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): April 14, 2025

Bridger Aerospace Group Holdings, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (406) 813-0079

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Bridger Aerospace Group Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) announced the following change to the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”):

On April 14, 2025, the Company’s Board of Directors, pursuant to a Board resolution, established the size of the Board at 9 directors, and elected Meghan Pasricha, age 39, to serve as a Class III director until the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. There is no arrangement or understanding between Ms. Pasricha and any other person pursuant to which Ms. Pasricha was appointed as a director. At this time, the Company is not aware of any transactions with Ms. Pasricha that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. Ms. Pasricha will receive compensation for her Board service consistent with compensation received by the Company’s other non-employee directors (which is described in the Company’s 2024 Proxy Statement).

Pasricha currently serves as a Partner at Galvanize Climate Solutions, a global asset management firm, delivering performance-driven investment strategies focused on the business of decarbonization. Before joining Galvanize, Pasricha was a Managing Director at Riverstone Holdings, a global private markets asset management firm dedicated to real assets investing primarily in energy, power and infrastructure. With nearly 10 years of direct lending experience at Riverstone, Pasricha sourced, structured, and led financing solutions to asset-backed energy companies. She also served as President of a water solutions company. Prior to Riverstone, Pasricha was a private equity investor at The Carlyle Group, and she began her career at UBS Investment Bank. Pasricha is the Co-Founder of Women in Climate Investing & Finance (“WICIF”). Beyond her work in finance, she is the Co-Founder and CEO of a nonprofit focused on youth leadership and community service. Pasricha graduated from Harvard College, magna cum laude, and earned her MBA from Harvard Business School.

On April 15, 2025, the Registrant issued a press release titled “Bridger Aerospace Strengthens Board with the Addition of Meghan Pasricha as Independent Director,” a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information furnished pursuant to this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that section and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

(d) Exhibits

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.