{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001558370-23-019718","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"MXCT","cik":"0001287098","company_name":"MAXCYTE, INC.","filed_at":"2023-12-11T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:03:28.533613+00:00","generated_at":"2026-06-07T14:44:53.929770+00:00","sec_items":["5.02","7.01","9.01"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.75,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.75,"confidence":"high","headline":"MaxCyte CEO Doug Doerfler retires; Maher Masoud appointed CEO; SPL revenue guidance raised to at least $10M","bullets":["Doug Doerfler retires as President and CEO effective Dec 31, 2023; remains as advisor.","Maher Masoud, EVP Global Business Development & Chief Counsel, becomes President & CEO on Jan 1, 2024; also joins Board.","Masoud's base salary raised to $590,000 (from $412,500); target bonus 60% of base; receives 400,000 share option grant.","2023 core business revenue guidance reiterated at $28-30M; SPL program revenue now expected at least $10M (above prior guidance).","Doerfler gets 18 months base salary severance, 18 months COBRA, 2023 bonus, and monthly $10K consulting fee for up to 20 hrs."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-23-019718","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-23-019718.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-23-019718.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-23-019718.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1287098/000155837023019718/0001558370-23-019718-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1287098/000155837023019718/mxct-20231210x8k.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-07T14:44:53.929770+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":"6e72c52a44","claim":"Doug Doerfler retired as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director at MAXCYTE, INC..","evidence_excerpt":"On December 10, 2023, Doug Doerfler, President and Chief Executive Officer of MaxCyte, Inc. (the “ Company ”), notified the Company’s Board of Directors (the “ Board ”) of his decision to retire from those positions and as a member of the Board, in each case effective as of December 31, 2023 (the “ Retirement Date ”).","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1287098/000155837023019718/0001558370-23-019718-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"retired"},{"label":"Role","value":"President, Chief Executive Officer and Director"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"},{"claim_id":"dd1d9e084c","claim":"Maher Masoud was appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer at MAXCYTE, INC..","evidence_excerpt":"On December 10, 2023, the Board appointed Maher Masoud, currently the Company’s Executive Vice President, General Couns...","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1287098/000155837023019718/0001558370-23-019718-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"appointed"},{"label":"Role","value":"President and 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"}