---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001641172-25-019819"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HCWC"
cik: "0001948864"
company_name: "HEALTHY CHOICE WELLNESS CORP."
filed_at: "2025-07-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-18T06:20:22.874125+00:00"
event_type: "debt"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Healthy Choice Wellness exchanges $1M debt for 2.5M shares at $0.40/share

## Summary
- Exchanged $1,000,000 principal of Notes for 2,500,000 shares of Class A common stock at $0.40 per share (closing bid price on July 14, 2025).
- After exchange, $5,375,000 remains outstanding under the Credit Agreement dated July 18, 2024.
- Exchange executed with existing debtholders under Section 3(a)(9) of Securities Act; no commissions paid.
- Transaction reduces debt by $1M but dilutes existing shareholders with 2.5M new shares.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001641172-25-019819
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HCWC
- cik: 0001948864
- company_name: HEALTHY CHOICE WELLNESS CORP.
- filed_at: 2025-07-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: debt
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 3.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1948864/000164117225019819/0001641172-25-019819-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1948864/000164117225019819/form8-k.htm

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