UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

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

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~October~~December 297, 2022

DAVIDsTEA Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Canada

98-1048842

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

001-37404

(Commission File Number)

5430 Ferrier,

Town of Mount-Royal,

Québec, Canada

H4P 1M2

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(888) 873-0006

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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

Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered Common shares, no par value per share DTEA ~~NASDAQ~~Nasdaq Global Market

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

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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 December 138, 2022, it was determined that Martin Hillcoat will separate from employment with DAVIDsTEA Inc., a corporation incorporated under the Canada Business Corporations Act (the “Company”) as the Company’s Vice President, ~~issued~~Supply aChain, ~~press~~effective ~~release~~December ~~announcing~~7, ~~its~~2022. ~~financial~~In ~~results~~connection ~~for~~with his departure, Mr. Hillcoat is expected to receive the ~~quarter~~severance ~~ended~~payments ~~October~~and 29benefits provided under his employment agreement with the Company for a termination without cause, ~~2022~~subject to his execution of a release and discharge agreement and compliance with post-termination restrictive covenants.

~~A copy of the press release related to this announcement is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference to this Item~~ 2.02. The information contained in this Item, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for any purpose, and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, regardless of any general incorporation language in any such filing.

~~Cautionary Forward-Looking Statements~~SIGNATURE

~~This~~Pursuant ~~Current Report on Form 8-K includes statements that express our opinions, expectations, beliefs, plans or assumptions regarding future events or future results and there are, or may be deemed~~ to ~~be, “forward-looking statements” within~~ the ~~meaning~~requirements of the ~~Private~~ Securities ~~Litigation~~Exchange ~~Reform~~ Act of ~~1995~~1934, (the ~~“Act”).~~registrant ~~The~~has ~~following~~duly ~~cautionary~~caused ~~statements~~this ~~are~~report ~~being made pursuant~~ to ~~the~~be ~~provisions~~signed ofon ~~the~~its ~~Act~~behalf ~~and with the intention of obtaining the benefits of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Act. These forward-looking statements can generally be identified~~ by the ~~use~~undersigned ofhereunto ~~forward-looking~~duly terminology, including the terms “believes”, “expects”, “may”, “will”, “should”, “approximately”, “intends”, “plans”, “estimates” or “anticipates” or, in each case, their negatives or other variations or comparable terminologyauthorized. These forward-looking statements include all matters that are not historical facts and include statements regarding our intentions, beliefs or current expectations concerning, among other things, our strategy of transitioning to e-commerce and wholesale sales, future sales through our e-commerce and wholesale channels, our results of operations, financial condition, liquidity and prospects, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global macroeconomic environment.

While we believe these opinions and expectations are based on reasonable assumptions, such forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions about us, including the risk factors set forth in our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 29, 2022, filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on April 29, 2022 and in our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the three-month period ended April 30, 2022, filed with the SEC on June 14, 2022, in our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the three and six-month periods ended July 30, 2022, filed with the SEC on September 13, 2022 and in our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the three and nine-month periods ended October 29, 2022, filed with the SEC on December 13, 2022.

	DAVIDsTEA INC.

Date: December 21, 2022	By:	/s/ Frank Zitella
	Name:	Frank Zitella
	Title:	President, Chief Financial and Operating Officer

These statements are based upon information available to us as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K, and while we believe such information forms a reasonable basis for such statements, such information may be limited or incomplete, and our statements should not be read to indicate that we have conducted an exhaustive inquiry into, or review of, all potentially-available relevant information. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, investors are cautioned not to unduly rely upon these statements.

Except as required under federal securities laws and the rules and regulations of the SEC, we do not have any intention to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances arising after the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release, dated December 13, 2022
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL Document)

SIGNATURE

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.

	DAVIDsTEA INC.
Date: December 13, 2022	By:	/s/ Frank Zitella
	Name:	Frank Zitella
	Title:	President, Chief Financial and Operating Officer

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