{"url_path":"/sec/rmcf/8-k/2026-07-06/item-5-02","section_key":"item-5-02","section_title":"Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"8-K","doc_date":"2026-07-06","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1616262/0001213900-26-075603-index.html","accession_number":"0001213900-26-075603","cik":"0001616262","ticker":"RMCF","issuer_name":"Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc.","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1616262/0001213900-26-075603-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001616262","primary_entity_name":"Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc."},"word_count":409,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"**Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of\nDirectors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.**\n\n** **\n\nOn June 29, 2026, the Board\nof Directors (the “Board”) of Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Allen C. Harper\nas Interim Chief Executive Officer and Principal Executive Officer of the Company, effective immediately. Mr. Harper, age 81 served as\nChief Executive Officer of American Heritage Railways, Inc. (“AHR”) until his resignation from that position in connection\nwith his appointment, and continues to serve as Chairman of AHR’s board of directors. AHR operates tourist railroad and related\nhospitality and entertainment businesses through subsidiaries including the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad and the Great\nSmoky Mountains Railroad. AHR is not a parent or subsidiary of the Company but, by virtue of its beneficial ownership of the Company’s\ncommon stock, may be deemed an affiliate of the Company. During the past five years, Mr. Harper’s principal occupations have included\nhis service as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of AHR and Chief Executive Officer of Rail Events, Inc., where he managed licensing\nagreements, including The Polar Express, and oversaw American Heritage Railways Hotels and True West Rodeos. Mr. Harper previously served\nas a member of the Board from November 2024 to September 2025. His prior business experience includes service as Board Chair and Chief\nExecutive Officer of Esslinger Wooten Maxwell, Inc. Realtors and as Board Chair and President of First Reserve Realty, Inc; Board Chair\nof Recchi American, Inc.; and a Board Member of the Florida East Coast Railroad. Earlier in his career, he served as Board Chair of First\nAmerican Railways, Inc. and as President of Cheezem Development Corporation. Mr. Harper is a licensed real estate broker in Florida. He\nholds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business and Sociology from Principia College and completed postgraduate studies in Finance at the\nUniversity of Missouri, St. Louis.\n\n \n\nMr. Harper is also the controlling shareholder\nof AHR. AHR reported beneficial ownership of 810,459 shares of the Company’s common stock in a Schedule 13D/A filed with the Securities\nand Exchange Commission on June 10, 2026, and Mr. Harper directly owns 1,911 shares of the Company’s common stock, resulting in\nreported beneficial ownership of 812,370 shares. Except as described in this Current Report on Form 8-K, there are no transactions or\nrelationships between Mr. Harper (or his immediate family members) and the Company that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to"}