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confidence high
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materiality 0.60
CFO Andy Sassine to depart Dec 31, 2025; Controller Joe Roberts named interim CFO
Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc.
- CFO Andy Sassine and Arcturus mutually agreed to end employment effective Dec 31, 2025; he also resigned from the Board.
- Sassine receives severance: 12 months base salary ($572,000), bonus tied to CEO's 2025 bonus, 18 months COBRA, and full acceleration of 134,689 unvested stock options with 24-month exercise period.
- Joe Roberts, company Controller since March 2024, appointed interim principal financial and accounting officer; base salary $219,580, 20% target bonus.
- Board size reduced from nine to eight members effective immediately upon Sassine's resignation.
- Separation Agreement includes non-disparagement, standard release, and revocation period; severance contingent on release.