FORUM MARKETS Inc
For the period ended Dec 31, 2025. Filed Apr 1, 2026.
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Item 11. Executive Compensation
Summary Compensation Table
The following table sets forth certain information concerning compensation earned by or paid to certain persons who we refer to as our “Named Executive Officers” for services provided for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024. Our Named Executive Officers include persons who (i) served as our principal executive officer or acted in a similar capacity during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, (ii) were serving at fiscal year-end as our two most highly compensated executive officers, other than the principal executive officer, whose total compensation exceeded $100,000, and (iii) if applicable, up to two additional individuals for whom disclosure would have been provided as a most highly compensated executive officer, but for the fact that the individual was not serving as an executive officer at fiscal year-end.
| Name and Principal Position · Year · Salary ($) · Bonus ($) · Stock Awards ($) · Option Awards ($) · Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation · All Other Compensation ($) · Total ($) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McAndrew Rudisill(1) | 2025 | 200,000 | 1,750,000 | — | (2) | — | — | 18,322,537 | 1,950,000 |
| CEO and Executive Chairman | |||||||||
| John Saunders(3) | 2025 | 154,743 | — | 1,822,930 | — | — | — | 1,977,673 | |
| CFO | |||||||||
| Blair Jordan(4) | 2025 | 190,624 | 1,541,250 | 360,478 | 14,743,002 | — | — | 16,835,354 | |
| Former CEO | 2024 | 140,107 | — | — | — | — | — | 140,107 | |
| Eric Van Lent(5) | 2025 | 142,000 | 50,000 | 7,594 | 22,263 | — | — | 221,856 | |
| Former CAO | |||||||||
Does not include perquisites and other personal benefits or property, unless the aggregate amount of such compensation is more than $10,000. No executive officer earned non-equity incentive plan compensation or nonqualified deferred compensation during the periods reported above. Option Awards and Stock Awards represent the aggregate grant date fair value of awards computed in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standard Codification Topic 718. For additional information on the valuation assumptions with respect to the restricted stock grants and option awards, refer to Note 16 –Stockholders’ (Deficit) Equity to our Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Report. No executive officer serving as a director received any compensation for services on the Board of Directors separate from the compensation paid as an executive for the periods above.
| (1) | Mr. Rudisill has served as our CEO since September 4, 2025 and has been a member of our Board of Directors and served as our Executive Chairman since August 2025. Appointed as a member of the Board of Directors on October 7, 2025. In connection with the Strategic Advisor Agreement entered into between the Company and PCAO LLC, of which Mr. Rudisill is the managing partner, and therefore deemed to beneficially own the securities held by such entity, warrants to purchase (i) 480,787 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $27.75 per share and (ii) 95,700 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $34.45 per share, were granted to Mr. Rudisill. The grant date fair value of such warrants were computed in accordance with FASB ASC718 and do not correspond to the actual amount that will be realized upon exercise. |
| (2) | Does not include the value of 136,500 shares of restricted common stock originally granted to Mr. Rudisill on November 12, 2025, which were rescinded by the Board of Directors, with the approval of Mr. Rudisill, effective as of the date of grant, on December 1, 2025. |
| (3) | On November 12, 2025, the Board of Directors appointed Mr. Saunders as the CFO and Secretary of the Company. |
| (4) | On February 28, 2024, Mr. Jordan was appointed to the Board of Directors. On May 7, 2024, Mr. Jordan was appointed as Interim CEO of the Company. On February 4, 2025, the Board of Directors approved the appointment of Mr. Jordan as CEO of the Company. Mr. Jordan provided his services through, and was paid through, Blair Jordan Strategy and Finance Consulting Inc., of which he is the sole owner and control person. Mr. Jordan resigned as CEO and as a director of the Company on September 4, 2025. |
| (5) | Effective February 15, 2025, the Board of Directors appointed Mr. Van Lent as the Chief Accounting Officer of the Company. Effective January 30, 2026, Mr. Van Lent resigned as Chief Accounting Officer of the Company. |
Current Executive Compensation Agreements
Executive Employment Agreement with McAndrew Rudisill
On September 15, 2025, the Company entered into an Executive Employment Agreement with Mr. McAndrew Rudisill, the Company’s CEO and Executive Chairman (the “Rudisill Employment Agreement”).
Pursuant to the Rudisill Employment Agreement, the Company agreed to continue to engage Mr. Rudisill as Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO of the Company, during the term of the agreement, which continues until the earlier of (i) Mr. Rudisill provides the Company 30 days’ written notice of his termination of the Rudisill Employment Agreement or (ii) December 31, 2028; subject to up to two additional years of automatic renewals, if neither party provides the other notice of non-renewal prior to December 31, 2028 or if automatically renewed, December 31, 2029.
