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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-041571"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HSDT"
cik: "0001610853"
company_name: "Solana Co"
filed_at: "2026-04-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T06:47:28.535752+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Solana Company appoints Madelene Gani as COO and Deputy CFO effective April 6, 2026

## Summary
- Madelene Gani, CPA, previously CFO at Hedera Hashgraph (2024-2026), appointed COO and Deputy CFO of Solana Company (HSDT).
- Annual base salary of $350,000, target bonus of 40% of base, and equity incentives range $300k-$500k.
- One-time sign-on option award of $75,000 grant date fair value, vesting 25% annually over four years.
- Press release cites Gani's role in scaling digital asset infrastructure; hire signals focus on yield expansion and revenue diversification.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-041571
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HSDT
- cik: 0001610853
- company_name: Solana Co
- filed_at: 2026-04-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1610853/000110465926041571/0001104659-26-041571-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1610853/000110465926041571/hsdt-20260409x8k.htm

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