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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001641172-25-012045"
form_type: "8-K/A"
ticker: "RCAT"
cik: "0000748268"
company_name: "Red Cat Holdings, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-05-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-20T19:31:56.069033+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Red Cat raises director cash comp to $75k, CEO gets 1M options plus $125k bonus

## Summary
- Director annual cash stipend increased from $50,000 to $75,000; RSU equity raised to $125,000.
- CEO Jeffrey Thompson receives 1,000,000 stock options vesting over 3 years, exercise price set May 22, 2025.
- CEO also gets $125,000 one-time bonus for closing registered direct offering, plus vehicle allowance up to $1k/month.
- Committee chair stipends increased: Audit $20k, Comp $17.5k, Nominating $15k, non-chair committee service adds $10k.
- Plan covers period May 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 after fiscal year-end change.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001641172-25-012045
- form_type: 8-K/A
- ticker: RCAT
- cik: 0000748268
- company_name: Red Cat Holdings, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-05-22T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/748268/000164117225012045/0001641172-25-012045-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/748268/000164117225012045/form8-ka.htm

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