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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Simply Good Foods (SMPL)

Simply Good Foods names Christopher Bealer CFO effective July 3, 2025

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 leadership Written later

Simply Good Foods appointed Christopher J. Bealer, currently Senior Vice President, Finance, as Chief Financial Officer effective July 3, 2025, succeeding the CFO transition previously announced. The company also amended its executive severance plan, changing the cash severance multiples payable after a qualifying termination tied to a change in control for its CEO and certain officers.

Key points

  • Christopher J. Bealer, age 48, appointed CFO effective July 3, 2025; he joined the company April 1, 2025 and reports to CEO Geoff E. Tanner
  • Initial annual base salary of $500,000; long term equity target of 150% of base salary and annual cash bonus target of 75% of base salary
  • Third Amended and Restated Executive Severance Plan adopted May 23, 2025; CEO severance multiple set at 3 times and CFO, Chief Legal Officer and Chief Human Resources Officer at 2 times, applicable only after a qualifying change-in-control

The filing

CompanySimply Good Foods (SMPL)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECMay 28, 2025, 7:01 AM ET
Accession number0001104659-25-053287

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 6:59 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 May 28, 2025.

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