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Xos Inc. Enters New Employment Agreements with CEO Semler and COO Sordoni; Shareholders Approve Equity Plan Amendment
Xos, Inc.
- On June 26, 2025, Xos entered employment agreements with CEO Dakota Semler and COO Giordano Sordoni, replacing prior offer letters from 2016.
- Agreements provide annual base salary of $450,000 and target short-term incentive bonus of 100% of base salary for each executive.
- Severance includes 12 months base salary, average or target STIP bonus, pro-rata bonus, healthcare premium payments, and full acceleration of equity awards.
- At June 24 annual meeting, shareholders re-elected directors Ed Rapp and Michael Richardson, ratified Grant Thornton LLP as auditor, and approved a 3.1 million share increase to the 2021 equity plan.
- Shareholder votes: 3,489,533 for Rapp; 3,499,197 for Richardson; 4,765,757 for auditor; 3,315,487 for equity plan amendment.
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