secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Vera Bradley, Inc. (VRA)
CIK:        0001495320
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-10-01T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-25-043484
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.40
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Vera Bradley CMO Alison Hiatt to leave Oct 9; receives $300K severance, continued vesting
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- CMO Alison Hiatt's employment terminates Oct 9, 2025.
- Severance: $300K in 15 equal installments; COBRA reimbursement up to 12 months.
- Bonus of 1.25x FY2026 annual bonus, paid when other executives receive it.
- Stock awards continue to vest through the severance payment period.
- She executed a full release of claims against the company.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1495320/000162828025043484/0001628280-25-043484-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1495320/000162828025043484/vra-20250926.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-25-043484

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