BranchOut Food (BOF) boosts CEO salary to $325,000 and CFO pay to $17,500 monthly

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BranchOut Food Inc. reported changes to executive compensation. The Compensation Committee approved raising Chief Executive Officer Eric Healy’s annual base salary to $325,000, with retroactive effect to April 15, 2025. The Committee also increased Chief Financial Officer John Dalfonsi’s monthly compensation to $17,500, retroactive to January 1, 2026. These adjustments are formalized in a current report for investors and regulators.

8-K Event Classification

2 items: 5.02, 9.01

2 items

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers Governance

Key personnel changes including departures, elections, or appointments of directors and executive officers.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits Exhibits

Financial statements, pro forma financial information, and exhibit attachments filed with this report.

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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): March 20, 2026

BRANCHOUT FOOD INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada		001-41723		87-3980472
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

205 SE Davis Avenue, Bend Oregon		97702
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(844) 263-6637

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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:

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

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share		BOF		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 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On March 20, 2026, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Branchout Food Inc. (the “Company”) approved (i) an increase in the annual base salary payable to Eric Healy, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, to $325,000, with retroactive effect to April 15, 2025, and (ii) an increase in the monthly compensation payable to John Dalfonsi, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, to $17,500, with retroactive effect to January 1, 2026.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	BranchOut Food Inc.
Date: March 20, 2026	By:	/s/ Eric Healy
		Eric Healy, Chief Executive Officer

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FAQ

What executive compensation changes did BranchOut Food (BOF) approve?

BranchOut Food’s Compensation Committee approved higher pay for its CEO and CFO. CEO Eric Healy’s annual base salary is now $325,000, retroactive to April 15, 2025, and CFO John Dalfonsi’s monthly compensation is $17,500, retroactive to January 1, 2026.

When is the new CEO salary at BranchOut Food (BOF) effective?

The new annual base salary for CEO Eric Healy is effective retroactively from April 15, 2025. This means the company recognizes the $325,000 salary level as applying back to that date, not just from March 2026 onward.

What is the new monthly compensation for BranchOut Food’s CFO?

BranchOut Food increased Chief Financial Officer John Dalfonsi’s monthly compensation to $17,500. The change is retroactive to January 1, 2026, so his pay from that date forward is calculated at this higher monthly rate.

Which BranchOut Food board group approved the pay changes?

The compensation changes were approved by the Compensation Committee of BranchOut Food’s Board of Directors. This committee oversees executive pay and formally authorized the new salary for the CEO and the new monthly compensation for the CFO.

What SEC form did BranchOut Food (BOF) use to disclose these changes?

BranchOut Food disclosed the executive compensation updates in a Form 8-K current report. The pay adjustments are described under Item 5.02, which covers departures, elections, appointments, and compensatory arrangements for certain officers and directors.

Filing Exhibits & Attachments

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