---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001756390-24-000001"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AAWH"
cik: "0001756390"
company_name: "Ascend Wellness Holdings, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-04-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-04T03:41:56.828220+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ascend Wellness transitions Chairman Kurtin and EVP Perullo; separation payments total $5.78M

## Summary
- Abner Kurtin retains Executive Chairman role with $200k salary; $150k RSU; no bonus or severance.
- Kurtin receives $3.3M termination payment and accelerated vesting of ~1.8M equity awards.
- Francis Perullo moves to EVP Corporate Affairs with $450k salary, up to 100% bonus, LTIP from FY2025.
- Perullo gets $2.475M separation payment and accelerated vesting of ~1.28M options/RSUs.
- Both agreements are at-will; Perullo's includes severance; Kurtin's is one-year term.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001756390-24-000001
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AAWH
- cik: 0001756390
- company_name: Ascend Wellness Holdings, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-04-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1756390/000175639024000001/0001756390-24-000001-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1756390/000175639024000001/aawh-20240326.htm

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