---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-26-032913"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BNAI"
cik: "0001838163"
company_name: "Brand Engagement Network Inc."
filed_at: "2026-07-13T10:15:11+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-07-13T10:20:16.503243+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Brand Engagement Network enters CEO employment agreement with Tyler Luck; base salary $360K, option for 100K shares

## Summary
- Base salary $360,000 per year; term June 1, 2026 to June 1, 2029.
- One-time payments: $125,000 for interim CEO service (Sep 2025-May 2026) and $150,000 bonus for 2025.
- Non-qualified option to purchase 100,000 shares, vesting over 3 years (25k immediate, then annually).
- Performance bonuses: 3x salary if listed on Russell 1000 Growth; 5% of patent licensing revenue over $10M; RSUs at $1B, $2B, $3B market cap.
- Company may terminate only for Good Cause; severance is base salary for remainder of term or one year, whichever greater.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-26-032913
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BNAI
- cik: 0001838163
- company_name: Brand Engagement Network Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-07-13T10:15:11+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1838163/000149315226032913/0001493152-26-032913-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1838163/000149315226032913/form8-k.htm

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