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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · BELLRING BRANDS, INC. (BRBR)

BellRing Brands names Michael Axelrod CEO effective July 29, succeeding Darcy Davenport

Neutral Impact 4 of 5 leadership Written later

BellRing Brands appointed Michael Axelrod as President and Chief Executive Officer and a board member, effective July 29, 2026. Darcy Davenport will resign from the board, retire as CEO and become an advisor to the company on that date. The filing also sets out Axelrod's pay, equity award, severance and change-in-control terms, which shareholders can review in the company's disclosures.

Key points

  • Annual base salary of $1,000,000, with a target annual bonus of 100% of base salary, paid from 0% to 150% of target
  • Equity award with a grant date fair value of $4,750,000, 40% in RSUs and 60% in performance-based RSUs
  • Severance of 2.0 times base salary plus target bonus without a change in control, and 3.0 times if terminated within 6 months before or 24 months after a change in control
  • Transaction bonus of 100% of annual salary upon a change in control, plus a gross-up agreement covering the Section 4999 excise tax

The filing

CompanyBELLRING BRANDS, INC. (BRBR)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJul 8, 2026, 5:01 PM ET
Accession number0001628280-26-047674

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 9, 2026, 11:43 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on July 08, 2026.

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