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SOBR Safe approves retention bonuses, reports shell company status and planned dissolution vote
SOBR Safe, Inc.
- Board approved retention bonuses for directors Sandy Shoemaker $55,000, Kris Pederson $50,000, and Steven Beabout $70,000; Shoemaker also gets $30,000 and Beabout $50,000 from August bonuses.
- CEO David Gandini receives a $100,000 bonus and $270,000 release payment; CFO Chris Whitaker receives a $70,000 bonus and $270,000 release payment.
- Payments: 60% within 10 days of September 22, 2026; 40% on November 30, 2026, subject to release agreements and, for executives, continued employment.
- SOBR Safe says it meets the 'shell company' definition after discontinuing revenue operations and reducing workforce; Board approved a stockholder vote on dissolution.
- Executives agreed to stay through November 30, 2026, subject to stockholder approval of dissolution; remaining 40% is payable if the company ceases or employment ends without fault.