Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;

            Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
            Officers




 (d) Election of Directors.

On September 18, 2020, the board of directors ("Board") of Whole Earth Brands, Inc. (the "Company") increased the size of the Board from six members to seven members and appointed Albert Manzone, the Company's current chief executive officer, to fill the vacancy resulting from the increase in the size of the Board.

There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Manzone and any other person pursuant to which he was appointed as a director of the Company. The Board does not presently intend to appoint Mr. Manzone to serve on any committees of the Board. Mr. Manzone has no family relationship with any of the Company's directors or executive officers, and he has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. As an employee of the Company, Mr. Manzone will not receive any additional compensation or equity awards in connection with his service on the Board.

Item 8.01 Other Events

On September 21, 2020, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Manzone as a director of the Board. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.

The information furnished in this Current Report on Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)    Exhibits.



Exhibit No.                Description
  99.1        Press Release dated September 21, 2020.




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