---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001213900-26-019355"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ACOG"
cik: "0001655923"
company_name: "Alpha Cognition Inc."
filed_at: "2026-02-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T01:11:35.574017+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Director Len Mertz not seeking re-election at 2026 annual meeting

## Summary
- Len Mertz notified Board on Feb 18, 2026, that he will not stand for re-election.
- He will continue serving until the 2026 annual meeting when his term expires.
- Departure is not due to any disagreement with the Company on operations, policies, or practices.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001213900-26-019355
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ACOG
- cik: 0001655923
- company_name: Alpha Cognition Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-02-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1655923/000121390026019355/0001213900-26-019355-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1655923/000121390026019355/ea0277868-8k_alpha.htm

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