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| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
As previously disclosed by WW International, Inc. (the “Company”), Tara Comonte, the Company’s former President and Chief Executive Officer, resigned from her position as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective March 31, 2026.
In connection with her termination of employment, on May 14, 2026, Ms. Comonte and the Company entered into a Settlement Agreement and General Release and Waiver of Claims (the “Settlement Agreement”), the material terms of which are described below. As consideration for a mutual release of claims by Ms. Comonte against the Company and its affiliates, and by the Company against Ms. Comonte and her affiliates, the Company will provide Ms. Comonte the following payments: (i) a settlement payment in an aggregate amount of $1,850,000 to be paid in cash in two installments, the first of which will equal $545,205.48 and be paid on the first regularly scheduled payroll date occurring after the release becomes irrevocable, and the second of which will equal $1,304,794.52 and be paid on October 1, 2026; and (ii) the gross amount of $150,000 for attorneys’ fees and costs incurred by Ms. Comonte, to be paid directly to Ms. Comonte’s legal counsel. The Settlement Agreement further includes a customary cooperation covenant on behalf of Ms. Comonte for the benefit of the Company, a mutual non-disparagement covenant, and a mutual confidentiality agreement regarding any information arising out of the negotiations or circumstances leading to the Settlement Agreement.
The foregoing description of the terms of the Settlement Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Settlement Agreement, a copy of which will be filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2026.
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SIGNATURE
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.
| WW INTERNATIONAL, INC. | ||||||
| DATED: May 15, 2026 | By: | /s/ Felicia DellaFortuna | ||||
| Name: | Felicia DellaFortuna | |||||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |||||
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