Alpha Cognition Inc.

23/06/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 24/06/2025 04:01

Proxy Results, Management Change/Compensation (Form 8-K)

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On June 19, 2025, at the annual meeting of stockholders of Alpha Cognition Inc. (the "Company"), the stockholders approved the adoption of the new 2025 Stock Incentive Plan (the "2025 Stock Incentive Plan"). The 2025 Stock Incentive Plan authorizes the compensation committee of the Board or such other committee designated by the Board to administer the 2025 Stock Incentive Plan to provide equity based compensation in the form of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, dividend equivalents, or other stock-based awards. A more detailed description of the 2025 Stock Incentive Plan is contained in the Company's definitive proxy statement of Schedule 14A as filed with the Commission on April 30, 2025 under the heading "5. Adoption of the Company's 2025 Stock and Incentive Plan", which description of the 2025 Stock Incentive Plan is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Company held its 2025 annual meeting of stockholders on June 19, 2025 (the "Meeting"). The Meeting was held in person at the Company's principal executive offices located at 1452 Hughes Rd., Ste. 200, Grapevine, Texas 76051.

As of the record date, April 22, 2025, there were a total of 16,019,787 shares of common stock issued and outstanding, no restricted shares of common stock issued and outstanding, and 316,655 preferred shares of common stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the Meeting. At the Meeting, 8,404,660 shares of common stock and preferred shares of common stock were represented in person or by proxy; therefore, a quorum was present. The final voting results for the matters submitted to a vote of stockholders were as follows:

Proposal No. 1 - Number of Directors

To set the number of directors that constitutes the board of directors (the "Board") of the Company at six directors:

Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non Votes
8,401,064 837 2,759 0

Proposal No. 2 - Election of Directors

To elect the following nominees to serve as members of the Company's Board:

Nominee Name Votes For Votes Withheld Broker Non Votes
Michael McFadden 4,338,110 66 4,066,484
Kenneth Cawkell 4,329,020 9,156 4,066,484
Rajeev 'Rob' Bakshi 4,338,108 68 4,066,484
Len Mertz 4,328,740 9,436 4,066,484
Phillip Mertz 4,329,020 9,156 4,066,484
Robert Wills 4,329,020 9,156 4,066,484

Proposal No. 3 - Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To ratify Manning Elliot LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending on December 31, 2025:

Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non Votes
8,402,007 210 2,443 0
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