In consideration for agreeing to provide services under the Rudisill Employment Agreement, we agreed: (a) to pay Mr. Rudisill a base salary of $450,000 per year, with such amount to be reviewed by the Board of Directors with the recommendation of the Compensation Committee, at least annually, and may be increased if the Board of Directors deems appropriate; (b) that Mr. Rudisill would be eligible to earn an annual discretionary bonus as established by the Board of Directors or Compensation Committee, which may consist of restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and/or cash payments; and (c) that Mr. Rudisill would be entitled to a change of control payment, equal to 2% of the greater of (i) the market capitalization of the Company on the closing date of a Change in Control (as defined below) or (ii) the total enterprise value (defined by the Company’s market capitalization on the closing date of a Change of Control, plus all outstanding debt, less cash). This Change in Control payment may consist of both RSUs and/or cash, as determined by the Board of Directors or Compensation Committee. For the purposes of the Rudisill Employment Agreement, a “Change in Control” means either (i) a merger or consolidation involving the Company (or one of its subsidiaries where the Company issues shares), unless the transaction is solely for changing the Company’s domicile or results in the Company’s stockholders retaining more than 50% of the voting power in the surviving or parent corporation immediately after the transaction, or (ii) the sale, lease, transfer, exclusive license, or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s or its subsidiaries’ assets or equity, including through the sale or disposition of subsidiaries holding substantially all such assets, except where the transfer is to a wholly-owned subsidiary, provided that transactions carried out principally for bona fide equity financing purposes, where the Company receives cash or debt is cancelled or converted (or a combination thereof), will not constitute a Change in Control.
Separately, upon termination of the Rudisill Employment Agreement for any reason, the Company must promptly, and no later than 30 days after termination (or sooner if required by law), pay Mr. Rudisill (or his surviving spouse or estate) a lump sum covering any portion of his then current salary due through the termination date and reimbursement of eligible expenses incurred. Additionally, if Mr. Rudisill has been employed for more than 12 months, he will also receive a severance payment equal to two times his base salary at the time of termination. In addition, if his employment ends within 36 months of the start date (September 15, 2025), he will receive a payment, payable in stock and/or cash as determined by the Board of Directors, equal to the greater of (a) 1% of the Company’s market capitalization; or (b) 1% of the total enterprise value (market capitalization plus debt, less cash) of the Company, at the time of termination. Payment of these severance benefits is conditioned on Mr. Rudisill executing a general release of claims against the Board of Directors relating to his employment or service with the Company.
The Rudisill Employment Agreement also contains customary confidentiality obligations and work made for hire language. In addition, Mr. Rudisill is eligible to receive certain employee benefits, including profit sharing, medical, disability and life insurance plans and programs, that are established and made generally available by the Company from time to time to its employees, subject, however, to the applicable eligibility requirements and other provisions of such plans and programs (including, without limitation, requirements as to position, tenure, location, salary, age and health).
Notwithstanding the terms of the Rudisill Employment Agreement, as discussed above, the Board of Directors and/or Compensation Committee may from time to time, in their discretion, increase Mr. Rudisill’s base salary or award discretionary bonuses to Mr. Rudisill, which may take the form of cash consideration or equity.
The Rudisill Employment Agreement superseded an offer letter in the Company’s standard form previously provided to Mr. Rudisill to serve on the Board of Directors. The offer letter provided for Mr. Rudisill to be paid $350,000 per year as an annual retainer fee for serving on the Board of Directors, and originally became effective the date of Mr. Rudisill’s appointment to the Board of Directors, on August 4, 2025.
On November 12, 2025, the Board of Directors, after recommendation by the Compensation Committee, approved an increase in the annual salary of McAndrew Rudisill, the Company’s CEO, from $450,000 to $650,000, effective as of the same date.
John Saunders Offer Letter
Effective August 1, 2025, the Company entered into an offer letter with Mr. John Saunders pursuant to which Mr. Saunders agreed to serve as Vice President of Finance of the Company in consideration for cash compensation of $350,000 per year and $1.0 million in RSUs vesting over two years. Cash compensation was increased to $450,000 per year on November 12, 2025. Mr. Saunders is also entitled to indemnification for his services as an officer of the Company in accordance with the Company’s standard form of indemnification agreement.
