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


           Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
           Officers.

Driven Brands Holdings Inc. (the "Company") announced on January 26, 2023, that it had elected Daniel Rivera, age 43, as its Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer ("COO") effective February 20, 2023. In this capacity, Mr. Rivera will oversee each of our business segments and the leader of each business segment will report to him. He will also be responsible for our environment and safety programs.

Mr. Rivera joined Driven Brands as Chief Information Officer in 2012 and has served as Executive Vice President and Segment President, Maintenance since December 2019. Mr. Rivera served as the President of the Company's Meineke Car Centers brand from October 2014 to December 2019.

In connection with his election, Mr. Rivera will receive an annual base salary of $575,000, will be eligible to receive an annual performance-based cash bonus (with a target of 100% of his annual base salary), and will be eligible to receive annual equity grants of restricted stock units and performance stock units under the Company's 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan (with a target of 125% of his total cash compensation), in each case as determined and approved by the Board or a committee thereof. Any equity grants will be subject to the terms of the Company's 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan and the applicable award agreement.

There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Rivera and any other person pursuant to which he is being appointed as COO of the Company.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure

The Company issued a press release announcing that it had elected (i) Mr. Rivera to serve as COO and (ii) Muhammad Khalid to serve as Executive Vice President and Segment President, Maintenance. A copy of the press release announcing these elections is being furnished with this report and is incorporated herein by reference.

Note: The information provided pursuant to Item 7.01 is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be "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 in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in any such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.




(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.       Description

99.1                Press Release dated January 26, 2023

104               Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are
                  embedded within the Inline XBRL document

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