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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-021415"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BARK"
cik: "0001819574"
company_name: "Bark, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-03-26T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T08:52:43.546901+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# BARK shareholders approve 1:20 reverse stock split to regain NYSE listing compliance

## Summary
- Stockholders approved a 1-for-20 reverse stock split; effective April 1, 2026.
- Reverse split intended to increase per-share price to meet NYSE minimum bid requirement.
- At annual meeting, Class A directors Betsy McLaughlin and Henrik Werdelin elected.
- Company disclosed up to $28M in annualized cost savings from operational streamlining.
- BARK has paid $15.4M in incremental tariffs to date, $10.5M in COGS for FY2026.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-021415
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BARK
- cik: 0001819574
- company_name: Bark, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-03-26T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819574/000162828026021415/0001628280-26-021415-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819574/000162828026021415/bark-20260325.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-021415.txt

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