UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report: March 1210, 2026

(Date of earliest event reported)

Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

001-37501	80-0848819
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

6295 Allentown Boulevard
Suite 1
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania	17112
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(717) 657-2300

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.001 par value	OLLI	The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR 240.12b-2).

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Item 25.02 ~~Results~~Departure of ~~Operations~~Directors ~~and~~or ~~Financial~~Certain ~~Condition~~Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On March 1210, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) ~~issued~~accepted aKevin ~~press~~McLain’s ~~release~~notice ~~announcing~~of ~~its~~his planned ~~financial~~retirement, ~~results~~which ~~for~~is ~~the~~effective ~~fourth quarter~~May ~~and~~1, ~~fiscal~~2026. Mr. ~~year~~McLain ~~ended~~has ~~January~~served 31as the Company’s Senior Vice President, ~~2026~~General Merchandise Manager since May 2014. The ACompany’s ~~copy~~succession ofplanning ~~the~~initiatives ~~press~~included ~~release~~planning isfor ~~furnished~~Mr. asMcLain’s retirement. The ~~Exhibit~~Company 99thanks Mr.1 toMcLain ~~this~~for ~~current~~his ~~report~~many years of commitment, leadership, and iscontributions, ~~incorporated~~and bywishes ~~reference~~him ~~herein~~the best in the next chapter.

~~The information furnished in this~~ Item 28.0201 ofOther on this Form 8-K, including the exhibit attached, 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 incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filingEvents.

Effective May 1, 2026, Shane Thornton will serve as the Company’s Senior Vice President, General Merchandise Manager. As part of the Company’s succession planning strategy, Mr. Thornton was promoted to the position of Senior Vice President, General Merchandise Manager in March 2025, reporting to Mr. McLain and Eric van der Valk, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Thornton brings more than a decade of progressive leadership experience in merchandising and operational strategy. He joined the Company in 2010 and has advanced through several merchandising roles of increasing responsibility ranging from Buyer, Divisional Merchandise Manager, and Vice-President of Merchandising. Mr. Thornton began his career with the Company as a buyer, where he quickly demonstrated a strong acumen for product sourcing and category management.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed with this report:

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release issued on March 12, 2026 of Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	OLLIE’S BARGAIN OUTLET HOLDINGS, INC.
	By:	/s/ ~~Robert~~James ~~Helm~~J. Comitale
		Name:	~~Robert~~James ~~Helm~~J. Comitale
		Title:	~~Executive~~Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary
			Chief Financial Officer
Date: March 16, 2026
Date: March 12, 2026

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release issued on March 12, 2026 of Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.

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