Form 8-K
8-K — Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc.
Accession: 0001213900-26-087922
Filed: 2026-08-12
Period: 2026-08-11
CIK: 0001616262
SIC: 2060 (SUGAR & CONFECTIONERY PRODUCTS)
Item: Regulation FD Disclosure
Item: Financial Statements and Exhibits
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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): August 11, 2026
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
001-36865
47-1535633
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation
(Commission File Number
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
265 Turner Drive
Durango, Colorado 81303
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(970) 259-0554
Registrant’s telephone number, including
area code:
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since
last report.)
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:
☐
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 Act:
Title of each class
Trading
Symbol
Name of
each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share
RMCF
Nasdaq Capital 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 checkmark 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 11, 2026, during
a meeting with employees and franchisees of Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc. (the “Company”), the Company’s Interim
Chief Executive Officer made certain statements regarding the Company’s strategic outlook, including that the Board of Directors may be
evaluating a potential sale of the Company as part of its ongoing review of strategic alternatives.
In connection with these
statements, the Company is disclosing the following information: The Company’s Board of Directors, with the assistance of its advisors,
is exploring strategic alternatives that may be available to the Company, which alternatives may include, among other things, a possible
sale, merger, or other business combination, or a going-private transaction. In connection with this process, the Company has received
expressions of interest from third parties. There can be no assurance that this review of strategic alternatives will result in any transaction
or other strategic change.
The Company does not
intend to disclose further developments with respect to this process unless and until the Board of Directors has approved a specific transaction
or otherwise determines that further disclosure is appropriate or required by law.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on
Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section
21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the Company’s
exploration of strategic alternatives and the potential for a sale, merger, or other business combination. These forward-looking statements
are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially, including the ability of the Company to consummate
any transaction, the uncertainty of the strategic review process, general economic conditions, and other risks described in the Company’s
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by law.
The information contained
in this Current Report on Form 8-K, is furnished and 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, and shall
not be deemed incorporated by reference into any other filing made by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the
Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language included in such filing, except as expressly set forth by specific reference
in such filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit
Number
Description
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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: August 11, 2026
ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHOCOLATE FACTORY, INC.
By:
/s/ Carrie Cass
Carrie Cass
Chief Financial Officer
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