Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On April 17, 2024, the Chairman of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) and Chief Executive Officer of the Company received a letter (the “Resignation Letter”) from Christopher Melton pursuant to which he resigned as a member of the Board, effective immediately. Prior to his resignation, Mr. Melton was serving as the lead independent director of the Board and chair of the Board’s Audit Committee and was a member of the Board’s Compensation Committee and Nominating, Environmental, Social and Governance Committee. He resigned due to a disagreement with the Company over perceived practices in connection with the Company’s ongoing audit for the year ended December 31, 2023. Thereafter, on April 23, 2024, the Board appointed Mr. Melton to fill the vacancy that his resignation had created and to serve as an independent member of the Board until the Company’s 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until his successor is duly elected and qualified. The Board also appointed Mr. Melton to serve as a member and chair of the Board’s Audit Committee. There are no arrangements or understandings that exist between Mr. Melton and any other persons pursuant to which he was selected as a director. In addition, there are no transactions between Mr. Melton and the Company that would be reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. 1 As a non-employee director, Mr. Melton will participate in the Company’s previously disclosed non-employee director compensation program (the “Program”). Under the terms of the Program, non-employee directors receive (i) an annual cash retainer of $80,000 which is paid in quarterly installments and (ii) an annual equity grant of restricted stock units under the Company’s Stock Incentive Plan, as amended, with a grant date value of approximately $80,000 that will vest quarterly over two years, subject to continued service as a director through such date. In connection with his appointment, Mr. Melton will receive a pro-rata portion of each to reflect his resignation and his subsequent re-appointment as a non-employee director of the Company. A copy of the Resignation Letter is attached as