---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-25-001332"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FLNT"
cik: "0001460329"
company_name: "Fluent, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-01-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-27T23:06:19.113729+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Fluent appoints James P. Geygan as independent director, board expands to seven

## Summary
- Board size increased from six to seven; Geygan fills vacancy as independent director.
- Geygan, age 36, is Interim CEO of GVIC, a significant stockholder; GVIC AUM grew from $84M to $194M since 2016.
- Compensation: $10,000 quarterly cash retainer plus 10,000 RSUs vesting over three years.
- Eligible for additional $75,000 in RSUs at each annual stockholder meeting starting in 2025.
- Indemnification agreement entered; no related-party transactions reported.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-25-001332
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FLNT
- cik: 0001460329
- company_name: Fluent, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-01-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1460329/000143774925001332/0001437749-25-001332-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1460329/000143774925001332/flnt20250116_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-25-001332
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-25-001332.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-25-001332.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  James P. Geygan was appointed as Independent Director at Fluent, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Independent Director
  source text: On January 17, 2025, the Board of Directors (the “ Board ”) of Fluent, Inc. (the “ Company ”) increased the size of the Board from six to seven members and appointed James P. (“ JP ”) Geygan to fill the resulting vacancy.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1460329/000143774925001332/0001437749-25-001332-index.htm

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