---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-25-031143"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HYFM"
cik: "0001695295"
company_name: "HYDROFARM HOLDINGS GROUP, INC."
filed_at: "2025-06-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-19T08:32:30.055070+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Hydrofarm retires Series A Preferred Stock; CEO Lindeman joins board after annual meeting

## Summary
- Retired 7,725,045 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, reducing authorized shares to 7,274,955.
- CEO B. John Lindeman elected to the board, filling vacancy from Richard D. Moss's resignation; no extra compensation.
- Annual meeting reelected Melisa Denis and Renah Persofsky as Class II directors until 2028.
- Say-on-pay approved with 1,801,845 votes for (96.6% of votes cast); 2,339,945 ratified Deloitte as auditor.
- Charter amended to eliminate all references to Series A Preferred Stock; certificates effective June 9, 2025.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-25-031143
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HYFM
- cik: 0001695295
- company_name: HYDROFARM HOLDINGS GROUP, INC.
- filed_at: 2025-06-13T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 3.03, 5.03, 5.02, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1695295/000162828025031143/0001628280-25-031143-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1695295/000162828025031143/hyfm-20250609.htm

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## Key facts
- Executive change
  B. John Lindeman was elected as Director at HYDROFARM HOLDINGS GROUP, INC..
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: elected B. John Lindeman to serve as a member of the Board
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1695295/000162828025031143/0001628280-25-031143-index.htm
- Executive change
  Richard D. Moss resigned as Director at HYDROFARM HOLDINGS GROUP, INC..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: vacancy left by Mr. Richard D. Moss following his resignation immediately prior to the 2025 annual meeting of stockholders
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1695295/000162828025031143/0001628280-25-031143-index.htm
- Governance Changes
  HYDROFARM HOLDINGS GROUP, INC.: Filed Certificates of Retirement and Elimination to retire Series A Preferred Stock, reduce authorized shares, and eliminate references to Series A Preferred Stock from the charter (effective 2025-06-09).
  - Change: charter amendment
  - Effective: 2025-06-09
  source text: On June 9 , 2025, the Company filed Certificates of Retirement and Elimination to its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (the “Charter”), with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, (i) retiring 7,725,045 shares of Series A Preferred Stock of the Company (“Series A Preferred Stock”) which were converted into shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share in connection with the Company’s initial public offering of its common stock; (ii) reducing the number of authorized shares of Series A Preferred Stock to 7,274,955 shares; and (iii) eliminating from the Charter all references to the Series A Preferred Stock set forth in the Company’s Certificate of Designation with respect to its Series A Preferred Stock.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1695295/000162828025031143/0001628280-25-031143-index.htm

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