---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-050218"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BARK"
cik: "0001819574"
company_name: "Bark, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-07-28T20:47:29+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-07-28T20:49:08.467740+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# BARK names Anya Hamill CFO effective Sept 8, 2026; interim CFO Brian Dostie returns to controller role

## Summary
- Anya Hamill, former CFO of Laird Superfood, joins BARK as CFO effective September 8, 2026.
- Hamill's compensation: $450K base salary, 75% target bonus, $100K sign-on bonus, 37,500 RSUs and 37,500 options.
- Brian Dostie resigns as interim CFO on Sept 8 but remains VP, Accounting and Controller.
- Hamill's severance agreement provides 12 months base salary continuation and COBRA on involuntary termination, with enhanced benefits on change in control.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-050218
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BARK
- cik: 0001819574
- company_name: Bark, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-07-28T20:47:29+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819574/000162828026050218/0001628280-26-050218-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819574/000162828026050218/bark-20260728.htm

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