8-K - Grove Collaborative Holdings, Inc. (0001841761) (Filer)

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): October 1, 2026

GROVE COLLABORATIVE HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(800) 231-8527

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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

On October 1, 2026, the Board of Directors (“Board”) of Grove Collaborative Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Flip van den Bosch, the Company’s Controller, as the Company’s principal financial officer and principal accounting officer, effective October 1, 2026 (the “Effective Date”).

Mr. van den Bosch, age 38, has served in various roles of increasing responsibility in the Company’s finance department since October 2022, most recently as the Company’s Controller, a position he has held since March 2025. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. van den Bosch worked in the assurance practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers , a private professional services firm, from September 2012 to October 2022, including as a manager and as a senior manager from July 2020 to October 2022. Mr. van den Bosch is a certified public accountant and holds a Master of Laws (LLM) in Tax Law and Master of Science in Economics from Radboud University.

In connection with his appointment, the Compensation Committee of the Board approved (1) a one-time cash retention bonus of $25,000, payable based on Mr. van den Bosch’s continued service with the Company through May 15, 2027, (2) an increase in his annual base salary to $261,397 effective on September 1, 2026, and (3) a grant of restricted stock units covering 30,000 shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock, of which 15,000 shares of Class A Common Stock are scheduled to vest on May 15, 2027 and the remaining 15,000 shares of Class A Common Stock are scheduled to vest on August 15, 2027, all subject to Mr. van den Bosch’s continued service with the Company.

There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. van den Bosch and any other person pursuant to which he was appointed as principal financial officer or principal accounting officer. In addition, there are no family relationships between Mr. van den Bosch and any directors or executive officers of the Company, and no transactions are required to be reported under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K between Mr. van den Bosch and the Company.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

SIGNATURES

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

Date: October 2, 2026