8-K

JOANN INC.

Dated: September 15, 2023

/s/ Scott Sekella

Scott Sekella

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 12, 2023

JOANN Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-40204

46-1095540

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

5555 Darrow Road

Hudson, Ohio 44236

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (330) 656-2600

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading

Symbol

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common stock, par value $0.01 per share

JOAN

The Nasdaq Global Market

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).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On September 12, 2023, JOANN Inc. (the “Company”) terminated without cause the employment of Tom Dryer, the Company’s Vice President and Controller and former Interim Chief Financial Officer, effective September 13, 2023. In connection with Mr. Dryer’s termination, with respect to the grant of 13,643 service-based restricted stock units made to Mr. Dryer in September 2022 for his service as Interim Chief Financial Officer, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors approved the removal of the continued service requirement for this grant subject to Mr. Dryer’s execution and effectiveness of a release of claims in favor of the Company.

SIGNATURES

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 hereunto duly authorized.

JOANN Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update