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Issuer:     KOPIN CORP (KOPN)
CIK:        0000771266
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-09-05T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001493152-25-012729
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 1.01, 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Kopin appoints Erich Manz as CFO; grants 400,000 restricted shares as inducement
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- Erich Manz joined Kopin as CFO on September 2, 2025.
- Received 400,000 restricted shares vesting 25% annually each December 10 starting 2026.
- Award approved under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4) as a material inducement to employment.
- Press release issued September 4, 2025 announcing the leadership change and grant.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/771266/000149315225012729/0001493152-25-012729-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/771266/000149315225012729/form8-k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-25-012729

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