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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$10.97-3.0%Stored close · as of Nov 9, 2026

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Part III

Items 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14.Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance; Executive Compensation; Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Shareholder Matters; Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence; Principal Accountant Fees and Services

Information called for by Items 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 of Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K is incorporated by reference from our definitive Proxy Statement to be filed in connection with our 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders pursuant to Regulation 14A, except that (i) certain of the information regarding our directors and executive officers called for by Items 401(a), (b) and (e) of Regulation S-K has been included in Part I of this Annual Report on Form 10-K; (ii) the information regarding certain Company equity compensation plans called for by Item 201(d) of Regulation S-K is set forth below and (iii) the information regarding our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics called for by Item 406 of Regulation S-K is set forth below.

Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans

The following table summarizes our equity compensation plan information as of December 30, 2023:

Equity Compensation Plan Information

Plan category · Number of securitiesto be issued upon exerciseof outstanding options,warrants and rights(a) · Weighted averageexercise price ofoutstanding options,warrants and rights(b) · Number of securitiesremaining availablefor future issuanceunder equitycompensation plans(excluding securitiesreflected in column (a))(c)
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders8,537,536(1)$19.95(2)1,832,682(3)
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders1,500,000(4)$46.67(2)—
Total10,037,536$23.94(2)1,832,682

(1)

Consists of 1,765,459 shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding stock options awarded under our Third Amended and Restated 2014 Stock Incentive Plan (“2014 Plan”) and our 2008 Stock Incentive Plan (“2008 Plan”); 408,697 shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of the Winfrey Option granted pursuant to the Winfrey Option Agreement; 3,276,484 shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of the Winfrey Amendment Option granted pursuant to the Winfrey Amendment Option Agreement; 2,657,518 shares of our common stock issuable upon the vesting of restricted stock units (“RSUs”) awarded under our 2014 Plan; and 429,378 shares of our common stock issuable upon the vesting of performance-based stock units (“PSUs”) awarded under our 2014 Plan. The number of shares to be issued in respect of PSUs has been calculated based on the assumption that the maximum level of performance applicable to the PSUs has been achieved. The Winfrey Option was approved by the written consent of Artal Luxembourg S.A. which, as of the date thereof, controlled a majority of the voting power of our outstanding common stock. For additional details on the Winfrey Option, the Winfrey Amendment Option, the Winfrey Option Agreement and the Winfrey Amendment Option Agreement, see“Item 1. Business—History—Winfrey Transaction” of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

(2)

Reflects the weighted average exercise price of outstanding stock options. This weighted average does not reflect the shares that will be issued upon the vesting of outstanding RSUs and PSUs because such equity awards have no exercise price.

(3)

Consists of shares of our common stock available for future issuance under our 2014 Plan, pursuant to various awards our Board of Directors’ Compensation and Benefits Committee may make, including non-qualified stock options, incentive stock options, stock appreciation rights, RSUs, restricted stock, performance-based awards and other equity-based awards. In connection with the initial approval of our 2014 Plan on May 6, 2014, our 2014 Plan replaced our 2008 Plan with respect to prospective equity grants.

(4)

Consists of 500,000 shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of a stock option granted on July 5, 2017 to Mindy Grossman, our former President and Chief Executive Officer, in connection with her prior appointment as our President and Chief Executive Officer and 1,000,000 aggregate shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of stock options granted on March 21, 2022 to Ms. Sistani in connection with her appointment as our Chief Executive Officer. Ms. Grossman and Ms. Sistani's inducement stock options were granted in reliance on the employment inducement exemption provided under the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual Rule 303A.08 and the Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4), respectively. Ms. Grossman's stock option has a seven year term and proportionately vested annually over a four year period which began with the first anniversary of Ms. Grossman’s July 5, 2017 employment commencement date. Ms. Sistani's stock options have a seven year term and proportionately vest annually over a four year period which began with the first anniversary of Ms. Sistani’s March 21, 2022 employment commencement date. While such inducement stock options were not awarded pursuant to our 2014 Plan, they are subject to the same terms and conditions of the 2014 Plan.

Code of Business Conduct and Ethics

We have adopted the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics for our officers, including our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, and our employees and directors. Our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics is available on our corporate website atcorporate.ww.com/govdocs.

In addition to any disclosures required under the Exchange Act, the date and nature of any substantive amendment of our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics or waiver thereof applicable to any of our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller or persons performing similar functions, and that relates to any element of the code of ethics definition enumerated in Item 406(b) of Regulation S-K of the Exchange Act, will be disclosed within four business days of the date of such amendment or waiver on our corporate website atcorporate.ww.com/govdocs and corporate.ww.com/corporate-actions, respectively. In the case of a waiver, the name of the person to whom the waiver was granted will also be disclosed on our corporate website within four business days of the date of such waiver.

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