Prior Compensation Agreements
Jordan Consulting Agreement (Terminated)
On May 7, 2024, the Company entered into an Executive Consulting Agreement (the “Original Jordan Consulting Agreement”) with Mr. Blair Jordan and Blair Jordan Strategy and Finance Consulting Inc. (an entity owned by Mr. Jordan) (“Jordan Consulting”). Pursuant to the Original Jordan Consulting Agreement, the Company agreed to engage Jordan Consulting to provide the services of Mr. Jordan to the Company as Interim CEO of the Company. The Original Jordan Consulting Agreement had a term through April 30, 2025, and provided for Mr. Jordan to act as Interim CEO of the Company, and to be paid $216,000 per year in consideration for services rendered to the Company, plus a $250,000 bonus in the event that the Company completed a Corporate Transaction. A “Corporate Transaction” included any corporate transaction by the Company, which occurred during the term, including but not limited to any merger, reverse merger, acquisition, disposal, joint-venture and/or investment involving the Company, which resulted in a Change of Control of the Company. For the purpose of the Original Jordan Consulting Agreement “Change of Control” included any corporate transaction pursuant to which the ownership of an aggregate of 50.1% or more of the outstanding shares of the Company was held by one or more parties after completing the Corporate Transaction.
On February 4, 2025, the Board of Directors approved the appointment of Mr. Jordan as CEO of the Company and an increase in Mr. Jordan’s compensation to $240,000 per year, effective January 1, 2025.
On February 20, 2025, the Company entered into an Executive Consulting Agreement with Mr. Blair Jordan dated February 21, 2025, and Jordan Consulting (the “Jordan Consulting Agreement”). The Jordan Consulting Agreement replaced and superseded the Original Consulting Agreement with Mr. Jordan.
Pursuant to the Jordan Consulting Agreement, the Company agreed to continue to engage Jordan Consulting to provide the services of Mr. Jordan to the Company as CEO of the Company. The Jordan Consulting Agreement had a term beginning effective January 1, 2025, and continuing through December 31, 2026, unless otherwise terminated pursuant to the terms of the agreement, provided that in the event that the parties had not agreed to an extension or termination of the Jordan Consulting Agreement with at least 30 days’ written notice at the end of the term, the agreement automatically renewed for successive terms of one year upon the expiration of the primary term or any renewal.
The Jordan Consulting Agreement provided for Mr. Jordan to act as CEO of the Company, and to be paid $240,000 per year in consideration for services rendered to the Company (the “Fee”), which Fee was to increase to $350,000 per year in the event the Company completed any material transaction (a “Material Transaction Increase”).
The agreement also allowed the Company to pay Mr. Jordan or Jordan Consulting an incentive bonus of up to 100% of the Fee per year, in the form of cash or equity, in the discretion of the Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors.
Effective July 29, 2025, the Company, with the approval of the Board of Directors, with the recommendation of the Compensation Committee, entered into a First Amendment to Amended and Restated Executive Consulting Agreement (the “Jordan Consulting Agreement Amendment”) with Mr. Jordan and Jordan Consulting, which amended the Jordan Consulting Agreement to increase the Fee to $450,000 in the event the closing of a pending private placement occurred within 10 days of the adoption of the Jordan Consulting Agreement Amendment, which closing occurred within such timeframe, and to remove any language about a Material Transaction Increase. The Jordan Consulting Agreement Amendment provided that, if after closing of the August 2025 private placement, the Company and Mr. Jordan mutually decided that he should step down from the role of CEO of the Company, and this departure was not considered a termination for just cause by the Company or a resignation for good reason by Mr. Jordan under the Jordan Consulting Agreement, as amended, Mr. Jordan (or Jordan Consulting) would nonetheless receive the full compensation outlined in the agreement as if the Jordan Consulting Agreement had been terminated without just cause. This mutual termination would be documented in writing and the agreed payments would be made on the effective date of the termination, subject to Mr. Jordan and Jordan Consulting signing a standard release agreement in favor of the Company.
On September 4, 2025, Mr. Jordan and Jordan Consulting entered into a Separation and Release Agreement with the Company (the “Jordan Separation Agreement”). Pursuant to the Jordan Separation Agreement, the Company agreed to (a) pay Jordan Consulting $1,350,000 in cash, which would be the amount payable to Jordan Consulting pursuant to the terms of the Jordan Consulting Agreement, in the event the Board of Directors decided that Mr. Jordan should step down from the role of CEO of the Company, and such departure was not considered a termination for just cause by the Company or a resignation for good reason by Mr. Jordan under the Jordan Consulting Agreement (the “Cash Payment”); (b) execute an assignment in order to transfer any and all rights and ownership to the design or domain of “Volaro” to Jordan Consulting (the “Volaro Ownership”); and (c) confirm that certain of Jordan Consulting’s options that had been granted were fully vested subject to stockholder approval.
