secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Vera Bradley, Inc. (VRA)
CIK:        0001495320
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-07-24T20:08:34+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-26-049595
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.55
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Vera Bradley enters severance agreements with COO/CFO Layding and CBO Paraie
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- Agreements with Martin Layding (COO/CFO) and Melinda Paraie (CBO) effective July 24, 2026.
- Severance includes 12 months base salary, unpaid bonus, pro-rata bonus, COBRA for 12 months.
- Immediate vesting of 414,439 RSUs granted June 2025; pro-rated vesting of other RSUs through FY2028.
- Additional 6 months salary if termination occurs within 6 months before or 24 months after Change in Control.
- Benefits subject to non-compete, non-solicit, non-disclosure, non-disparagement covenants.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1495320/000162828026049595/0001628280-26-049595-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1495320/000162828026049595/vra-20260724.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-049595

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