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    Utz Brands Inc filed SEC Form 8-K: Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits

    2/18/26 7:00:26 AM ET
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    utz-20260218
    0001739566FALSE00017395662026-02-182026-02-180001739566dei:FormerAddressMember2026-02-182026-02-18

    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): February 18, 2026

    Utz Brands, Inc.
    (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

    Delaware 001-38686 85-2751850
    (State or other jurisdiction
    of incorporation)
     (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
    Identification No.)

    900 High Street
    Hanover, PA 17331
    (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

    Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (717) 637-6644

    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 classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
    Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per shareUTZNew 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 7.01    Regulation FD Disclosure
    On February 18, 2026, Utz Brands, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release providing certain information to be announced during the Company’s previously announced participation at the Consumer Analyst Group of New York (CAGNY) Conference in Orlando, Florida on February 18, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. ET. A live webcast of the presentation will be made available at the “Events & Presentations” section of the Company’s investor relations website at https://investors.utzsnacks.com and a replay will be available for ninety days.
    A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The information and exhibit contained in this Item 7.01 is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, nor shall it be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
    Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits
    (d) Exhibits
    Exhibit No.Description
    99.1
    Utz Brands, Inc. CAGNY Press Release dated February 18, 2026
    104
    Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).





































    SIGNATURE

    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.

    Utz Brands, Inc.

    Dated: February 18, 2026
    By: /s/ William J. Kelley Jr.
    Name: William J. Kelley Jr.
    Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

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