Under the Jordan Separation Agreement, Mr. Jordan, Jordan Consulting and the Company, provided each other general releases; the Company agreed to continue to indemnify and hold Mr. Jordan and Jordan Consulting harmless against any claims relating to the performance of the Jordan Consulting Agreement; and Mr. Jordan and Jordan Consulting agreed to certain confidentiality, non-disclosure, non-solicitation, non-disparagement (which were mutual), and cooperation covenants.
EVL Consulting Agreement (Terminated)
Effective February 15, 2025, the Company entered into an Executive Consulting Agreement (the “EVL Consulting Agreement”) dated January 30, 2025 with Mr. Eric R. Van Lent and EVL Consulting, LLC (an entity owned by Mr. Van Lent) (“EVL Consulting”). Pursuant to the EVL Consulting Agreement, the Company agreed to engage EVL Consulting to provide the services of Mr. Van Lent to the Company as Chief Accounting Officer of the Company. The EVL Consulting Agreement had a term through July 30, 2025, unless otherwise terminated pursuant to the terms of the agreement (discussed below) and provided for Mr. Van Lent to be paid $8,000 per month for an average of 10 hours of work per week, with any hours in excess of that amount being compensated at the rate of $200 per hour, only if preapproved in writing by the Company. The EVL Consulting Agreement included customary confidentiality, non-disclosure and proprietary right requirements of EVL Consulting and Mr. Van Lent, and a prohibition on EVL Consulting and Mr. Van Lent competing against us during the term of the agreement.
We had the right to terminate the EVL Consulting Agreement at any time, provided that we paid EVL Consulting $10,000 upon such termination, payable within 60 days of such termination date (the “Termination Fee”).
On July 12, 2025, and effective July 31, 2025, the Company, Mr. Van Lent and EVL Consulting entered into a First Amendment to Consulting Agreement, which amended the EVL Consulting Agreement to (a) extend the term of such agreement through December 31, 2025; and (b) increase the Termination Fee to $25,000.
On September 2, 2025, the Company entered into a Statement of Work with EVL Consulting. Pursuant to the agreement, EVL Consulting agreed to deploy a cloud based accounting and financial software system for the Company’s eight operating subsidiaries, and undertake certain other services, in consideration for $60,000, payable $12,000 at the time of project kickoff, $36,000 upon completion of configuration and data migration, and $12,000 when the project goes live.
Effective January 30, 2026, Mr. Van Lent resigned as Chief Accounting Officer of the Company. Following Mr. John Saunders being named CFO of the Company in November 2025, the Company determined it no longer required the services from EVL Consulting or Mr. Van Lent and therefore did not renew the contract.
Prior Material Consulting Agreements
Service Agreement with Prof. Sir Marc Feldmann (former Co-Executive Chairman) (Terminated)
On June 1, 2018, CannBioRex Pharma Limited (“CannBioRex”), our wholly-owned subsidiary, and Prof. Sir Marc Feldmann Ph.D., our then Executive Co-Chairman, entered into a Service Agreement (the “Feldmann Employment Agreement”). Pursuant to the Feldmann Employment Agreement, Prof. Sir Marc Feldmann served as the Chairman, CEO and Executive Director of CannBioRex or in such other capacity consistent with his status. Prof. Sir Marc Feldmann’s responsibilities included those customary for the roles in which he serves. Prof. Sir Marc Feldmann received compensation of £115,000 per year, with annual compensation reviewed by the Board of Directors and eligibility for discretionary bonuses, as determined by the Board of Directors. CannBioRex also reimbursed Prof. Sir Marc Feldmann’s travel and other business expenses.
Pursuant to the Feldmann Employment Agreement, all intellectual property rights created by Prof. Sir Marc Feldmann or related to his employment belonged to and vested in CannBioRex.
The Feldmann Employment Agreement contained customary non-compete clause prohibiting Prof. Sir Marc Feldmann from working for any competing businesses during the term of his employment, or holding equity in other businesses, except he could hold or beneficially own securities of publicly-traded companies if the aggregate beneficial interests of him and his family did not exceed 5% of that class of securities.
Prof. Sir Marc Feldmann was also prohibited for 12 months following termination (the “Post-Termination Period”) to be involved in any capacity with a competing business or potential joint venture in the United Kingdom or in any other country. During the Post-Termination Period, he could not solicit business from CannBioRex and its affiliates’ customers; or any company with whom he was actively involved in the course of his employment; or about which he held confidential information. Prof. Sir Marc Feldmann further covenanted to not interfere with CannBioRex’s business relationships by inducing or attempting to induce suppliers to take adverse actions during the Post-Termination Period. He also agreed not to induce or attempt to induce any CannBioRex employee to leave the company during the Post-Termination Period. The Feldmann Employment Agreement contained customary non-disclosure and confidentiality obligations, sick leave and vacation time.
