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Driven Brands Holdings Inc.

CIK 1804745 DRVN·Services · All EDGAR filings ↗

Progression

  1. Restatement 8-K
  2. Late filing NT 10-K +1d
  3. Material weakness 10-K +82d
  4. SEC comment letter CORRESP +87d
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SEC comment letter Filing comparison

Driven Brands Holdings Inc. responded to SEC staff comments on leases

Letter dated 2026-01-05; published on EDGAR 2026-08-14 — the SEC releases comment letters only after the review closes.

Evidence
Cited sections
Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Basis of Presentation, page 10
Direction
company to staff
Letter dated
2026-01-05
Published on edgar
2026-08-14
Reviewing
Driven Brands Holdings Inc. Form 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended December 28, 2024 Form 10-Q for Fiscal Quarter Ended September 27, 2025 File No. 001-39898 Dear Ms.
Source
Company response to SEC staff (CORRESP)
Topics
Leases, Income taxes, Fair value, Goodwill and impairment, Non-GAAP measures, Internal control
Why
SEC staff reviewed the company's periodic report and raised written comments on its accounting, or the company replied to them. Letters are published on EDGAR only after the review closes.

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Material weakness high Filing comparison

Driven Brands Holdings Inc. reported a material weakness in internal control

Internal control reported effective → Material weakness in internal control

… systems and technology, and any significant failure, interruption, or security incident could impair our ability to efficiently operate our business or timely or accurately prepare financial reports. •Our failure or our franchisees’ failure to comply with health, employment, and other federal, state, local, and provincial laws, rules, and regulations may lead to losses and harm our brands. •We identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures.…
Evidence
Current state
material_weakness
Current state label
Material weakness in internal control
Direction
newly reported
Prior filed
2025-02-26
Prior form
10-K
Prior state
effective
Prior state label
Internal control reported effective
Remediation stated
Yes
Severity
high
Source
Item 9A internal control conclusion, compared with the prior filing
Why
The company's conclusion on internal control over financial reporting changed: a material weakness was newly reported, or a previously reported one no longer appears.

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Late filing high Filing comparison

Driven Brands Holdings Inc. told the SEC it could not file its quarterly report on time

(the “Company”) needs additional time to prepare its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 28, 2026 (the “2026Q1 Form 10-Q”) as a result of the restatement (the “Restatement”) of previously issued financial statements and the related delay in filing its Form 10-K for the year ended December 27, 2025 (the “2025 Form 10-K”), which has not been completed as of the date of this notification. Management expects to report that it did not maintain effective internal control over financial reporting or disclosure controls and procedures because of material weaknesses in our control environment and this contributed to additional material weaknesses related to (i) controls related to account…
Evidence
Days past due date
-4
Other periodic reports filed
No
Routine
No
Severity
high
Source
Form 12b-25 (notification of late filing)
Stated reason
(the “Company”) needs additional time to prepare its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 28, 2026 (the “2026Q1 Form 10-Q”) as a result of the restatement (the “Restatement”) of previously issued financial statements and the related delay in filing its Form 10-K for the year ended December 27, 2025 (the “2025 Form 10-K”), which has not been completed as of the date of this notification. Management expects to report that it did not maintain effective internal control over financial reporting or disclosure controls and procedures because of material weaknesses in our control environment and this contributed to additional material weaknesses related to (i) controls related to account…
Why
The company told the SEC it could not file a periodic report on time, using Form 12b-25.

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Late filing high Filing comparison

Driven Brands Holdings Inc. told the SEC it could not file its annual report on time

(the “Company”) needs additional time to prepare its Form 10-K for the year ended December 27, 2025 (“the Form 10-K”) as a result of its determination, on February 23, 2026, that it must restate its previously issued consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 28, 2024 and December 30, 2023, and the Company’s previously issued unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for each of the quarterly and year-to-date periods within the fiscal year ended December 28, 2024 as well as the quarterly and year-to-date periods for the periods ended September 27, 2025, June 28, 2025 and March 29, 2025 (the “Restatement”), as disclosed in the Company's Current Report…
Evidence
Days past due date
-29
Other periodic reports filed
Yes
Routine
No
Severity
high
Source
Form 12b-25 (notification of late filing)
Stated reason
(the “Company”) needs additional time to prepare its Form 10-K for the year ended December 27, 2025 (“the Form 10-K”) as a result of its determination, on February 23, 2026, that it must restate its previously issued consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 28, 2024 and December 30, 2023, and the Company’s previously issued unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for each of the quarterly and year-to-date periods within the fiscal year ended December 28, 2024 as well as the quarterly and year-to-date periods for the periods ended September 27, 2025, June 28, 2025 and March 29, 2025 (the “Restatement”), as disclosed in the Company's Current Report…
Why
The company told the SEC it could not file a periodic report on time, using Form 12b-25.

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Restatement SEC item code

Driven Brands Holdings Inc. said previously issued financial statements should no longer be relied upon

Item 4.02(a) — management or the board reached the conclusion

Evidence
Item code
4.02
Item title
Non-Reliance on Previously Issued Financial Statements or a Related Audit Report or Completed Interim Review
Limb
a
Limb basis
filing says management or the board concluded
Limb label
Item 4.02(a) — management or the board reached the conclusion
Severity
normal
Source
SEC 8-K item code
Why
The company told investors that previously issued financial statements should no longer be relied upon.

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