---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001062993-24-008745"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DC"
cik: "0001852353"
company_name: "Dakota Gold Corp."
filed_at: "2024-04-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-03T09:51:38.170103+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Dakota Gold enters new employment agreements with five executives including CEO Awde

## Summary
- CEO Awde: $310k base salary, 60% bonus target, severance of 2x salary plus 2x deemed bonus.
- COO Aberle: $285k base salary, 60% bonus target, same severance structure as CEO.
- SVP Malone, CFO Campbell, VP Berry: $275k/$225k/$225k salaries, 50% bonus target, 1.5x severance.
- Good reason termination rights tied to change of control within a 12-month window post-event.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001062993-24-008745
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DC
- cik: 0001852353
- company_name: Dakota Gold Corp.
- filed_at: 2024-04-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1852353/000106299324008745/0001062993-24-008745-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1852353/000106299324008745/form8k.htm

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