---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-26-046838"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "XWIN"
cik: "0001473334"
company_name: "XMax Inc."
filed_at: "2026-10-13T20:30:37+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-13T20:31:03.883883+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# XMAX renews COO Yizhou (Steven) Zhao's employment for one year at $159,000 salary

## Summary
- XMAX Inc. renewed its employment agreement with COO Yizhou (Steven) Zhao effective October 7, 2026 for a one-year term, renewable by mutual agreement.
- Zhao will receive an annual salary of $159,000, payable monthly, plus eligibility for an annual cash bonus at the Board's sole discretion.
- Zhao also serves as Corporate Secretary and a Data Analysis Statistician at Diamond Bar Outdoors, a wholly owned XMAX subsidiary.
- Agreement provides 12 days paid vacation, no severance on any termination, and a 6-month post-employment non-compete plus non-solicitation covenants.
- Employment deal signed by CEO Xiaohua Lu; the 8-K was signed October 13, 2026 and filed under Items 5.02(e) and 9.01(d).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-26-046838
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: XWIN
- cik: 0001473334
- company_name: XMax Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-10-13T20:30:37+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1473334/000149315226046838/0001493152-26-046838-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1473334/000149315226046838/form8-k.htm

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