---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001829126-26-006696"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0001842138"
company_name: "ULIXE CORP."
filed_at: "2026-06-18T21:20:33+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-18T21:22:38.727495+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ulixe Corp. director resigns citing governance and reporting concerns; founder appointed

## Summary
- Mario Manzo resigned from board effective June 13, 2026, citing concerns over reporting status, lack of D&O insurance, and indemnification.
- Board appointed founder Franco Cappelli to fill vacancy; he controls majority owner and has advanced $2.996M to company entities.
- Company acknowledges delinquent SEC filings due to US GAAP conversion from Italian GAAP and re-audit of predecessor.
- Expects Italian GAAP financials for fiscal year 2025 by June 30, 2026; working with PCAOB auditor CBIZ for US GAAP audit.
- Company plans Nasdaq uplisting and structural changes; Board disagrees with Manzo's resignation letter statements.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001829126-26-006696
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0001842138
- company_name: ULIXE CORP.
- filed_at: 2026-06-18T21:20:33+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1842138/000182912626006696/0001829126-26-006696-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1842138/000182912626006696/ulixecorp_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Executive change
  Mario Manzo resigned as Director at ULIXE CORP..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: On June 13, 2026, Mario Manzo notified the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Ulixe Corp. (the “Company”) of his resignation as a member of the Board, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1842138/000182912626006696/0001829126-26-006696-index.htm
- Executive change
  Franco Cappelli was appointed as Director and Chairman of the Board at ULIXE CORP..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director and Chairman of the Board
  source text: the Board appointed Mr. Franco Cappelli, founder of the Ulixe Group and a principal architect of the Company’s business strategy and operations, to fill the vacancy on the Board, effective as of the date of this Current Report.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1842138/000182912626006696/0001829126-26-006696-index.htm

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