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 Earliest Event reported):

August 26, 2025

Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-38950

47-1874201

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)

(Commission
File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

5650 Hollis Street,

Emeryville, California

94608

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(510) 845-1999

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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


Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, par value $0.001 per share	GO	Nasdaq Global Select Market

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 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On August 26, 2025, Grocery Outlet Holding Corp., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), issued a press release announcing the appointment of Frank Kerr as the Company’s Executive Vice President, Chief Store Operations Officer, effective September 15, 2025. A copy of the press release is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information in Item 7.01 of this current report on Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1 furnished herewith) shall not be deemed "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 deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit No.						Description
99.1						Press release, dated August 26, 2025, entitled “Grocery Outlet Appoints Frank Kerr to Chief Store Operations Officer”
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page interactive data file does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are 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 hereunto duly authorized.

Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.

Date:

August 26, 2025

By:

/s/ Luke D. Thompson

Name:

Luke D. Thompson

Title:

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. 8-K