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Issuer:     HARVARD BIOSCIENCE INC (HBIO)
CIK:        0001123494
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-08-13T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001171843-25-005377
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.55
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Harvard Bioscience grants Interim CFO Mark Frost $100K retention bonus tied to debt refinancing
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- Retention bonus of $100,000 for Interim CFO Mark Frost upon successful refinancing of term loan and revolver before March 15, 2026.
- Replaces prior $50,000 cash bonus from the April 10, 2025 offer letter.
- If terminated without cause before retention date, receives 5 months base salary and COBRA continuation.
- Refinancing refers to company's existing term loan and senior revolving credit facility; Board determines success.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1123494/000117184325005377/0001171843-25-005377-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1123494/000117184325005377/f8k_081225.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001171843-25-005377

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