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Petco Health & Wellness Company Inc — Current Report (Form 8-K)

Form
8-K
Filed
July 1, 2026
Period
Jun 30, 2026
Ticker
WOOF
Accession
0001826470-26-000047
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Stockholders approved a Second Amendment to the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan increasing reserved Class A shares by 15.5 million.

About Petco Health & Wellness Company Inc
Market cap
$876M
1Y TSR
−14.5%
3Y TSR
−24.9%
Board grade
C-
Sector
Consumer Cyclical
CEO
Joel D Anderson
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): June 30, 2026

 

 

Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Delaware

001-39878

81-1005932

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

 

 

 

10850 Via Frontera

 

San Diego, California

 

92127

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (858) 453-7845

 

 

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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

 

WOOF

 

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

 

On June 30, 2026, upon recommendation of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc. (the “Company”), at the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company (the “Annual Meeting”), the Company’s stockholders approved the Second Amendment (the “Plan Amendment”) to the Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2021 Plan” and, as amended by the Plan Amendment, the “Amended Plan”) to increase the shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), reserved for issuance under the 2021 Plan by 15,500,000 shares of Common Stock. The Amended Plan is described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on May 14, 2026 (the “2026 Proxy Statement”).

 

This summary of the Plan Amendment does not purport to be complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the Plan Amendment filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On June 30, 2026, Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting were: (1) the election of Joel Anderson, Gary Briggs, Nishad Chande, and Mary Sullivan (the “Director Nominees”) to the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) as Class III directors, each to serve for a three-year term expiring at the Company’s 2029 annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified, or, if sooner, until his or her earlier death, resignation, removal, retirement, or disqualification (“Proposal 1”); (2) the approval, on a non-binding, advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers (“Proposal 2”); (3) the approval of the Plan Amendment to increase the number of shares of Class A Common Stock authorized for issuance under the 2021 Plan (“Proposal 3”); and (4) the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 30, 2027 (“Proposal 4”).

 

Holders of the Company’s Class A common stock were entitled to vote on all matters presented for stockholder vote at the Annual Meeting. Holders of the Company’s Class B-1 common stock were entitled to vote on all matters presented for stockholder vote at the Annual Meeting, except Proposal 1. Holders of the Company’s Class B-2 common stock were entitled to vote only on Proposal 1 at the Annual Meeting.

 

Based on the votes cast by holders of Class A Common Stock, Class B-1 common stock, and Class B-2 common stock, with Class A and Class B-2 common stock voting together on Proposal 1, and Class A and Class B-1 common stock voting together on Proposals 2, 3, and 4 the final results for each proposal presented to stockholders at the Annual Meeting are set forth below:

 

1. The election of the Director Nominees to the Board as Class III directors (Proposal 1):

 

Director Nominees

Votes For

Votes Withheld

Broker Non-Votes

Joel Anderson

215,034,012

31,312,708

24,092,592

Gary Briggs

204,308,172

42,038,548

24,092,592

Nishad Chande

200,931,500

45,415,220

24,092,592

Mary Sullivan

202,946,765

43,399,955

24,092,592

 

2. The approval, on a non-binding, advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers (Proposal 2):

 

Votes For

Votes Against

Abstentions

Broker Non-Votes

201,860,152

42,922,182

1,564,386

24,092,592

 

3. The approval of the Plan Amendment to increase the number of shares of Class A Common Stock authorized for issuance under the 2021 Plan (Proposal 3):

 

Votes For

Votes Against

Abstentions

Broker Non-Votes

208,151,064

36,674,608

1,521,048

24,092,592

 

4. The ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 30, 2027 (Proposal 4):

 

Votes For

Votes Against

Abstentions

Broker Non-Votes

269,971,930

343,606

123,776

-

 


No other matters were considered and voted on by the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit

Number

Description

10.1

Second Amendment to Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 


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.

 

 

 

Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc.

 

 

 

 

Date:

July 1, 2026

By:

/s/ Giovanni Insana

 

 

Name:

Title:

Giovanni Insana
Chief Legal Officer and Secretary

 


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When did Petco Health & Wellness Company Inc file this 8-K?
Petco Health & Wellness Company Inc (WOOF) filed this Current Report (Form 8-K) with the SEC on July 1, 2026. The accession number assigned by EDGAR is 0001826470-26-000047.
What does an 8-K disclose?
Form 8-K is the SEC's current-report form, used to disclose material events between periodic reports (10-K / 10-Q). Triggers include CEO/CFO departures, acquisitions, bankruptcies, earnings releases, auditor changes, changes in fiscal year, and amendments to corporate governance. Each 8-K is keyed to one or more Item numbers (1.01 through 9.01).
What is the key takeaway from this filing?
Stockholders approved a Second Amendment to the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan increasing reserved Class A shares by 15.5 million. This is Boardroom Alpha's one-line summary of the current report; see the full filing text above for the formal disclosure.
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