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accession: "0001437749-26-020962"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "USIO"
cik: "0001088034"
company_name: "Usio, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-06-17T20:01:31+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-17T20:06:40.106151+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
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source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Usio approves salary increases for CEO Louis Hoch to $995k, and for two other officers

## Summary
- CEO Louis Hoch's annual base salary set at $995,000 effective Aug 3, 2026, up from $900k.
- Greg Carter, SVP Chief Accounting Officer, salary set at $325,000 effective Aug 3, 2026, up from $300k.
- Michael White, SVP Chief Accounting Officer, salary set at $260,000 effective Aug 3, 2026; prior amount not disclosed.
- All three executives remain eligible for equity awards, annual bonuses, and standard benefits.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-26-020962
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: USIO
- cik: 0001088034
- company_name: Usio, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-06-17T20:01:31+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1088034/000143774926020962/0001437749-26-020962-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1088034/000143774926020962/usio20260617_8k.htm

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