On November 17, 2021, the Board of Directors, as recommended by the Compensation Committee, increased the salary of Prof. Sir Marc Feldmann to $225,000 per annum.
Effective April 27, 2022, CannBioRex and Prof. Sir Marc Feldmann entered into an amendment to the consulting agreement, pursuant to which the parties agreed effective March 1, 2022, that Sir Marc Feldmann’s salary would be reduced by $225,000 (100%), and that such reduced amounts would be accrued and paid on the date the Board of Directors determined that the Company had sufficient cash on hand to pay such accrued amounts, which the Company expected would not be until it had raised a minimum of $15,000,000 (the “Funding Determination Date”).
On January 10, 2024, and effective January 1, 2024, the Company entered into a Second Amendment to Consulting Agreement with Prof. Sir Marc Feldmann. Pursuant to the amendment, Prof. Sir Marc Feldmann, effective as of January 1, 2024, agreed to a reduction of his base salary set forth in his consulting agreement by 100%, to £0 per year, with the amount of such salary reduction £14,167 per month (or £170,000 per year), accruing monthly in arrears, to be paid on the Funding Date, provided that in the event the Funding Date did not occur prior to March 15, 2025, the amounts accrued would be forgiven in their entirety.
On March 7, 2024, Sir Marc Feldmann, Ph.D. provided notice to the Board of Directors of his resignation as a member of the Board of Directors, effective on the same date.
Effective September 5, 2024, our wholly-owned subsidiary, Cannbiorex and the Company entered into a Separation and Release Agreement with Sir Marc Feldmann (as amended, the “Feldmann Separation Agreement”).
Under the Feldmann Separation Agreement, the Company agreed to issue Sir Marc Feldmann 5,732 shares of common stock and options to purchase 2,000 shares of common stock with a term of two years and an exercise price of $19.50 per share, the closing sales price of the Company’s common stock on September 5, 2024, under the Company’s Second Amended and Restated Omnibus Incentive Plan to satisfy amounts owed to Sir Marc Feldmann in consideration for services previously rendered to Cannbiorex. Under the Feldmann Separation Agreement, Sir Marc Feldmann provided a customary general release to Cannbiorex and the Company, the Company and Cannbiorex provided a release to Sir Marc Feldmann, subject to certain exceptions, and Sir Marc Feldmann also agreed to certain confidentiality, non-disclosure, non-solicitation, non-disparagement, and cooperation covenants in favor of the Company and Cannbiorex. The shares have been issued.
Also effective September 5, 2024, the Company entered into an Indemnification Agreement with Sir Marc Feldmann to provide for indemnification to Sir Marc Feldmann under Delaware law. Among other things, consistent with the Company’s Bylaws, the Indemnification Agreement generally requires that the Company (i) indemnify Sir Marc Feldmann from and against all expenses and liabilities with respect to proceedings to which Sir Marc Feldmann may be subject by reason of Sir Marc Feldmann’s service to the Company and its subsidiaries to the fullest extent authorized or permitted by Delaware law and (ii) advance all expenses incurred by Sir Marc Feldmann in connection with the investigation, defense, settlement or appeal of any proceeding, and in connection with any proceeding to enforce Sir Marc Feldmann’s rights under the Indemnification Agreement.
Consultancy Agreement and Consulting Agreement with Prof. Lawrence Steinman (Terminated)
On November 17, 2021, and effective November 1, 2021, we entered into a Consulting Agreement with Lawrence Steinman, M.D., our then Executive Chairman (the “Steinman Consulting Agreement”). Pursuant to the Steinman Consulting Agreement, Dr. Steinman agreed to provide certain consulting services to us, including, but not limited to, participating in defining and setting strategic objectives of the Company; actively seeking out acquisition and merger candidates; and having primary scientific responsibility for our α7nAChR platform (collectively, the “Steinman Services”). The initial term of the agreement was for one year (the “Initial Term”); provided that the agreement automatically extends for additional one year periods after the Initial Term (each an “Automatic Renewal Term” and the Initial Term together with all Automatic Renewal Terms, if any, the “Term”), subject to the Renewal Requirements (described below), in the event that neither party provided the other written notice of such party’s intent not to automatically extend the term of the agreement at least 30 days prior to the end of the Initial Term or any Automatic Renewal Term. The Term can only be extended for an Automatic Renewal Term, provided that (i) Dr. Steinman is re-elected to the Board of Directors at our Annual Meeting of Stockholders immediately preceding the date that such Automatic Renewal Term begins; (ii) the Board of Directors affirms his appointment as Co-Chairman for the applicable Automatic Renewal Term (or fails to appoint someone else as Co-Chairman prior to such applicable Automatic Renewal Term) and (iii) Dr. Steinman is continuing in his role of having the responsibility for the scientific development for the Company’s α7nAChR platform (the “Renewal Requirements”). The Steinman Consulting Agreement also expires immediately upon the earlier of: (i) the date upon which Dr. Steinman no longer serves as Co-Chairman and no longer has primary scientific responsibility for our α7nAChR platform; and (ii) any earlier date requested by either (1) us (as evidenced by a vote of a majority of the Board of Directors (excluding Dr. Steinman) at a meeting of the Board of Directors), or (2) Dr. Steinman (as evidenced by written notice from Dr. Steinman to the Board of Directors). Additionally, we may terminate the Steinman Consulting Agreement immediately and without prior notice if Dr. Steinman is unable or refuses to perform the Steinman Services, and either party may terminate the Steinman Consulting Agreement immediately and without prior notice if the other party is in breach of any material provision of the Steinman Consulting Agreement.
