Utz Brands, Inc. (UTZ) Form 8-K — Oct 30, 2026
Utz Brands filed an 8-K on October 30, 2026 supplementing its definitive proxy statement for the pending take-private merger with Intersnack Group. CEO Howard Friedman will cease employment effective November 30, 2026, contingent on the merger closing, and board member B. John Lindeman has been offered the CEO role of Utz Brands Holdings, LLC with an 18-month term, $1.7 million base salary, and a $300,000 target bonus. The filing also discloses two stockholder complaints filed October 22, 2026 in New York state court alleging the proxy statement was false and misleading, along with additional disclosure and appraisal demands.
Key figures
- Lindeman base salary
- $1,700,000
- Lindeman term months
- 18
- Special meeting date
- 2026-11-13
- Dcf implied range low
- $10.60
- Lindeman target bonus
- $300,000
- Dcf implied range high
- $14.80
- Lindeman success bonus
- $500,000
- Merger consideration per share
- $14.25
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