---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001477932-23-007809"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ASPI"
cik: "0001921865"
company_name: "ASP Isotopes Inc."
filed_at: "2023-10-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-09T17:22:08.912474+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# ASP Isotopes appoints Prof. Mike Gorley to board; achieves independent majority

## Summary
- Sergey Vasnetsov resigned from board effective Oct 23, 2023; no disagreement with company.
- Prof. Mike Gorley appointed director effective Oct 23, 2023; Class II director until 2024 annual meeting.
- Board now has majority independent directors, achieving compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5605(b)(1) ahead of one-year deadline.
- Gorley is Chief Technologist at UK Atomic Energy Authority; brings fusion technology expertise.
- Gorley receives $60k annual fee in cash or stock; initial $100k stock award upon appointment.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001477932-23-007809
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ASPI
- cik: 0001921865
- company_name: ASP Isotopes Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-10-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1921865/000147793223007809/0001477932-23-007809-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1921865/000147793223007809/aspi_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Executive change
  Sergey Vasnetsov resigned as Director at ASP Isotopes Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: On October 19, 2023, Sergey Vasnetsov provided notice to the Company of his decision to voluntarily step down from the Company’s board of directors, effective October 23, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1921865/000147793223007809/0001477932-23-007809-index.htm
- Executive change
  Professor Mike Gorley was appointed as Director at ASP Isotopes Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: the Board appointed Professor Mike Gorley to serve as a director of the Company, effective immediately following Mr. Vasnetsov’s resignation.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1921865/000147793223007809/0001477932-23-007809-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.