We agreed to pay Dr. Steinman $225,000 per year during the Term of the agreement, along with a one-time payment of $43,750, representing the difference between his old compensation and new compensation, dating back to April 1, 2021. Pursuant to the Steinman Consulting Agreement, Dr. Steinman agreed to not compete against us, unless approved in writing by the Board of Directors, during the Term of the agreement, and also agreed to certain customary confidentiality provisions and assignment of inventions requirements. The Steinman Consulting Agreement also has a 12-month non-solicitation prohibition following its termination.
Effective April 27, 2022, the Company and Dr. Steinman entered into an amendment to the Steinman Consulting Agreement, pursuant to which the parties agreed effective March 1, 2022, that Dr. Steinman’s salary would be reduced by $56,250 (25%), and that such reduced amount would be accrued and paid on the Funding Determination Date.
On January 10, 2024, and effective January 1, 2024, the Company entered into a Third Amendment to Consulting Agreement with Lawrence Steinman. Pursuant to the amendment, Dr. Steinman, effective as of January 1, 2024, agreed to a reduction of his base salary set forth in his consulting agreement by 100%, to $0 per year, with the amount of such salary reduction ($18,750 per month or $225,000 per year), accruing monthly in arrears, to be paid on the Funding Date, provided that in the event the Funding Date did not occur prior to March 15, 2025, the amounts accrued would be forgiven in their entirety.
On May 7, 2024, the Company entered into a Fourth Amendment to the Steinman Consulting Agreement with Dr. Steinman, the then Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors (the “Fourth Amendment”). Pursuant to the Fourth Amendment, Dr. Steinman waived and forgave all amounts accrued and owed to him under the Steinman Consulting Agreement through such date, and agreed that compensation payable to him under the Steinman Consulting Agreement moving forward would be $0, provided that as long as Dr. Steinman remained a member of the Board of Directors, he was to receive the same compensation payable to other non-executive members of the Board of Directors.
Mr. Steinman resigned from the Board of Directors effective August 4, 2025, and the Steinman Consulting Agreement terminated on the same date.
Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End
The following table shows, for each of our Named Executive Officers, all equity awards that were outstanding as of December 31, 2025.
| Option Awards · Stock Awards | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name · Grant Date · Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options, Exercisable (#) · Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options, Not Exercisable (#) · Option Exercise Price ($) · Option Expiration Date · Number of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested (#) · Market Value of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested ($) | ||||||||||
| McAndrew Rudisill | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| John Saunders | — | — | — | — | — | 54,656 | (1) | 267,814 | (2) | |
| Blair Jordan(3) | 7/29/2025 | 390,899 | — | 29.20 | 7/29/2035 | — | — | |||
| 8/8/2025 | 77,104 | — | 30.10 | 7/29/2035 | — | — | ||||
| Eric Van Lent(4) | 6/17/2025 | 2,500 | — | 9.29 | 6/12/2030 | (5) | — | — | ||
| (1) | All 54,656 of the shares vested on January 2, 2026, pursuant to the terms of the original grant of such shares. |
| (2) | Calculated by multiplying the closing market price of the Company’s stock at the end of the last completed fiscal year (December 31, 2025 - $4.90) by the number of shares of stock. |
| (3) | Mr. Jordan resigned as CEO and as a director of the Company on September 4, 2025. |
| (4) | Eric Van Lent resigned as Chief Accounting Officer of the Company on January 30, 2026. |
| (5) | These options were to originally expire three months after the termination of Mr. Van Lent’s services with the Company but were extended by the Board of Directors to have an expiration date of five years from the original grant date, July 12, 2025. |
Potential Payments Upon Termination
Pursuant to the Rudisill Employment Agreement, upon termination of the Rudisill Employment Agreement for any reason, the Company must promptly, and no later than 30 days after termination (or sooner if required by law), pay Mr. Rudisill (or his surviving spouse or estate) a lump sum covering any portion of his then current salary due through the termination date and reimbursement of eligible expenses incurred. Additionally, if Mr. Rudisill has been employed for more than 12 months, he will also receive severance payment equal to two times his base salary at the time of termination. In addition, if his employment ends within 36 months of the start date (September 15, 2025), he will receive a payment, payable in stock and/or cash as determined by the Board of Directors, equal to the greater of (a) 1% of the Company’s market capitalization; or (b) 1% of the total enterprise value (market capitalization plus debt, less cash) of the Company, at the time of termination. Payment of these severance benefits is conditioned on Mr. Rudisill executing a general release of claims against the Board of Directors relating to his employment or service with the Company.
