secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     HYPERION DEFI, INC. (HYPD)
CIK:        0001682639
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-01-05T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-26-000748
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.55
Item codes: 3.02, 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Hyperion DeFi appoints Hyunsu Jung as permanent CEO; employment agreement through January 2029
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- Hyunsu Jung (formerly interim CEO since Sept 2025) named permanent CEO effective Jan 1, 2026; base salary $520K.
- Employment agreement provides up to 100% of base salary bonus for 2026 and 12-month severance for non-cause termination.
- 100,000 shares of Series A Preferred converted into 300,000 common shares on Jan 5, 2026; exempt from registration.
- Robert Rubenstein appointed General Counsel effective Jan 12, 2026; brings 30 years of legal and compliance experience.
- Board reaffirms 2026 strategic priorities focused on building a Hyperliquid-native DeFi platform.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1682639/000110465926000748/0001104659-26-000748-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1682639/000110465926000748/tm2534601d1_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-000748

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