Impact Biomedical Inc.

10/08/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/08/2024 15:08

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.

Chief Executive Officer Employment Agreement

On October 3, 2024, Impact BioMedical Inc. (the "Company") and Frank D. Heuszel, the Company's Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and President (the "Executive") entered into an Executive Employment Agreement (the "Executive Employment Agreement"). Under the Executive Employment Agreement, the Executive will be employed in his current capacity as the Company's Chief Executive Officer. The following is a summary of the terms of the Executive Employment Agreement.

The Executive's employment term shall be from October 3, 2024, to October 3, 2027 (the "Employment Term"), and the Executive shall receive an annual base salary (the "Base Salary") of $200,000 for the first year of the Employment Term, $250,000 for the second year of the Employment Term, and $250,000 for the third year of the Employment Term. In addition to the Executive's Base Salary, he will be awarded a mandatory bonus (the "Mandatory Bonus") as follows: (i) $150,000 for the first year of the Employment Term; (ii) $100,000 for the second year of the Employment Term; and (iii) $100,000 for the third year of the Employment Term. The Executive must remain continuously employed by the Company pursuant to the Executive Employment Agreement through the anniversary of each award date for the Mandatory Bonus to be fully earned by the Executive. In addition to the Executive's Base Salary, the Executive shall be eligible to be awarded discretionary bonuses that may be authorized and declared by the board of director's (the "Board") to the Executive and/or to the senior management executives from time to time, at the Board's sole discretion.

The Executive will also be granted an option to purchase Shares (the "Option") pursuant to the Impact Biomedical 2023 Employee, Director and Consultant Equity Incentive Plan (the "2023 Plan"), in the amount of 300,000 shares of the Company's common stock at a purchase price of $3.00 per share (which is equal to the fair market value per share as of the grant date) (the "Option Exercise Price").

The Company may terminate the Executive's Employment Agreement for "Cause" (as defined in the Executive Employment Agreement) at any time and without advance notice, except as otherwise specifically stated in the Executive's Employment Agreement. The Executive may terminate this Agreement for "Good Reason", in accordance with Section 5(c) of the Executive Employment Agreement.

The foregoing description of the Executive Employment Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of each agreement or form of agreement, a copy of which is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1.