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): August 2, 2023

PETIQ INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware		001-38163		35-2554312
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

230 E. Riverside Dr. Eagle, Idaho		83616
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (208) 939-8900

Not applicable

(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
Class A common stock, pay value $0.001 per share	PETQ	Nasdaq Global Select

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 August 2, 2023, PetIQ, Inc. (the “Company”) terminated R. Michael Herrman, the Company’s Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Without Cause (as defined in the Employment and Non-Competition Agreement, dated May 9, 2019, between PetIQ, LLC and Mr. Herrman (the “Employment Agreement”)). Mr. Herrman will receive payments pursuant to the Employment Agreement, subject to the terms and conditions of the Employment Agreement, including, without limitation, his signing of an effective general release and waiver of claims (the “Release”) and compliance with the terms of the Release and his restrictive covenant obligations owed to the Company.

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.

	PetIQ INC.

Date: August 3, 2023	By:	/s/ McCord Christensen
	Name:	McCord Christensen
	Title:	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

PetIQ Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update