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European Wax Center filings document the company's public-company transition, including Form 25 removal of its Class A common stock from Nasdaq listing and registration and Form 8-K reports covering the completed merger that made the company a wholly owned subsidiary in the take-private transaction.
The filing record also includes material definitive agreements, capital-structure disclosures, shareholder voting matters, governance updates, and operating and financial results. These disclosures cover EWC Ventures, LLC as an operating subsidiary, merger-related agreements, amended indenture arrangements involving EWC Master Issuer LLC and EWC Sub Issuer LLC, executive changes, and reported results for the waxing-services business.
Kurtis Matthew Smith, Chief Development Officer of European Wax Center, Inc. (EWCZ), reported equity awards granted on 08/14/2025. He received 95,000 restricted stock units (RSUs) that vest in four equal annual installments beginning July 22, 2026, and three employee stock options totaling 350,000 option shares with exercise prices of $4.69, $9.00, and $12.00. The options are exercisable in full on July 22, 2029, and expire on August 14, 2035. The RSUs show $0 purchase price and the options list their exercise prices; after the reported transactions he beneficially owns 95,000 Class A shares and has economic exposure to 350,000 underlying Class A shares via options.
These grants appear structured to provide multi-year retention and alignment with shareholders through time-based vesting and long-dated exercise windows.
Ararat Capital Management, LP, Narrow River Capital Partners Master Fund, L.P., and Raffi Tokatlian report joint beneficial ownership of 2,466,997 shares of European Wax Center, Inc. Class A common stock, representing 5.7% of the class based on 43,339,566 shares outstanding. The filing states the shares are held by the Master Fund and are also attributable indirectly to Ararat as investment manager and to Mr. Tokatlian as the manager of Ararat GP. The reporting persons assert the holdings were not acquired to change or influence control of the issuer.
European Wax Center, Inc. furnished an 8-K dated August 13, 2025 stating it issued a press release (Exhibit 99.1) reporting its financial results for the 13- and 26-week periods ended July 5, 2025. The filing clarifies that the information in Items 2.02 and 9.01 and Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished rather than filed and therefore is not subject to Section 18 liabilities or automatically incorporated by reference in other filings unless specifically referenced. The registrant is European Wax Center, Inc., incorporated in Delaware, trading Class A common stock as EWCZ on The Nasdaq Stock Market, with principal executive offices in Plano, Texas. The report is signed by Gavin M. O'Connor, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary.
FMR LLC and Abigail P. Johnson report beneficial ownership of a small stake in European Wax Center Inc Class A common stock. The filing shows 6,234.21 shares associated with each reporting person and lists that amount as representing 0.0% of the class. FMR LLC is recorded with sole voting power over 1,794 shares and sole dispositive power over 6,234.21 shares; Abigail P. Johnson is shown with sole dispositive power over 6,234.21 shares and no voting power.
The statement notes these securities were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and not for the purpose of changing or influencing control of the issuer. The filer indicates ownership is at or below the 5% reporting threshold and that no other identified person holds more than 5% of the class.