secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Coda Octopus Group, Inc. (CODA)
CIK:        0001334325
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-07-06T10:02:39+00:00
Accession:  0001493152-26-032038
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Coda Octopus Group appoints Mark Kelly as CFO effective Aug 3, 2026; interim CFO Gayle Jardine retires
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- Gayle Jardine, interim CFO, to retire effective August 3, 2026.
- Mark Kelly appointed CFO effective August 3, 2026, subject to three-month probationary period.
- Kelly's base salary: £165,000 (~$218,625); eligible for discretionary annual bonuses.
- Kelly receives restricted stock grant valued at $40,000, vesting in two equal annual installments from Oct 31, 2027, subject to performance milestones.
- Kelly previously Finance Director at Medac Pharma, Head of Glasgow Finance at Chubb Insurance, and other finance roles.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1334325/000149315226032038/0001493152-26-032038-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1334325/000149315226032038/form8-k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-26-032038

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