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FORM 8-K

 

 

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 25, 2024

 

 

 

Durango, Colorado 81303

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (970) 259-0554

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

 

 

 

 

Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

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On June 25, 2024 (the “Effective Date”), the board of directors (the “Board”) of Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Charles B. Arnold to serve as a director of the Company. Mr. Arnold’s appointment fills a vacancy on the Board created by the resignation of Brett P. Seabert, as previously announced with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on June 12, 2024. Mr. Arnold will serve until the Company’s next annual meeting of stockholders or his earlier death, resignation, or removal. In connection with his appointment, the Board also appointed Mr. Arnold as a member and chair of the Board’s Audit Committee.

 

Charles B. Arnold, 47, is a seasoned professional with board of director experience in strategic planning and evaluation in a regulated industry. Mr. Arnold is currently the Chief Financial Officer of Abernathy Holdings, LLC, serving in that role since June 2021. Abernathy Holdings, LLC specializes in the development and construction of Class A Self-Storage facilities throughout the Southwestern United States. Prior to Abernathy, Mr. Arnold served as a member of the board of directors of National Security Group, Inc., from May of 2017 to July 2022, where he helped facilitate decision making related to needed actions on debt and strategic decisions on exiting business segments. From June 2011 to December 2021, Mr. Arnold served as Assistant Controller of Church’s Chicken, where Mr. Arnold supervised and assisted in accurate, efficient completion of monthly financial reporting packages. Mr. Arnold received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting from Troy State University and an MBA in Accounting from Troy State University and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

 

The Board has determined that Mr. Arnold is “independent” under applicable Nasdaq listing rules. There are no related party transactions between the Company and Mr. Arnold (or any of his immediate family members) requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. Mr. Arnold does not have any family relationships with any of the Company’s directors or executive officers.

 

In accordance with the Company’s current Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy (the “Director Compensation Policy”), the Company will pay Mr. Arnold an annual cash retainer of $32,000 for his service on the Board, which will be pro-rated for his first year of service.

 

Mr. Arnold will also enter into the Company’s standard form of directors’ indemnification agreement with the Company, pursuant to which the Company agrees to indemnify its directors to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and, subject to certain conditions, to advance expenses in connection with proceedings as described in such indemnification agreement.

 

 

On June 28, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing Mr. Arnold’s appointment to the Board. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

(d) Exhibits

 

The following exhibit is being furnished herewith:

 

 

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.