# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001856608
**File Stem:** 0001558370-23-000161
**Filing Date:** 2023-1
**Character Count:** 7296
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001558370-23-000161.hdr.sgml**: 20230109

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001558370-23-000161

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 13

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20230109

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Other Events

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230109

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230109

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Sovos Brands, Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001856608
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** FOOD & KINDRED PRODUCTS [2000]
- **IRS NUMBER:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-40837
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23518932

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 168 CENTENNIAL PARKWAY
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 200
- **CITY:** LOUISVILLE
- **STATE:** CO
- **ZIP:** 80027
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** (702) 316-1225

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 168 CENTENNIAL PARKWAY
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 200
- **CITY:** LOUISVILLE
- **STATE:** CO
- **ZIP:** 80027

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**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): **January 9, 2023**

**Sovos Brands, Inc.**

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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|:---|:---|:---|
| **Delaware** | **001-40837** | **81-5119352** |
| (State or other jurisdiction<br>of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer<br>Identification No.) |
| **168 Centennial Parkway, Suite 200 Louisville, CO** |  | **80027** |
| (Address of principal executive offices) |  | (Zip Code) |

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**(720) 316-1225**

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

**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:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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| **Title of each class** | **Trading Symbol(s)** | **Name of each exchange on whichregistered** |
| Common Stock, $0.001 par value | SOVO | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC<br>(Nasdaq Global Select Market) |

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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. ☐

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**Item 8.01 Other Events**

On January 9, 2023, Sovos Brands, Inc. (the "Company") announced in a press release that it has completed the divesture of the Birch Benders brand and related assets to Hometown Food Company. A copy of the press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.

The information provided under this Item 8.01, including the accompanying press release, is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "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 Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

**Item 9.01** **Financial Statements and Exhibits**

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No. Description

99.1 [Press Release dated January 9, 2023](sovos-20230109xex99d1.htm).

104Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

**SIGNATURES**

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 thereto duly authorized.

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|  | **SOVOS BRANDS, INC.** | **SOVOS BRANDS, INC.** |
|  | By: | /s/ James Potter |
|  | Name: | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;James Potter |
|  | Title: | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Interim General Counsel |
| Date: January 9, 2023 |  |  |

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## Exhibit 99.1

Exhibit 99.1

**Sovos Brands Completes the Sale of Birch Benders**

**Louisville, Colo., January 9, 2023** (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Sovos Brands, Inc. ("Sovos Brands" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: SOVO), one of the fastest-growing food companies of scale in the United States, today announced that it has completed the divestiture of the Birch Benders brand and related assets to Hometown Food Company, a portfolio company controlled by Brynwood Partners VIII L.P. Details of the transaction were not disclosed.

"We are pleased to complete the sale of Birch Benders to Hometown Food Company, a business already home to a number of popular breakfast and baking brands," commented Todd Lachman, President and Chief Executive Officer. "Today's announcement reflects Sovos Brands' continued commitment to growing our core Rao's and Noosa brands and, in particular, accelerating Rao's to $1 billion in net sales and beyond. As we look ahead, Sovos Brands will be a more focused business that is better-positioned to drive sustainable sector leading growth for years to come."

Given the timing of the transaction, the divestiture of Birch Benders will have no impact on the Company's fiscal 2022 net sales and adjusted EBITDA.

**About Sovos Brands, Inc.**

Sovos Brands, Inc. is a consumer-packaged food company focused on acquiring and building disruptive growth brands that bring today's consumers great tasting food that fits the way they live. The Company's product offerings include a variety of pasta sauces, dry pasta, soups, frozen entrées, frozen pizza and yogurts, all of which are sold in North America under the brand names *Rao's, Michael Angelo's and noosa.* All Sovos Brands' products are built with authenticity at their core, providing consumers with one-of-a-kind food experiences that are genuine, delicious, and unforgettable. The Company is headquartered in Louisville, Colorado. For more information on Sovos Brands and its products, please visit www.sovosbrands.com.

**Contacts**

**Investors:** 

Joshua Levine**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;** <br> IR@sovosbrands.com

**Media:**

Lauren Armstrong

media@sovosbrands.com

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