{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001628280-26-013800","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"BARK","cik":"0001819574","company_name":"Bark, Inc.","filed_at":"2026-03-03T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:02:36.326872+00:00","generated_at":"2026-05-15T22:19:46.931794+00:00","sec_items":["8.01","9.01"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.5,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.5,"confidence":"high","headline":"BARK CEO Matt Meeker withdraws from Great Dane Ventures; Special Committee continues review of acquisition proposals.","bullets":["Matt Meeker voluntarily withdrew as member and equity holder in Great Dane Ventures, LLC, which submitted a preliminary non-binding proposal to acquire BARK.","Meeker will continue as CEO and Executive Chair, focused on executing BARK's strategy and delivering value to shareholders.","The Special Committee continues to review proposals and standalone value with independent financial and legal advisors; no assurance of any definitive offer or transaction.","BARK supports Meeker's decision and does not undertake to provide updates except as required."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-013800","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-013800.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-013800.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-013800.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819574/000162828026013800/0001628280-26-013800-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819574/000162828026013800/bark-20260303.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-05-15T22:19:46.931794+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":[],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}