---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-26-016817"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SOPA"
cik: "0001817511"
company_name: "SOCIETY PASS INCORPORATED."
filed_at: "2026-04-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T06:09:12.475289+00:00"
event_type: "litigation"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Court enters ~$7.44M judgment against Society Pass in former employee lawsuit; company plans appeal

## Summary
- Court awarded O'Connor ~$6.616M plus interest for vested warrant shares and $824k plus interest for pre-August 2019 equity.
- Dismissed O'Connor's salary/severance claims and CVO's $8M preferred stock claims; found O'Connor fraudulently induced agreements.
- Court ordered 3M shares of subsidiary Thoughtful Media into escrow (July 2025) and 250k shares of NusaTrip (April 2026) pending judgment.
- O'Connor enforcing judgment via restraining notices and seeking receiver; company evaluating appeal options.
- Company's counterclaims for breach of contract/fiduciary duty dismissed except those related to fraud finding.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-26-016817
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SOPA
- cik: 0001817511
- company_name: SOCIETY PASS INCORPORATED.
- filed_at: 2026-04-15T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: litigation
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1817511/000149315226016817/0001493152-26-016817-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1817511/000149315226016817/form8-k.htm

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