secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Bark, Inc. (BARK)
CIK:        0001819574
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-07-28T20:47:29+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-26-050218
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

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

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819574/000162828026050218/0001628280-26-050218-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819574/000162828026050218/bark-20260728.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-050218

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