leadership
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.60
XTI Aerospace appoints Michael A. Tapp COO; base salary $600K, 1.6M options
XTI Aerospace, Inc.
- Michael A. Tapp appointed COO effective Sept 1, 2025; employment agreement includes $600K base salary and performance bonuses up to 100% of base.
- Initial stock option grant of 1,613,000 shares at $2.00 exercise price; one-third vested immediately, rest quarterly over 2 years.
- Options also awarded to CEO Scott Pomeroy (2,621,100), CFO Brooke Turk (1,512,200), CSO Tobin Arthur (1,512,200), and RTLS CEO Soumya Das (78,000).
- Side letter requires company to relocate headquarters to Dallas-Fort Worth Executive Office Area by March 31, 2026, or face breach of contract.
- Discloses $475,000 in consulting fees paid to Tapp's entity Ancora Management Services and 50,000 prior stock options for consulting services.
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