# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001847462
**File Stem:** 0001104659-26-005557
**Filing Date:** 2026-1
**Character Count:** 5323
**Document Hash:** e2e93da69e51d402f4fce9b345606714
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001104659-26-005557.hdr.sgml**: 20260122

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001104659-26-005557

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 6-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 3

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260121

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260122

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260122

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Ayr Wellness Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001847462
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** MEDICINAL CHEMICALS & BOTANICAL PRODUCTS [2833]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 03 Life Sciences
- **EIN:** 981500584
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** A1
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 6-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-253466
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26549634

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **ADDRESS IS A NON US LOCATION:** YES
- **STREET 1:** 199 BAY STREET
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 5300
- **CITY:** TORONTO
- **PROVINCE COUNTRY:** A1
- **ZIP:** M5L 1B9
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 949-574-3860

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **ADDRESS IS A NON US LOCATION:** YES
- **STREET 1:** 666 BURRARD ST
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 1700
- **CITY:** VANCOUVER
- **PROVINCE COUNTRY:** A1
- **ZIP:** V6C 2X8

**UNITED STATES<br> SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<br> Washington, D.C. 20549<br>Form 6-K<br>REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16<br> UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934**

For the month of January 2026.

Commission File Number: **333-253466**

**<u>Ayr Wellness Inc.</u>**

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)<br>**2601 South Bayshore Drive, Suite 900, Miami, FL, 33133**<br> (Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F ◻Form 40-F ⌧

**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, thereunto duly authorized.

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|  |  | **AYR WELLNESS INC.** | **AYR WELLNESS INC.** |
|  |  | (Registrant) | (Registrant) |
| Date: | January 21, 2026 | By: | */s/ Blake Holzgrafe* |
|  |  | Name: | Blake Holzgrafe |
|  |  | Title: | Interim Chief Executive Officer |

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**<u>EXHIBIT INDEX</u>**

[<u>99.1</u>](tm263801d1_ex99-1.htm) [<u>News Release dated January 21, 2026</u>](tm263801d1_ex99-1.htm)

## Exhibit 99.1

**Exhibit 99.1**

**AYR Wellness Announces Resignation of Lou Karger as Director and Chair of the Board**

 

**MIAMI, January 21, 2026 -** <u>AYR Wellness Inc</u>. (CSE: AYR.A, OTCQX: AYRWF) ("AYR" or the "Company"), a leading vertically integrated U.S. multi-state cannabis operator, announces that Lou Karger, the Chair of the Board, has resigned in his capacity as a director of the Company, effective as of January 31, 2026.

"As Chair, Lou helped guide the Company through important phases of its development, and we are grateful for his leadership and dedication," said Blake Holzgrafe, Interim CEO of AYR. "On behalf of the entire AYR team, we thank Lou for his service and wish him well in his future endeavors."

**Forward-Looking Statements**

Certain statements contained in this news release may contain forward-looking information or may be forward-looking statements (collectively, "forward-looking statements") within the meaning of applicable securities laws. Forward-looking statements are often, but not always, identified by the use of words such as "target", "expect", "anticipate", "believe", "foresee", "could", "would", "estimate", "goal", "outlook", "intend", "plan", "seek", "will", "may", "tracking", "pacing" and "should" and similar expressions or words suggesting future outcomes. This news release includes forward-looking statements pertaining to, among other things, the anticipated resignation of Mr. Karger as a director and Chair of the Board of AYR. Numerous risks and uncertainties could cause actual events and results to differ materially from the estimates, beliefs and assumptions expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. These risks and uncertainties include, among others, those described in the Company's public filings, market and regulatory factors, and other risks inherent in the cannabis industry. AYR has no intention, and undertakes no obligation, to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by law.

**About AYR Wellness Inc.**

AYR Wellness is a vertically integrated U.S. multi-state cannabis operator with over 90 licensed retail locations across Florida, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Ohio, Nevada, and Virginia. The Company cultivates, manufactures, and retails a broad portfolio of high-quality cannabis products, supporting both medical patients and adult-use consumers. AYR also offers a growing suite of CPG brands—including Kynd, Haze, and Later Days—designed to meet a wide range of consumer needs across its markets.

For more information, please visit <u>www.ayrwellness.com</u>.

**Company/Media Contact:**

Robert Vanisko

SVP, Public Affairs

T: (786) 885-0397

Email: <u>comms@ayrwellness.com</u>