---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-25-001118"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SDST"
cik: "0001831979"
company_name: "Stardust Power Inc."
filed_at: "2025-01-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-28T09:01:14.687443+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Stardust Power appoints Chris Celano COO; enters $550K securities placement

## Summary
- Chris Celano named COO effective Jan 1, 2025; base salary $350K, $1.5M RSU pending.
- Paramita Das designated executive officer as Chief Strategy Officer; salary $500K.
- Company signed term sheets for $550K private placement of common stock (95% of bid) and warrants; closing Jan 2025.
- Proceeds to be used for capital expenditures, working capital, and general corporate purposes.
- Das indirectly lent $250K to company at 15% interest, maturing March 2025.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-25-001118
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SDST
- cik: 0001831979
- company_name: Stardust Power Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-01-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 3.02, 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1831979/000149315225001118/0001493152-25-001118-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1831979/000149315225001118/form8-k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-25-001118
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-25-001118.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-25-001118.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Paramita Das changed role as Chief Strategy Officer at Stardust Power Inc..
  - Action: designated
  - Role: Chief Strategy Officer
  source text: Additionally, on January 7, 2025, the Company made certain organizational changes, and in connection therewith, determined that in light of Paramita Das’s responsibilities and authority as Chief Strategy Officer and Senior Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer, Ms. Das shall be designated as an “executive officer” of the Company within the meaning of the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and as an “officer” of the Company for the purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, effective January 1, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1831979/000149315225001118/0001493152-25-001118-index.htm
- Executive change
  Chris Celano was appointed as Chief Operating Officer at Stardust Power Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Operating Officer
  source text: On January 7, 2025, the Company announced the appointment of Chris Celano as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer, effective January 1, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1831979/000149315225001118/0001493152-25-001118-index.htm

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