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): September 6, 2024

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Vista Outdoor Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
001-36597
47-1016855
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
       
1 Vista Way
Anoka
MN
55303
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
   
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (763) 433-1000

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

Title of Each Class
 
Trading Symbol(s)
 
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $.01
 
VSTO
 
New York Stock Exchange

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.

On September 6, 2024, in recognition of their significant contributions and extraordinary leadership of Vista Outdoor Inc. (the “Company”) during the Company’s exploration of alternatives for separating the Revelyst and The Kinetic Group segments of the Company and other strategic alternatives, including to shareholder value creation, creation of stand-alone management teams, organizational continuity and collaboration and alignment with other key leaders across the Company, the Board of Directors of the Company approved transaction incentive awards in the amount of $1,200,000 to each of Jason Vanderbrink and Eric Nyman.  The awards are payable on completion of a strategic alternative, subject to the executive’s continued employment through such date.  If the executive is terminated without cause prior to the payment date, any unpaid amount will become payable within 30 days following such termination.

The foregoing description of the transaction incentive awards does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Form of CEO Transaction Incentive Award Agreement filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01.
 

(d)          

Exhibit
Number
 
Description
     
 
     
104
 
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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.

Date: September 11, 2024
VISTA OUTDOOR INC.
         
         
 
By:
/s/ Jung Choi
 
   
Name:
Jung Choi
 
   
Title:
Co-General Counsel & Secretary