secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     PodcastOne, Inc. (PODC)
CIK:        0001940177
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-05-12T21:00:34+00:00
Accession:  0001213900-26-055169
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.25
Item codes: 3.02, 5.02
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

PodcastOne appoints Jon Merriman as Lead Director; grants 250K RSUs
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- Jon Merriman, independent director, appointed Lead Director on May 6, 2026.
- Merriman received 250,000 restricted stock units (RSUs) under the 2022 Equity Incentive Plan.
- RSUs vest 1/3 per year over 3 years, subject to continued Lead Director service.
- Full vesting accelerates upon Change of Control; payout in cash or stock at Board discretion.
- Grant contingent on stockholder approval of Plan Amendment at 2026 annual meeting.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1940177/000121390026055169/0001213900-26-055169-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1940177/000121390026055169/ea0290399-8k_podcast.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-26-055169

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