{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001679273-24-000090","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"LW","cik":"0001679273","company_name":"Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.","filed_at":"2024-12-23T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:03:09.202692+00:00","generated_at":"2026-05-28T23:39:03.046103+00:00","sec_items":["5.02","9.01"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.85,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.85,"confidence":"high","headline":"Lamb Weston appoints COO Michael J. Smith as CEO; Werner steps down effective Jan 3, 2025","bullets":["Smith, currently COO, becomes President & CEO and Board member on Jan 3, 2025; succeeds Thomas P. Werner.","Smith's annual base salary: $1M, target bonus 150% of base, LTIP target $5.25M starting FY2026.","Werner will serve as Special Advisor through Aug 31, 2025, with base salary of $550K and prorated bonus.","Werner's outstanding equity awards will fully vest under Normal Retirement; non-compete extended to 18 months.","Transition and Separation Agreement signed Dec 23, 2024, includes release of claims and restrictive covenants."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001679273-24-000090","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001679273-24-000090.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001679273-24-000090.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001679273-24-000090.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1679273/000167927324000090/0001679273-24-000090-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1679273/000167927324000090/lw-20241218.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-05-28T23:39:03.046103+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":[],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}