---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-23-007923"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NEWH"
cik: "0001371128"
company_name: "NewHydrogen, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-03-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-18T00:19:50.421451+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Director Spencer Hall resigns; Steve Hill appointed VP and Director; CEO salary raised to $300k

## Summary
- Spencer Hall resigned as director March 11, 2023, with no disagreement.
- Steve Hill appointed VP and Director effective March 20, 2023; salary $250,000/yr.
- Hill receives 50M stock options vesting over 3 years with 6-month cliff.
- CEO David Lee's base salary increased to $300,000 effective March 1, 2023.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-23-007923
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NEWH
- cik: 0001371128
- company_name: NewHydrogen, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-03-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1371128/000149315223007923/0001493152-23-007923-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1371128/000149315223007923/form8-k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-23-007923
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-23-007923.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-23-007923.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Spencer Hall resigned as Director at NewHydrogen, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: On March 11, 2023, Spencer Hall notified NewHydrogen, Inc. (the “Company”) of his decision to resign as a director of the Company effective March 11, 2023. Mr. Hall’s resignation was not the result of any disagreement with the Company or any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1371128/000149315223007923/0001493152-23-007923-index.htm
- Executive change
  Steve Hill was appointed as Vice President and Director at NewHydrogen, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Vice President and Director
  source text: On March 14, 2023, the Company appointed Mr. Steve Hill as the Vice President and a Director of the Company, effective as of March 20, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1371128/000149315223007923/0001493152-23-007923-index.htm

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