AmpliTech Group, Inc.
For the period ended Dec 31, 2024. Filed Mar 31, 2025.
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FY2024 · Filed Mar 31, 2025
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Item 11. Executive Compensation
Summary Compensation Table
The following summary compensation table sets forth all compensation awarded to, earned by, or paid to, the named person, during the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023:
Summary Compensation of Named Executive Officers
| Name and Principal Position | Fiscal Year | Salary ($) | Bonus ($) | Stock Awards ($) | Option Awards ($) | All Other Compensation ($) | Total ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fawad Maqbool | 2024 | 446,154 | - | - | - | - | 446,154 |
| Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | 2023 | 500,000 | - | - | 157,797 | - | 657,797 |
| Louisa Sanfratello | 2024 | 245,384 | - | - | - | - | 245,384 |
| Chief Financial Officer, Secretary | 2023 | 275,000 | - | - | 78,898 | - | 353,898 |
| Jorge Flores | 2024 | 245,384 | - | - | - | - | 245,384 |
| Chief Operating Officer | 2023 | 275,000 | - | - | 78,898 | - | 353,898 |
On February 21, 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors approved an increase in salary, effective as of January 1, 2022, for Mr. Maqbool, to $500,000 per year, and for Ms. Sanfratello and Mr. Flores to $275,000 per year. In June of 2024, the officers of the Company voluntarily reduced their salaries by 20%. Those salaries have been reinstated effective January 1, 2025.
Pursuant to the terms of his employment agreement entered into on February 21, 2022, Mr. Flores will receive a base annual salary of $275,000 and is eligible to participate in the Company’s 2020 Equity Incentive Plan or successor to such plan. The agreement contains a perpetual confidentiality covenant as well as non-competition and employee and customer non-solicitation covenants that apply during his employment and for a period of one year following his termination. The agreement was amended on March 27, 2023 to extend its term to March 20, 2024 and again on amended on March 20, 2024 to extend its term to March 20, 2027.
Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End
On December 20, 2023, the Company granted Mr. Maqbool ten-year stock options to purchase 100,000 shares of common stock according to the Company’s 2020 Plan. In addition, Ms. Sanfratello and Mr. Flores were each granted stock options to purchase 50,000 shares of common stock. The stock options vest in quarterly installments over a 5-year period with an exercise price of $1.73 per share. The Company has calculated these options estimated fair market value at $315,593 using the Black-Scholes model, with the following assumptions: expected term of 7.36 years, stock price of $1.73, exercise price of $1.73, volatility of 120.7%, risk-free rate of 3.88%, and no forfeiture rate.
The following table sets forth the outstanding equity awards for our named executive officers as of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024.
OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL YEAR END
| Name · Grant Date · Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Exercisable · Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Unexercisable · Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Unearned Options (#) · Option Exercise Price ($) · Option Expiration Date | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fawad Maqbool | |||||
| December 20, 2023 | 25,000 | 75,000 | -0- | $1.73 | December 20, 2033 |
| Louisa Sanfratello | |||||
| December 20, 2023 | 12,500 | 37,500 | -0- | $1.73 | December 20, 2033 |
| Jorge Flores | |||||
| December 20, 2023 | 12,500 | 37,500 | -0- | $1.73 | December 20, 2033 |
Amended and Restated 2020 Equity Incentive Plan
In October 2020, the Board of Directors and shareholders adopted the “2020 Plan”, effective as of December 14, 2020. Under the 2020 Plan, the Company reserved 1,250,000 shares of common stock to grant shares of common stock of the Company to employees and individuals who perform services for the Company. The purpose of the 2020 Plan is to attract and retain the best available personnel for positions of substantial responsibility, to provide incentives to individuals who perform services for the Company, and to promote the success of the Company’s business. The 2020 Plan permits the grant of Incentive Stock Options, Nonstatutory Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Units, Performance Shares and other stock or cash awards as the Board of Directors may determine. In 2023, the Board and the shareholders adopted the Company’s Amended and Restated 2020 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Amended and Restated Plan”), effective as of December 11, 2023. The Amended and Restated Plan is substantially similar to the 2020 Plan except that it increases the shares of our common stock available for issuance thereunder to 2,250,000 shares of common stock.
In December 2023, the Board of Directors and shareholders amended and restated the current plan to increase the number of shares available for issuance under the plan to 2,250,000 shares of common stock.
Policies and Practices Related to the Timing of Grants of Certain Equity Awards
The Compensation Committee’s does not have a policy or practice on when to grant option awards. The Compensation Committee does not have a policy or practice of taking into account material nonpublic information when determining the timing and terms of option awards and does not time the disclosure of material nonpublic information for the purpose of affecting the value of executive compensation. Option awards are not granted in anticipation of the release of material non-public information, and the release of material non-public information is not timed on the basis of option grant dates. However, if public announcement of material information is anticipated, the grant date of any option awards may be deferred at the discretion of the Compensation Committee until the first trading day after release of such information.
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