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WW INTERNATIONAL INC

For the period ended Dec 30, 2023. Filed Feb 28, 2024.

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FY2023 · Filed Feb 28, 2024

WW$11.31-11.9%Stored close · as of Nov 6, 2026
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

☒ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 30,2023

or

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission file number 001-16769

WW INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Virginia11-6040273
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

675 Avenue of the Americas,6 th Floor, New York, New York 10010

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(212)589-2700

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

Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, no par valueWWThe Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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

None

(Title of class)

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

Yes☐ No ☒

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.

Yes☐ No ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes ☒ No☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).

Yes ☒ No☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer ☐Accelerated filer ☒
Non-accelerated filer ☐Smaller reporting company ☐
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.☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.☒

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements.☒

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b).☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).

Yes☐ No☒

The aggregate market value of the registrant’s common stock held by non-affiliates as of June 30, 2023 (based upon the closing price of $6.72 per share of common stock as of June 30, 2023, the last business day of the registrant’s second fiscal quarter of 2023, as quoted on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC) was $519,986,148. For purposes of this computation, it is assumed that shares of common stock held by our directors, executive officers and certain shareholders (if applicable) as of June 30, 2023 would be deemed stock held by affiliates.

The number of shares of common stock outstanding as of February 1, 2024 was 79,203,460.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement for its 2024 annual meeting of shareholders are incorporated herein by reference in Part III, Items 10-14. Such Proxy Statement will be filed with the SEC no later than 120 days after the registrant’s fiscal year ended December 30, 2023.

WW International, Inc.

Annual Report on Form 10-K

Table of Contents

Page
Part I
Basis of Presentation1
Cautionary Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements2
Summary of Material Risks2
Item 1.Business4
Item 1A.Risk Factors14
Item 1B.Unresolved Staff Comments37
Item 1C.Cybersecurity37
Item 2.Properties39
Item 3.Legal Proceedings39
Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures39
Information about our Executive Officers and Directors40
Part II
Item 5.Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Shareholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities44
Item 6.[Reserved]45
Item 7.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations46
Item 7A.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk69
Item 8.Financial Statements and Supplementary Data70
Item 9.Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure70
Item 9A.Controls and Procedures71
Item 9B.Other Information71
Item 9C.Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections72
Part III
Item 10.Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance73
Item 11.Executive Compensation73
Item 12.Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Shareholder Matters73
Item 13.Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence73
Item 14.Principal Accountant Fees and Services73
Part IV
Item 15.Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules75

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