Cingulate stockholders approve 625K share increase to equity plan; board reduced to 5, Schaffer chairman

Cingulate Inc.

Stockholders approved Amendment No. 3 to 2021 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan, increasing authorized shares by 625,000 to 2,221,126.
Board reduced to five directors; CEO Shane Schaffer appointed chairman, Jeff Hargroves as lead independent director.
Audit Committee: Zhanpeng 'Frederick' Jiang chair; Nominating & Corp Gov: Hargroves chair; Compensation: Lawrence chair.
All four proposals passed at annual meeting, including ratification of KPMG as auditor for FY 2026.
Amendment effective July 9, 2026; total authorized shares under plan now 2,221,126.

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Role change

Shane Schaffer

chairman of the Board

CING · Cingulate Inc.

Effective: 2026-07-09
Filed: July 14, 2026, 8:00 AM ET

the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) reduced the size of the Board to five (5) directors and appointed Shane Schaffer, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, as the chairman of the Board.

Role change

Jeff Hargroves

lead independent director of the Board

CING · Cingulate Inc.

Effective: 2026-07-09
Filed: July 14, 2026, 8:00 AM ET

The Board appointed Jeff Hargroves as the lead independent director of the Board.

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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Shane Schaffer was appointed as chairman of the Board at Cingulate Inc..

Action: appointed
Role: chairman of the Board

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the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) reduced the size of the Board to five (5) directors and appointed Shane Schaffer, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, as the chairman of the Board.

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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Jeff Hargroves was appointed as lead independent director of the Board at Cingulate Inc..

Action: appointed
Role: lead independent director of the Board

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The Board appointed Jeff Hargroves as the lead independent director of the Board.

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