---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001840780-22-000041"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LOCL"
cik: "0001840780"
company_name: "Local Bounti Corporation/DE"
filed_at: "2022-12-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-21T03:37:35.286705+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Local Bounti COO Mark McKinney departs effective December 12, 2022

## Summary
- Mark McKinney separated as COO effective immediately on December 12, 2022.
- McKinney was a named executive officer in the most recent proxy statement.
- He will receive severance and benefits under his employment agreement for termination without cause.
- Separation was not due to any disagreement with the Company on operations, policies, or accounting.
- No replacement named; CFO Kathleen Valiasek signed the filing.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001840780-22-000041
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LOCL
- cik: 0001840780
- company_name: Local Bounti Corporation/DE
- filed_at: 2022-12-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1840780/000184078022000041/0001840780-22-000041-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1840780/000184078022000041/locl-20221212.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001840780-22-000041
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001840780-22-000041.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001840780-22-000041.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Mark McKinney departed as Chief Operating Officer at Local Bounti Corporation/DE.
  - Action: separated
  - Role: Chief Operating Officer
  source text: On December 12, 2022, it was determined that Mark McKinney will separate from employment with Local Bounti Corporation (the “Company”) as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1840780/000184078022000041/0001840780-22-000041-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.