{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001493152-26-043439","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"SOAR","cik":"0001853070","company_name":"Volato Group, Inc.","filed_at":"2026-09-19T00:02:36+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-09-21T10:05:10.282588+00:00","generated_at":"2026-09-21T10:05:41.281294+00:00","sec_items":["5.02","9.01"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.6,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.6,"confidence":"high","headline":"Volato enters CEO services agreement with Chris Ensey at $400K/yr + 5% equity grant","bullets":["Ensey, former Aligned CEO, continues as CEO as independent contractor effective Sept 11, 2026.","Annual services fee $400,000, payable monthly, subject to annual Board review.","Restricted stock award equal to 5% of fully diluted shares, vesting in five 1% tranches tied to market cap milestones ($2.5B-$17B) and contracted capacity (~63MW-400MW).","Termination without cause or for good reason triggers 24 months' fee and potential proportional vesting of restricted shares.","Agreement effective conditioned on merger completion; he is not eligible for employee benefits."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-26-043439","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-26-043439.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-26-043439.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-26-043439.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1853070/000149315226043439/0001493152-26-043439-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1853070/000149315226043439/form8-k.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-09-21T10:05:41.281294+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"ef8541f1de","claim":"Christopher M. Ensey was appointed as Chief Executive Officer at Volato Group, Inc..","evidence_excerpt":"On September 16, 2026, Volato Group, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an Executive Services Agreement (the “Services Agreement”) with Christopher M. Ensey, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”).","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1853070/000149315226043439/0001493152-26-043439-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"appointed"},{"label":"Role","value":"Chief Executive Officer"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}