The Rudisill Employment Agreement also provides that Mr. Rudisill is entitled to a change of control payment, equal to 2% of the greater of (i) the market capitalization of the Company on the closing date of a Change in Control (as defined above) or (ii) the total enterprise value (defined by the Company’s market capitalization on the closing date of a Change of Control, plus all outstanding debt, less cash). This Change in Control payment may consist of RSUs and/or cash, as determined by the Board of Directors or Compensation Committee.
Director Compensation
The following table sets forth compensation information with respect to our non-employee directors during our fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 (director compensation paid to our employee directors, if any, is included in the Summary Compensation Table, above):
| Name | Fees earned or paid in cash ($) | Stock awards ($) | Option Awards ($) | All other compensation ($) | Total ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Smith | $299,167 | $— | $14,604,973 | $— | $14,904,140 |
| Andrew Suckling(1) | $121,944 | $— | $— | $— | $121,944 |
| Crystal Heter(2) | $121,944 | $— | $— | $— | $121,944 |
| Jason New(3) | $63,611 | $— | $— | $18,322,540 | $63,611 |
| Angela Dalton(4) | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— |
| Michael Edwards(5) | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— |
| Jay Goodman(6) | $95,583 | $83,200 | $— | $54,000 | $232,783 |
| Stephen H. Shoemaker(7) | $184,167 | $189,821 | $3,529,966 | $— | $3,903,954 |
| Lawrence Steinman(8) | $47,667 | $124,967 | $97,956 | $— | $270,590 |
| * | The table above does not include the amount of any expense reimbursements paid to the above directors. No directors received any Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation or Nonqualified Deferred Compensation. Does not include perquisites and other personal benefits, or property, unless the aggregate amount of such compensation is more than $10,000. |
| (1) | Appointed as a member of the Board of Directors on July 31, 2025. |
| (2) | Appointed as a member of the Board of Directors on July 31, 2025. |
| (3) | Appointed as a member of the Board of Directors on October 7, 2025. In connection with the Strategic Advisor Agreement entered into between the Company and New Island Advisors LLC, of which Mr. New is the founder and managing partner, and therefore deemed to beneficially own the securities held by such entity, warrants to purchase (i) 480,787 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $27.75 per share and (ii) 95,700 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $34.45 per share, were granted to Mr. New. The grant date fair value of such warrants were computed in accordance with FASB ASC718 and do not correspond to the actual amount that will be realized upon exercise. |
| (4) | Appointed as a member of the Board of Directors on December 19, 2025. |
| (5) | Appointed as a member of the Board of Directors on December 19, 2025. |
| (6) | Resigned from the Board of Directors effective July 13, 2025. |
| (7) | Resigned from the Board of Directors effective September 15, 2025. |
| (8) | Resigned from the Board of Directors effective August 4, 2025. |
| (9) | Does not include the value of 88,750 shares of restricted common stock originally granted to Mr. Smith on November 12, 2025, which were rescinded by the Board of Directors, with the approval of Mr. Smith, effective as of the date of grant, on December 1, 2025. As of December 31, 2025, Mr. Smith held 493,502 options awards. |
| (10) | Does not include the value of 64,974 shares of restricted common stock originally granted to Mr. Suckling on November 12, 2025, which were rescinded by the Board of Directors, with the approval of Mr. Suckling, effective as of the date of grant, on December 1, 2025. |
| (11) | Does not include the value of 64,974 shares of restricted common stock originally granted to Ms. Heter on November 12, 2025, which were rescinded by the Board of Directors, with the approval of Ms. Heter, effective as of the date of grant, on December 1, 2025. |
| (12) | Does not include the value of 95,500 shares of restricted common stock originally granted to Mr. New on November 12, 2025, which were rescinded by the Board of Directors, with the approval of Mr. New, effective as of the date of grant, on December 1, 2025. |
In connection with the appointment of each of the members of the Board of Directors discussed above, the Company entered into an offer letter with such director, which provides for compensation for services as a non-employee director consistent with the compensation generally provided to our other non-employee directors.
