# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001707910
**File Stem:** 0001213900-26-066926
**Filing Date:** 2026-6
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001213900-26-066926.hdr.sgml**: 20260610

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001213900-26-066926

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 12

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260604

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Regulation FD Disclosure

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260610

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260609

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Reborn Coffee, Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001707910
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** RETAIL-EATING PLACES [5812]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 07 Trade & Services
- **EIN:** 474752305
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-41479
- **FILM NUMBER:** 261077421

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 580 N. BERRY STREET
- **CITY:** BREA
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 92821
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 714-784-6369

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 580 N. BERRY STREET
- **CITY:** BREA
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 92821

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** CAPAX INC.
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20170530

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**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington, D.C. 20549**

**FORM 8-K**

**CURRENT REPORT**

**Pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934**

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): **June 4, 2026**

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| **REBORN COFFEE, INC.** |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |

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| **Delaware** | **001-41479** | **47-4752305** |
| (State or other jurisdiction<br> of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer<br> Identification No.) |

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| **580 N. Berry Street, Brea, CA** | **92821** |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |

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**<u>(714) 784-6369</u>**

(Registrant's telephone number)

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

☐ 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 Securities Act:

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| **Title of each class** | **Trading Symbol(s)** | **Name of each exchange on which registered** |
| Common Stock, $0.0001 par value<br> per share | REBN | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC<br> (Nasdaq Capital 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. ☐

**Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.**

***Resignation of Co-Chief Executive Officer***

On June 4, 2026, Jay Kim notified the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Reborn Coffee, Inc. (the "Company") of his resignation as Co-Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the Board accepted the resignation, effective immediately.

***Chief Executive Officer***

Jung Jae Lim, who has served as Co-Chief Executive Officer of the Company since March 2026, has assumed full responsibilities as Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Lim has more than 20 years of leadership experience in logistics and supply chain management, with a background overseeing large-scale operations, multi-node distribution networks, and end-to-end supply chain execution across multiple sectors. There is no family relationship between Mr. Lim and any other director or executive officers.

**Item 7.01. Regulation FD.**

On June 8, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing the resignation of Mr. Kim, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The information furnished in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 hereto, shall not be considered "filed" for 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 incorporated by reference into future filings by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or under the Exchange Act, unless the Company expressly sets forth in such future filings that such information is to be considered "filed" or incorporated by reference therein.

**Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.**

(d) Exhibits.

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| **Exhibit No** | **Exhibit** |
| 99.1 | [Press Release, dated June 8, 2026](ea029406101ex99-1.htm) |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |

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**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.

Dated: June 10, 2026

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| **REBORN COFFEE, INC.** | **REBORN COFFEE, INC.** |
| By: | /s/ Jung Jae Lim |
| Name: | Jung Jae Lim |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer |

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## Exhibit 99.1

**Exhibit 99.1**

**Reborn Coffee Appoints Jung Jae Lim to Assume Full Responsibilities as Chief Executive**

**Officer as Part of Natural Leadership Transition**

 

*Experienced Business Leader with a Strong Track Record of Operational and Strategic Execution Assumes Role of Chief Executive Officer Effective Immediately*

BREA, Calif., June 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reborn Coffee, Inc. (NASDAQ: REBN) (the "Company"), a leader in the specialty coffee market, today announced the appointment of Jung Jae Lim as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. As part of this leadership transition, Jay Kim has stepped down from his role as Co-Chief Executive Officer, effective June 4, 2026.

The Company's Board of Directors appointed Jung Jae Lim, who had served as Co-Chief Executive Officer and Director of Reborn Coffee since March 2026, to assume full responsibilities as Chief Executive Officer as part of a natural leadership transition given the Company's strategic direction and priorities. Mr. Lim is an experienced business leader with a strong track record of operational and strategic execution, and the Board expressed its full confidence in his ability to lead the Company forward. Mr. Lim has more than 20 years of leadership experience in logistics and supply chain management, with a background overseeing large-scale operations, multi-node distribution networks, and end-to-end supply chain execution across multiple sectors.

"On behalf of the Board of Directors, I would like to express our gratitude to Jay for his contributions to the Company and its founding vision, and express our full confidence in Mr. Lim's ability to lead Reborn Coffee through its next chapter," said Farooq M. Arjomand, Chairman of the Board. "This transition reflects a natural evolution of the Company's leadership structure and the Board is aligned on its strategic direction and priorities ahead."

The Board of Directors affirmed that this leadership transition will have no impact on the Company's day-to-day operations, ongoing domestic and international expansion plans, franchise development initiatives, or financial reporting obligations.

**About Reborn Coffee**

Reborn Coffee, Inc. (NASDAQ: REBN) is focused on serving high quality, specialty-roasted coffee at retail locations, kiosks, and cafes. Reborn is an innovative company that strives for constant improvement in the coffee experience through exploration of new technology and premier service, guided by traditional brewing techniques. Reborn believes they differentiate themselves from other coffee roasters through innovative techniques, including sourcing, washing, roasting, and brewing their coffee beans with a balance of precision and craft. For more information, please visit www.reborncoffee.com.

**Forward-Looking Statements**

All statements in this release that are not based on historical fact are "forward-looking statements." While management has based any forward-looking statements included in this release on its current expectations, the information on which such expectations were based may change. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements, as a result of various factors including those risks and uncertainties described in the Risk Factors and Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations sections of our recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") including our Form 10-Q for the first quarter of 2026, which can be found on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Such risks, uncertainties, and other factors include, but are not limited to, the Company's ability to continue as a going concern as indicated in an explanatory paragraph in the Company's independent registered public accounting firm's audit report as a result of recurring net losses, among other things, the Company's ability to successfully open the additional locations described herein as planned or at all, the Company's ability to expand its business both within and outside of California (including as it relates to increasing sales and growing Average Unit Volumes at our existing stores), the degree of customer loyalty to our stores and products, the impact of COVID-19 on consumer traffic and costs, the fluctuation of economic conditions, competition and inflation. We urge you to consider those risks and uncertainties in evaluating our forward-looking statements. We caution readers not to place undue reliance upon any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release, except as required by law.

**Contacts**

**Investor Relations Contact:**

Chris Tyson

Executive Vice President

MZ North America

REBN@mzgroup.us

949-491-8235

**Company Contact:**

Reborn Coffee, Inc.

ir@reborncoffee.com