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):March ~~February 17~~19, 2026

Hillman Solutions Corp.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-39609

85-2096734

(State or other jurisdiction

(Commission File No.)

(I.R.S. Employer

of incorporation)

Identification No.)

1280 Kemper ~~Meadow~~Meadows Drive

Cincinnati, Ohio 45240

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (513) 851-4900

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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


Title of each class	Trading Symbols	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share	HLMN	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).

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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 27.0201 ~~Results~~Regulation ofFD ~~Operations and Financial Condition~~Disclosure.

On ~~February 17~~ March 19, 2026, Hillman Solutions Corp. (the “Company” or “Hillman”) hosted an Investor Day, offering the investment community a comprehensive update on the Company’s strategic priorities, operational execution, long-term growth roadmap, and financial outlook. The Company issued a press release related to the Investor Day on the same date, a copy of which is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1. ~~and~~The ~~incorporated~~presentation ~~herein~~used byduring ~~reference, announcing~~ the Company'’s ~~selected~~Investor ~~summary~~Day ~~financial~~is ~~results~~furnished ~~for its~~herewith ~~thirteen~~as Exhibit 99.2. Both Exhibit 99.1 and ~~fifty-two~~Exhibit ~~weeks~~99.2 ~~ended~~are ~~December 27,~~incorporated ~~2025~~by reference into Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K.

~~The~~Forward ~~information~~Looking ~~provided pursuant to Item 2~~Statements.02, including the exhibit attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be “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 to be 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 any such filing..

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains statements considered to be forward-looking are made in good faith by the Company and are intended to qualify for the safe harbor from liability established by Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You should not rely on these forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Words such as "expect," "estimate," "project," "budget," "forecast," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," “target”, “goal”, "may," "will," "could," "should," "believes," "predicts," "potential," "continue," and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, the Company’s expectations with respect to future performance. These forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially from the expected results. Most of these factors are outside the Company's control and are difficult to predict. Factors that may cause such differences include, but are not limited to: (1) unfavorable economic conditions that may affect our and our customers’, suppliers’ and other business partners’ operations, financial condition and cash flows including spending on home renovation or construction projects, inflation, recessions, instability in the financial markets or credit markets; (2) increased supply chain costs, including tariffs, raw materials, sourcing, transportation and energy; (3) the highly competitive nature of the markets that we serve; (4) the ability to continue to innovate with new products and services; (5) seasonality; (6) large customer concentration; (7) the ability to recruit and retain qualified employees; (8) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against the Company; (9) adverse changes in currency exchange rates; or (10) regulatory changes and potential legislation that could adversely impact financial results. The foregoing list of factors is not exclusive, and readers should also refer to those risks that are included in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 17, 2026. Given these uncertainties, current or prospective investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any such forward looking statements.

Except as required by applicable law, the Company does not undertake or accept any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements in this communication to reflect any change in its expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.						Description
99.1						Press Release, dated ~~February~~March 1719, 2026, ~~announcing~~provided ~~the~~in ~~financial~~connection ~~results~~with of Hillman ~~Solutions~~Solution Corp. ~~for~~Investor ~~its thirteen and fifty-two weeks ended December 27, 2025~~Day.
99.2						Supplemental slides provided in connection with ~~the thirteen and fifty-two weeks ended December 27, 2025 earnings call of~~ Hillman ~~Solutions~~Solution Corp. Investor Day.

~~Signatures~~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.

Hillman Solutions Corp.

Date: March 24, 2026

Hillman Solutions Corp.

Date:

February 17, 2026

By:

/s/ Robert O. Kraft

By:

/s/ Robert O. Kraft

Name:

Robert O. Kraft

~~Name:~~

~~Robert O. Kraft~~

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

~~Title:~~

~~Chief Financial Officer~~

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