{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001628280-26-038109","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"MED","cik":"0000910329","company_name":"MEDIFAST INC","filed_at":"2026-05-26T20:26:14+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-26T20:27:01.397105+00:00","generated_at":"2026-05-26T20:30:17.319413+00:00","sec_items":["5.02","5.07","7.01","9.01"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.65,"confidence":"high","headline":"Medifast appoints Nicholas Johnson as CEO; Dan Chard becomes non-executive Chairman","bullets":["Nicholas Johnson, 46, becomes CEO effective June 1, 2026; Dan Chard transitions to non-executive Chairman.","Johnson's compensation: $600K base salary, target bonus 100% of base, LTI target 250% of base (69% increase vs. prior role).","Stockholders approved Amended 2012 Share Incentive Plan, increasing authorized shares by 250,000.","All seven director nominees elected; say-on-pay and auditor ratification passed.","Johnson joined Medifast in 2018, most recently as President; prior senior roles at Nu Skin Enterprises."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-038109","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-038109.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-038109.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-038109.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/910329/000162828026038109/0001628280-26-038109-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/910329/000162828026038109/med-20260519.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-05-26T20:30:17.319413+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":[{"claim_id":"8ad070441e","claim":"Nicholas Johnson was appointed as Chief Executive Officer at MEDIFAST INC.","evidence_excerpt":"On May 20, 2026, the Board appointed Nicholas Johnson, age 46, to serve as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective June 1, 2026.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/910329/000162828026038109/0001628280-26-038109-index.htm","confidence":0.95}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}