---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001079973-25-001811"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ZPTA"
cik: "0001843714"
company_name: "Zapata Quantum, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-11-20T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T18:10:47.107427+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Zapata Quantum appoints William Klitgaard to board, Clark Golestani as chairman; targets exchange relisting

## Summary
- William Klitgaard appointed to Board and as Audit Committee Chair; Clark Golestani named Chairman of the Board.
- Company raised over $4M in new capital and restructured $18.7M (over 85%) of legacy unsecured liabilities.
- Expects to complete SEC compliance in Q4 2025, a key milestone toward relisting on a national exchange (previously Nasdaq).
- Focus is now on governance, technical capabilities, and long-term growth in quantum software.
- Zapata describes itself as the only pure-play publicly traded quantum software company with foundational patents.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001079973-25-001811
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ZPTA
- cik: 0001843714
- company_name: Zapata Quantum, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-11-20T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1843714/000107997325001811/0001079973-25-001811-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1843714/000107997325001811/zapata_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001079973-25-001811.txt

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