secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Alpha Cognition Inc. (ACOG)
CIK:        0001655923
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-02-27T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001213900-25-018138
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.55
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Alpha Cognition approves CEO and COO compensation packages totaling $3.5M and $2.3M for FY2025
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- CEO Michael McFadden: $625K base, $375K bonus target, $2.5M stock options ($3.5M total).
- COO Lauren D'Angelo: $500K base, $300K bonus target, $1.5M stock options ($2.3M total).
- Director compensation raised to 50th percentile of peer group: $40K base ($70K chair) plus option grants.
- Compensation reviewed by Global Governance Advisors; prior pay was below 25th percentile of peers.
- One-time $100K stock option grants for long-standing non-employee directors as catch-up.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1655923/000121390025018138/0001213900-25-018138-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1655923/000121390025018138/ea0232480-8k_alpha.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-25-018138

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