Utz Brands (NYSE: UTZ) director donates 15,500 Class A shares

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Utz Brands, Inc. director Roger K. Deromedi reported a charitable gift of 15,500 shares of Class A Common Stock on a Form 4. The shares were donated from the Roger K. Deromedi Revocable Trust to a charitable organization, and the filing states this was not a market transaction and no value was received. The filing also notes that Deromedi has voting and dispositive power over several trusts that hold additional Utz Class A shares, reflecting his ongoing indirect ownership position in the company.

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

DEROMEDI ROGER K

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O UTZ BRANDS, INC.

900 HIGH STREET

(Street)

HANOVER PA 17331

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Utz Brands, Inc. [ UTZ ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director		10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/01/2025

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Class A Common Stock	12/01/2025		G(1)		15,500	D	$0	2,526,615(2)	I	See Footnote(3)
Class A Common Stock								1,000,000	I	See Footnote(4)
Class A Common Stock								461,401	I	See Footnote(5)
Class A Common Stock								360,000	I	See Footnote(6)
Class A Common Stock								9,673(2)	D
Class A Common Stock								409,369	I	See Footnote(7)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. This transaction represents a charitable donation of 15,500 shares of Class A Common Stock held by the Roger K. Deromedi Revocable Trust, Dated 2/11/2000, Amended and Restated 11/2/2011 (the "Revocable Trust") to a charitable organization. This is not a market transaction, thus no price has been reported. No value was received for the gifted shares.

2. Reflects a prior transfer of 25,379 shares of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock from Roger K. Deromedi to the Revocable Trust, that was exempt under Rule 16a-13.

3. The securities are held by the Revocable Trust. The Reporting Person holds voting and dispositive power over the Revocable Trust.

4. The securities are held by the Roger K Deromedi Irrevocable Grantor Retained Annuity Trust (GRAT) u/a/d 11/19/2024 (the "2024 GRAT 2"). The Reporting Person holds voting and dispositive power over the 2024 GRAT 2.

5. The securities are held by the Roger K. Deromedi Irrevocable Grantor Retained Annuity Trust dated 11/01/2021 (the "2021 GRAT"). The reporting Person holds voting and dispositive power over the 2021 GRAT.

6. The securities are held by the Roger K. Deromedi Irrevocable Generation Skipping Trust dated October 1, 2020, Sandra E. Deromedi, Trustee, FBO Sandra E. Deromedi (the "Irrevocable Trust"). To the extent permitted under applicable law, the Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by the Irrevocable Trust. The Reporting Person's spouse holds voting and dispositive power over the Irrevocable Trust.

7. The securities are held by the The Roger K. Deromedi Irrevocable Grantor Retained Annuity Trust (GRAT) u/a/d 2/22/2024 (the "2024 GRAT 1"). The Reporting Person holds voting and dispositive power over the 2024 GRAT 1.

Remarks:

	/s/ Theresa R. Shea, as attorney-in-fact for Roger K. Deromedi	12/03/2025
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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FAQ

What insider transaction did UTZ director Roger K. Deromedi report?

Roger K. Deromedi reported a charitable donation of 15,500 shares of Utz Brands Class A Common Stock, transferred from his revocable trust to a charitable organization.

Was the UTZ insider transaction a market sale of shares?

No. The filing explains that the 15,500-share transfer was a charitable donation, not a market transaction, and that no value was received for the gifted shares.

Through which entity were the 15,500 UTZ shares donated?

The 15,500 Class A shares were held by the Roger K. Deromedi Revocable Trust and donated from that trust to a charitable organization.

What is Roger K. Deromedi’s relationship to Utz Brands (UTZ)?

Roger K. Deromedi is identified in the filing as a director of Utz Brands, Inc.

How does Roger K. Deromedi hold his UTZ shares after the transaction?

The filing states that various trusts, including the revocable trust and several grantor retained annuity trusts, hold Utz Class A shares and that Deromedi has voting and dispositive power over certain of these trusts.

Did Roger K. Deromedi receive any proceeds from the UTZ share donation?

No. The filing specifies that the charitable donation involved no market price and that no value was received for the gifted shares.