8-K

WW INTERNATIONAL, INC.

DATED: February 28, 2020

/s/ Michael F. Colosi

Michael F. Colosi

General Counsel and Secretary

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): February 24, 2020

WW INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Virginia

001-16769

11-6040273

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission File

Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)


675 Avenue of the Americas, 6^th Floor, New York, New York		10010
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 589-2700

Not Applicable

(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:

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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, no par value

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 February 24, 2020, the Compensation and Benefits Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors of WW International, Inc. (the “Company”) approved a one-time equity award of restricted stock units (“RSUs”) to Nicholas P. Hotchkin, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, Operating Officer, North America and President, Emerging Markets, to be granted on the same date as the grant of his next annual equity award (the “Grant Date”). The number of RSUs to be awarded shall be determined by dividing $682,176 by the closing price of the Company’s common stock, no par value, one week before the Grant Date on The Nasdaq Global Select Market. Such RSUs will vest one-third on each of the first, second and third anniversary of the Grant Date. Additionally, the Committee approved the grant to Mr. Hotchkin of a discretionary cash bonus of $126,321. This cash bonus will be paid on the same date that Mr. Hotchkin receives his annual, performance-based cash bonus with respect to fiscal 2019, March 11, 2020.

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.