JanOne Inc. announced that on January 6, 2020, Dennis Gao resigned as a director of the company effective immediately in order to pursue other opportunities. Mr. Gao served on the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee, and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board of Directors . There were no disagreements between the company and Mr. Gao that led to his decision to resign. On January 6, 2020, the Board appointed John Bitar to the Board to fill the vacancy created by Mr. Gao’s resignation, to serve until the company’s 2020 annual meeting of stockholders or until his successor is duly elected and qualified. There is no arrangement or understanding pursuant to which Mr. Bitar was appointed to the Board. The Board also appointed Mr. Bitar to serve as a member of the Audit Committee and the Nominating Committee of the Board. Following Mr. Bitar’s appointment to the Board, as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K, the composition of the committees of the Board is as follows: (i) Richard D. Butler, Jr., Nael Hajjar, and John Bitar serve as members of the Audit Committee of the Board, (ii) Richard D. Butler, Jr. and Nael Hajjar serve as members of the Compensation Committee of the Board, and (iii) Richard D. Butler, Jr. and John Bitar serve as members of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board.