---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001079973-26-001073"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AMFN"
cik: "0000096664"
company_name: "American Fusion, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-08-13T00:51:09+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-13T10:05:06.344606+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# American Fusion appoints John Gerdin as independent director and strategic advisor

## Summary
- Gerdin appointed to Board effective Aug 11, 2026; also serves as Strategic Advisor, independent under company standards.
- Consulting Agreement with JRMS (managed by Gerdin): $2,000/month cash retainer for board and governance services.
- Contingent equity right: $240,000 value vesting only upon a Restructuring Event; shares at $0.001 with price-adjustment backstop.
- Right forfeited if restructuring not completed; shares carry piggyback registration rights; no success fee or securities activity authorized.
- Related-party transaction disclosed per Item 404(a); Gerdin has ~3 decades finance experience (Recon Group AI, Kepler Aerospace).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001079973-26-001073
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AMFN
- cik: 0000096664
- company_name: American Fusion, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-08-13T00:51:09+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/96664/000107997326001073/0001079973-26-001073-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/96664/000107997326001073/amfn_8k.htm

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