szl-20250320




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

Delaware

001-41781

81-0971660

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

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

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:


Title of Each Class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share	SEZL	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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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On March 20, 2025, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Sezzle Inc. (the “Company”) approved equity-based compensation awards to certain executive officers of the Company pursuant to the Company’s 2021 Equity Incentive Plan.

The following awards were granted to the following named executive officers on March 20, 2025:

•Karen Hartje, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, was granted 1,000 awards of unrestricted stock as part of the Company’s annual Profit-Sharing Incentive Plan (“PSIP”);

•Kerissa Hollis, the Company’s General Counsel and Secretary, was granted 600 restricted stock units with a four-year vesting term in which 25% of the awards will vest on the one-year anniversary of the grant date, and the remaining awards will vest on a quarterly basis thereafter;

•Justin Krause, the Company’s SVP of Finance and Controller, was granted 400 restricted stock units with a four-year vesting term in which 25% of the awards will vest on the one-year anniversary of the grant date, and the remaining awards will vest on a quarterly basis thereafter;

•Paul Paradis, the Company’s President and a director of the Company, was granted 1,000 awards of unrestricted stock as part of the Company’s annual PSIP;

•Amin Sabzivand, the Company’s Chief Operating Officer, was granted 4,019 awards of unrestricted stock as part of the Company’s annual PSIP. In addition, Mr. Sabzivand was granted 2,000 restricted stock units with a four-year vesting term in which 25% of the awards will vest on the one-year anniversary of the grant date, and the remaining awards will vest on a quarterly basis thereafter; and

•Charles Youakim, the Company’s Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, was granted 2,000 awards of unrestricted stock as part of the Company’s annual PSIP.

The awards issued are subject to terms and conditions of the Company’s 2021 Equity Incentive Plan, as well as the terms of the Company’s unrestricted stock award and restricted stock unit agreements, as applicable, respectively, attached as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2 of this report, which are incorporated herein by reference.


Exhibit No.						Description
10.1						Form of Unrestricted Stock Award Agreement
10.2						Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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.


	SEZZLE INC.

Dated: March 24, 2025	By:	/s/ Charles Youakim
		Charles Youakim
		Chief Executive Officer