8-K

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): May 08, 2024

   

Vintage Wine Estates, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


Nevada	001-40016	87-1005902
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

205 Concourse Boulevard
Santa Rosa, California		95403
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

    Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (877) 289-9463

   

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, no par value per share	VWE	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Warrants to purchase common stock	VWEWW	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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 2.05 Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities.

On May 8, 2024, as a result of the Company's financial condition, the Company's Board of Directors approved a reduction in force affecting approximately 10% of the workforce. The Company expects the reduction in force to be substantially complete by the end of the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024. Cash expenditures for the reduction in force are estimated to be $0.6 million, substantially all of which are related to employee severance and benefits costs. Affected employees were informed of the reduction in force on or about May 10, 2024.

Item 2.05 of this report ("Item 2.05") contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which are identified by words such as "expects," "estimates," or "estimated," "expected," and other similar words, expressions, and formulations. Item 2.05 contains forward-looking statements regarding the timing and scope of the reduction in force and the amount and timing of the related charges. Many factors could affect the actual results of the reduction in force, and variances from the Company's current expectations regarding such factors could cause actual results of the reduction in force to differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements. The Company presently considers the following to be a non-exclusive list of important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from its expectations: estimates of employee headcount reductions; cash expenditures that may be made by the Company in connection with the reduction in force; and the number of outstanding unvested equity awards that will be canceled as a result of the reduction in force. A detailed discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties that could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements is included in the documents that the Company files with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this Report, and the Company does not undertake any obligation to revise or update such statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

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.


			Vintage Wine Estates, Inc.

Date:	May 13, 2024	By:	/s/ Kristina Johnston
			Chief Financial Officer

Vintage Wine Estates Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities