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Issuer:     ODYSSEY MARINE EXPLORATION INC (OMEX)
CIK:        0000798528
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-05-26T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-23-155549
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.40
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Laura L. Barton to step down as Chief Business Officer and Secretary at Odyssey Marine, effective May 31, 2023
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- Barton to leave executive roles on May 31, 2023 after 25 years; will serve as consultant through Jan 31, 2024.
- Severance includes six months base salary, acceleration of unvested stock options, and potential payment tied to Exploraciones Oceánicas proceeds.
- Consulting agreement provides one-time fee equal to one month base salary plus 57,639 shares of common stock.
- Resignation from board effective same date; no disagreements with company's operations, policies, or practices.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/798528/000119312523155549/0001193125-23-155549-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/798528/000119312523155549/d496265d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-155549

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