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): February 6, 2025
ZEVIA PBC
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware | 001-40630 | 86-2862492 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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15821 Ventura Blvd., Suite 135, Encino, CA | 91436 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(424) 343-2654
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report: N/A
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(s) |
| Name of each exchange on which registered |
Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share |
| ZVIA |
| New York Stock Exchange |
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 February 6, 2025, Zevia PBC (the “Company”) and Ms. Lorna R. Simms, the Company’s SVP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, mutually agreed to terms pursuant to which Ms. Simms will step down as the Company’s SVP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary and separate from employment effective as of April 4, 2025.
In connection with Ms. Simms’s departure, the Company and Ms. Simms entered into a separation agreement and general release of claims providing for certain benefits upon effectiveness of the agreement consistent with the existing severance agreement between the Company and Ms. Simms dated as of March 3, 2022.
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
ZEVIA PBC | |||
Date: February 7, 2025 | /s/ LORNA R. SIMMS | ||
Name: | Lorna R. Simms | ||
Title: | SVP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||
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