{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001104659-23-102246","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"RSSS","cik":"0001386301","company_name":"Research Solutions, Inc.","filed_at":"2023-09-20T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:03:33.760440+00:00","generated_at":"2026-06-10T11:51:28.108452+00:00","sec_items":["1.01","5.02","8.01","9.01"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.75,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.75,"confidence":"high","headline":"Research Solutions settles proxy fight; founder/executive chairman Derycz departs board","bullets":["Peter Derycz's employment terminated without cause; resigns from board and all committees effective Sept 15, 2023.","Investor Group (5,921,930 shares) withdraws director nominations for 2023 annual meeting; agrees to standstill.","Company to appoint new independent director mutually agreed with the Investor Group.","Mutual general release of claims; parties agree not to disparage or initiate litigation.","Investor Group votes with board recommendations except on extraordinary transactions; agreement expires Dec 30, 2024."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-102246","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-102246.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-102246.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-102246.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1386301/000110465923102246/0001104659-23-102246-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1386301/000110465923102246/tm2326552d1_8k.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-10T11:51:28.108452+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"6cf34143be","claim":"Peter Derycz was terminated as Executive Chairman of the Board at Research Solutions, Inc..","evidence_excerpt":"the Company terminated Mr. Derycz’s employment as Executive Chairman of the Board without cause. Mr. Derycz’s termination resulted in the resignation of Mr. Derycz from the Board and from all committees on which he served effective as of September 15, 2023.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1386301/000110465923102246/0001104659-23-102246-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"terminated"},{"label":"Role","value":"Executive Chairman of the Board"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"},{"claim_id":"c1317bf2d313ada42ef7e5faaf65e0d06801e853","claim":"Research Solutions, Inc. entered into Cooperation Agreement with Peter Derycz, Bristol Investment Fund, Ltd., Bristol Capital Advisors, LLC and Paul Kessler (collectively, the \"Investor Group\") (effective 2023-09-15).","evidence_excerpt":"On September 15, 2023, Research Solutions, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Cooperation Agreement (the “Cooperation Agreement”) with Peter Derycz, Bristol Investment Fund, Ltd., Bristol Capital Advisors, LLC and Paul Kessler (collectively, the “Investor Group”).","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 1.01/1.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1386301/000110465923102246/0001104659-23-102246-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Material Agreements","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"entry"},{"label":"Agreement","value":"settlement"},{"label":"Counterparty","value":"Peter Derycz, Bristol Investment Fund, Ltd., Bristol Capital Advisors, LLC and Paul Kessler (collectively, the \"Investor Group\")"},{"label":"Effective","value":"2023-09-15"}],"fact_type":"material_agreement"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}