Driven Brands Discloses Material Financial Errors, Will Restate Past Results and Reports Internal Control Weaknesses

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Driven Brands announced that its past financial statements for fiscal years 2023 and 2024, and several interim periods, contain material errors and require restatement, citing material weaknesses in internal controls.

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• Non-Reliance on Financial Statements

  The Audit Committee concluded that previously issued consolidated financial statements for fiscal years 2023 and 2024, and certain quarterly periods in 2024 and 2025, contain material errors and should not be relied upon, requiring restatement.

• Material Errors Identified

  Errors include issues related to lease accounting, unreconciled cash differences (overstating cash and revenue, understating SG&A), expense misclassifications, and other errors impacting income tax, revenue, fixed assets, and cloud computing, including inappropriately recognized revenue in the ATI business for fiscal year 2025.

• Material Weaknesses in Internal Controls

  Management identified material weaknesses in the company's internal control over financial reporting, concluding that controls were not effective as of December 27, 2025.

• Delayed 10-K Filing

  The company expects to file a Form 12b-25 to extend the deadline for its Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year 2025, as the review of financial statements and internal controls is ongoing.

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This filing is highly significant as Driven Brands has determined that its previously issued financial statements for fiscal years 2023 and 2024, along with several interim periods, contain material errors and should no longer be relied upon. The need for a restatement, coupled with the identification of material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting, signals serious accounting and governance issues. Investors face increased uncertainty regarding the company's financial health and the reliability of its reported performance. The ongoing review and potential for further errors could lead to prolonged uncertainty and impact investor confidence.