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National Vision Holdings Inc

For the period ended Dec 30, 2023. Filed Feb 27, 2024.

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FY2023 · Filed Feb 27, 2024

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

(Mark One)

☒ 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 001-38257

National Vision Holdings, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware46-4841717
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

2435 Commerce Ave,

Building 2200

Duluth, Georgia 30096

(Address of principal executive offices)

(770)822‑3600

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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, par value $0.01 per shareEYENasdaq

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

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 emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the excluded transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the 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 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 Exchange Act). Yes☐ No☒

As of July 1, 2023, the last day of the registrant’s most recently completed second quarter, the aggregate market value of the registrant’s common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant was approximately $1.7 billion (based upon the closing sale price of the common stock on last trading date of the quarter on the Nasdaq).

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date

ClassOutstanding at February 16, 2024
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share78,312,620

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the registrant's definitive Proxy Statement for its 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The Proxy Statement will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days of the registrant’s fiscal year ended December 30, 2023.

NATIONAL VISION HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS3
RISK FACTORS SUMMARY4
PART I6
Item 1.Business6
Item 1A.Risk Factors20
Item 1B.Unresolved Staff Comments41
Item 1C.Cybersecurity41
Item 2.Properties43
Item 3.Legal Proceedings44
Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures44
PART II45
Item 5.Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities45
Item 6.Reserved47
Item 7.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations47
Item 7A.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk68
Item 8.Financial Statements and Supplementary Data69
Item 9.Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure113
Item 9A.Controls and Procedures113
Item 9B.Other Information115
Item 9C.Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections115
PART III115
Item 10.Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance115
Item 11.Executive Compensation116
Item 12.Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters116
Item 13.Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence116
Item 14.Principal Accountant Fees and Services116
PART IV117
Item 15.Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules117
Signatures121
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