---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001213900-25-030683"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ACOG"
cik: "0001655923"
company_name: "Alpha Cognition Inc."
filed_at: "2025-04-10T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-23T17:17:37.946230+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Alpha Cognition appoints Robert Wills to Board; John Havens not seeking re-election

## Summary
- John Havens will not stand for re-election at the 2025 annual meeting; no disagreement with company.
- Robert Wills appointed to Board and Governance/Nominating Committee effective April 7, 2025.
- Wills receives $40,000 annual retainer and $5,000 for committee service per non-employee director policy.
- Initial grant of 35,575 stock options at $4.83 per share, vesting 12.5% at grant then quarterly over 24 months.
- Wills has >40 years pharma experience; current board roles at Milestone (MIST), Parion, and Oncternal (ONCT).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001213900-25-030683
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ACOG
- cik: 0001655923
- company_name: Alpha Cognition Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-04-10T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1655923/000121390025030683/0001213900-25-030683-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1655923/000121390025030683/ea023785401-8k_alpha.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-25-030683.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Robert Wills was appointed as Director at Alpha Cognition Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On April 7, 2025, the Board appointed Robert Wills, Ph.D., (“Dr. Wills”) to the Board and Governance and Nominating Committee, effective April 7, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1655923/000121390025030683/0001213900-25-030683-index.htm
- Executive change
  John Havens departed as Director at Alpha Cognition Inc..
  - Action: not running for re-election
  - Role: Director
  source text: On April 7, 2025, John Havens informed Alpha Cognition Inc. (the “Company’) of his intention not to run for re-election to the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company at the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders in 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1655923/000121390025030683/0001213900-25-030683-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.