_20210813.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001564590-21-044308
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001564590-21-044308.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001564590-21-044308.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  James Ray, Jr. was elected as Director at Leslie's, Inc..
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: On August 11, 2021, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Leslie’s, Inc. (the “Company”) increased the size of the Board from nine to ten members and elected James Ray, Jr. to the Board, effective August 13, 2021.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1821806/000156459021044308/0001564590-21-044308-index.htm

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