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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
Resignation of Chief Financial Officer
On July 25, 2025, Danielle De Rosa resigned as the Chief Financial Officer of Safety Shot, Inc. (the “Company”) effective as of such date.
Appointment of Chief Financial Officer
On July 30, 2025, the Board of Directors appointed Markita L. Russel, to serve as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective immediately. Ms. Russell, who has served as the Company’s Controller since 2020, has over 30 years of extensive experience in the financial and accounting sectors, with a proven track record of managing significant growth and providing strategic financial oversight across multiple industries.
Item 8.01 Other Events
On July 31, 2025, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Ms. Russell as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The information in Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Securities Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act, unless expressly set forth by reference in such filing.
Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated July 31, 2025 * | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL Document) |
* Filed herewith.
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.
Date: July 31, 2025
| SAFETY SHOT, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Jarrett Boon | |
| Jarrett Boon | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||