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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 January 3, 2025, Willamette Valley Vineyards, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that the Company intends to separate the roles of President and Chief Executive Officer and has commenced a search for a new Chief Executive Officer. James Bernau, the Company’s current President and Chief Executive Officer, intends to discontinue as Chief Executive Officer once a new Chief Executive Officer is appointed, but also intends to remain as the Company’s President and Chair of the Company’s Board of Directors.
A copy of the Company’s press release dated January 3, 2025 is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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| 99.1 | Press release dated January 3, 2025. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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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.
| WILLAMETTE VALLEY VINEYARDS, INC. | |||
| Date: January 3, 2025 | By: | /s/ JAMES W. BERNAU | |
| James W. Bernau | |||
| President | |||
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