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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


August 13, 2024
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) ____________________________
Aramark
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) ____________________________
Delaware		001-36223	20-8236097
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
2400 Market Street			19103
Philadelphia,	Pennsylvania
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)			(Zip Code)


(215)						238-3000
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A (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,	par value $0.01 per share	ARMK	New York Stock Exchange

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

On August 13, 2024, the Compensation and Human Resources Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Aramark (the “Company”) approved the grant to John Zillmer, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, of Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) to be granted effective as of August 15, 2024 with a grant date fair value of $5,000,000. These RSUs will vest on the earlier to occur of: (i) the third anniversary of the date of grant and (ii) the date that is six months following the date (the “Succession Date”) upon which a successor Chief Executive Officer appointed by the Board on a permanent basis commences active employment with the Company (or such earlier date following the Succession Date as may be determined by the Board in its sole discretion), subject to Mr. Zillmer’s continued employment with the Company through such vesting date. The RSUs also provide for accelerated vesting in the event of certain qualifying termination of employment events (not including Mr. Zillmer’s voluntary retirement).

The foregoing is a summary of the material terms of the RSUs. The summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the form of RSU Grant Award which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.



Item 9.01.			Financial Statements and Exhibits




(d)			Exhibits




Exhibit No.			Description

10.1			Form of CEO Cliff Vesting Restricted Stock Unit Award.
104			Cover Page Interactive Date File (embedded within the Inline XRBL document)

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.

Aramark

Date:

August 16, 2024

By:

/s/ LAUREN A. HARRINGTON

Name:

LAUREN A. HARRINGTON

Title:

Senior Vice President and General Counsel

Aramark filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Financial Statements and Exhibits