{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001437749-26-035579","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"GOVX","cik":"0000832489","company_name":"GeoVax Labs, Inc.","filed_at":"2026-11-06T21:22:25+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-11-06T21:23:00.253281+00:00","generated_at":"2026-11-06T21:23:04.466219+00:00","sec_items":["5.02","9.01"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"negative","materiality_score":0.78,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.78,"confidence":"high","headline":"GeoVax terminates CEO David Dodd for 'Cause' over refusal to follow board directives; no severance","bullets":["David A. Dodd was terminated as President and CEO of GeoVax Labs effective November 5, 2026; he remains a director and Chairman of the Board.","The board classified the termination as for 'Cause' under his September 1, 2018 Employment Agreement, citing refusal to comply with Board-approved directives.","GeoVax does not intend to pay severance: no cash payment of 3x base salary plus target annual bonus, and his vested and unvested options generally lapse.","No court or arbitrator has ruled on Cause; the company warns it could owe 3x salary/bonus, full option acceleration and legal costs if Dodd disputes and prevails.","GeoVax says the termination is unrelated to business operations, financial results or previously filed financial statements; no successor or interim CEO was named."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-26-035579","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-26-035579.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-26-035579.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-26-035579.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/832489/000143774926035579/0001437749-26-035579-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/832489/000143774926035579/govx20261106c_8k.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-11-06T21:23:04.466219+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}