Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On May 17, 2022, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Leslie's, Inc. (the "Company") increased the size of the Board from nine to ten members and elected Claire Spofford to the Board, effective May 18, 2022. The Board also appointed Ms. Spofford to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and Compensation Committee of the Board. Ms. Spofford will receive compensation for service as a non-employee director of the Company consistent with the compensation generally provided to other non-employee directors, as determined by the Board from time to time. Compensation for the Company's non-employee directors is described in the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement for its 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 31, 2022. There are no arrangements or understandings between Ms. Spofford and any other persons pursuant to which Ms. Spofford was selected as a director. Ms. Spofford has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. Ms. Spofford, age 60, joined J.Jill, Inc. (NYSE: JILL) in February of 2021 as its Chief Executive Officer and President. She also serves on J.Jill's board of directors. Prior to joining J.Jill, Ms. Spofford was the President of Cornerstone Brands from December 2017 to October 2020. In that role, she oversaw a portfolio of four interactive, aspirational, home and apparel lifestyle brands: Ballard Designs, Frontgate, Garnet Hill and Grandin Road. She led the team there in evolving the brands into profitable, digitally-driven omnichannel businesses. Before being promoted into this role, from January 2014 to December 2017, Ms. Spofford was the President of Garnet Hill. Prior to that, Ms. Spofford was Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of J.Jill and held numerous leadership roles at Orchard Brands, including Interim President and Chief Executive Officer, Group President for Premium Brands, and President of Appleseed's. Before joining Orchard Brands, Spofford served as Vice President, Global Marketing of Timberland. Ms. Spofford currently serves on the board of directors of Reclaim Childhood, and she previously served on the boards of White Flower Farm and Project Adventure, Inc. Ms. Spofford received her M.B.A. from Babson College and her Bachelor of Arts in English and Political Science from the University of Vermont.

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