{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001628280-26-065536","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"BARK","cik":"0001819574","company_name":"Bark, Inc.","filed_at":"2026-10-09T20:21:29+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-10-09T20:22:00.244616+00:00","generated_at":"2026-10-12T15:08:23.883118+00:00","sec_items":["5.02"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.25,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.25,"confidence":"high","headline":"BARK principal accounting officer Brian Dostie resigns; CFO Anya Hamill adds PAO title","bullets":["Brian Dostie, BARK's principal accounting officer, resigned effective October 23, 2026, and ceased serving as PAO on October 9, 2026, to pursue another professional opportunity.","Dostie's resignation is not the result of any disagreement with the company's independent auditors or management on accounting principles, financial statement disclosure, or internal controls.","CFO Anya Hamill, principal financial officer since September 8, 2026, was also designated principal accounting officer effective October 9, 2026.","Hamill will receive no additional compensation for the added PAO designation; no Item 404(a) transactions or family relationships with directors or executive officers exist."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-065536","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-065536.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-065536.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-065536.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819574/000162828026065536/0001628280-26-065536-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819574/000162828026065536/bark-20261009.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-10-12T15:08:23.883118+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":"25537c4929","claim":"Brian Dostie resigned as Principal Accounting Officer at Bark, Inc..","evidence_excerpt":"On October 9, 2026, Brian Dostie, principal accounting officer of BARK, Inc. (the “Company”), notified the Company of his decision to resign from the Company, effective October 23, 2026, to pursue another professional opportunity. Mr. Dostie ceased serving as the Company’s principal accounting officer effective October 9, 2026.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819574/000162828026065536/0001628280-26-065536-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"resigned"},{"label":"Role","value":"Principal Accounting Officer"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"},{"claim_id":"3f0c316eeb","claim":"Anya Hamill changed role as Chief Financial Officer at Bark, Inc..","evidence_excerpt":"As previously disclosed, Anya Hamill has served as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and principal financial officer since September 8, 2026. In connection with Mr. Dostie’s resignation, the Company has designated Ms. Hamill to also serve as the Company’s principal accounting officer, effective October 9, 2026.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819574/000162828026065536/0001628280-26-065536-index.htm","confidence":0.92,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"designated"},{"label":"Role","value":"Chief Financial Officer"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}