---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001564590-21-047604"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ABX"
cik: "0001814287"
company_name: "Abacus Global Management, Inc."
filed_at: "2021-09-10T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-29T04:37:09.240573+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# East Resources appoints Thomas Lopus as independent director; Hagerman, Pegula resign for Nasdaq compliance

## Summary
- Appointed Thomas A. Lopus as independent director and audit committee member, effective Sept 10, 2021.
- Gary L. Hagerman Jr. and Kim Pegula resigned as directors; Hagerman remains CFO.
- Board reduced from 7 to 5; Thomas Corbett joins compensation committee; William Fustos named audit committee financial expert.
- Company states it is now in full compliance with Nasdaq independence rules, seeking to cancel hearing and delisting.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001564590-21-047604
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ABX
- cik: 0001814287
- company_name: Abacus Global Management, Inc.
- filed_at: 2021-09-10T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1814287/000156459021047604/0001564590-21-047604-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1814287/000156459021047604/eresu-8k_20210910.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001564590-21-047604
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001564590-21-047604.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001564590-21-047604.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Kim Pegula resigned as Director at Abacus Global Management, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: Gary L. Hagerman, Jr. and Kim Pegula each resigned as a director of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1814287/000156459021047604/0001564590-21-047604-index.htm
- Executive change
  Thomas A. Lopus was appointed as Director at Abacus Global Management, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: Effective as of September 10, 2021, the Board appointed Thomas A. Lopus as a director of the Company to fill the vacancy on the Board that resulted from the previously report passing of Mr. Sobol.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1814287/000156459021047604/0001564590-21-047604-index.htm
- Executive change
  Gary L. Hagerman, Jr. resigned as Director at Abacus Global Management, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: Gary L. Hagerman, Jr. and Kim Pegula each resigned as a director of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1814287/000156459021047604/0001564590-21-047604-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.