Board of Directors Fees
Effective May 7, 2024, the Board of Directors set the compensation payable to non-executive members of the Board of Directors for services on the Board of Directors, at (a) $50,000 per year for service on the Board of Directors and (b) $15,000 for each Chairperson of a committee of the Board of Directors (provided that only one additional $15,000 payment shall be made even if the director serves as Chairperson for multiple committees).
On February 4, 2025, the Board of Directors appointed independent director Ryan Smith, as Lead Independent Director of the Company, and agreed to pay Mr. Smith an additional $20,000 per year for his services in such role.
On November 12, 2025, the Board of Directors, after recommendation by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, approved an increase in the yearly compensation payable to non-employee members of the Board of Directors from $350,000 to $450,000 per year.
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
As described above, the current members of the Compensation Committee are independent members of our Board of Directors. No member of the Compensation Committee is an employee or a former employee of the Company. During fiscal 2025, none of our executive officers served on the Compensation Committee (or its equivalent) or Board of Directors of another entity whose executive officer served on our Compensation Committee. Accordingly, the Compensation Committee members have no interlocking relationships required to be disclosed under SEC rules and regulations.
Compensation Recovery and Clawback Policies
Under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”), in the event of misconduct that results in a financial restatement that would have reduced a previously paid incentive amount, we can recoup those improper payments from our CEO and CFO. The SEC also recently adopted rules which direct national stock exchanges to require listed companies to implement policies intended to recoup bonuses paid to executives if the company is found to have misstated its financial results.
On November 7, 2023, the Board of Directors approved the adoption of a Policy for the Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Incentive Based Compensation (the “Clawback Policy”), with an effective date of October 2, 2023, in order to comply with the final clawback rules adopted by the SEC under Section 10D and Rule 10D-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Rule 10D-1”), and the listing standards, as set forth in the Nasdaq Listing Rule 5608 (the “Final Clawback Rules”).
The Clawback Policy provides for the mandatory recovery of erroneously awarded incentive-based compensation from current and former executive officers as defined in Rule 10D-1 (“Covered Officers”) of the Company in the event that the Company is required to prepare an accounting restatement, in accordance with the Final Clawback Rules. The recovery of such compensation applies regardless of whether a Covered Officer engaged in misconduct or otherwise caused or contributed to the requirement of an accounting restatement. Under the Clawback Policy, the Board of Directors may recoup from the Covered Officers erroneously awarded incentive compensation received within a lookback period of the three completed fiscal years preceding the date on which the Company is required to prepare an accounting restatement.
A copy of the Company’s Clawback Policy is filed as Exhibit 97.1 to this Report.
Policy on Timing of Certain Award Grants
We donot grant stock options in anticipation of the release of material nonpublic information and we do not time the release of material nonpublic information for the purpose of affecting the value of executive compensation. In the event material nonpublic information becomes known to the Board of Directors or Compensation Committee before granting stock options, the Board of Directors or Compensation Committee (as applicable) will consider such information and use its business judgment to determine whether to delay the option grant to avoid any appearance of impropriety.
The following table sets forth information regarding stock option grants made to the named executive officers during fiscal year 2025 within the period commencing four business days prior to or the one business day following the filing by the Company of a Form 10-K, 10-Q or a Form 8-K that discloses material non-public information as required under Item 402(x) of Regulation S-K.
| Name | Grant Date | Number of Securities Underlying the Award | Exercise Price of the Award ($) | Grant Date Fair Value of the Award | Percentage Change In The Closing Market Price Of The Securities Underlying The Award Between The Trading Day Ending Immediately Prior To The Disclosure Of Material Nonpublic Information And The Trading Day Beginning Immediately Following The Disclosure Of Material Nonpublic Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blair Jordan | 6/17/2025 | 41,000 | $9.29 | $365,110 | (7)% |
| Eric Van Lent | 6/17/2025 | 2,500 | $9.29 | $22,263 | (7)% |
| Blair Jordan | 7/29/2025 | 390,899 | $29.20 | $12,151,798 | 2% |
| Blair Jordan | 8/8/2025 | 77,104 | $30.10 | $2,226,094 | 241% |
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