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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On February 26, 2025, Nephros, Inc. (the “Company”) and Judith Krandel, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”) to Ms. Krandel’s Letter Agreement, dated July 28, 2023 (the “Letter Agreement”) in order to modify certain terms of Ms. Krandel’s employment with the Company.
Under the terms of the Amendment, Ms. Krandel will receive two separate 10-year stock options to purchase 54,359 and 58,961 shares of the Company’s common stock, respectively, pursuant to the Company’s 2024 Equity Incentive Plan (collectively, the “2025 Options”). The grant date applicable to the 2025 Options will be the third business day following the date on which the Company files its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, and the exercise price applicable to the 2025 Options will be equal to the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the grant date.
Ms. Krandel’s right to purchase 54,359 shares of the Company’s common stock pursuant to such award will vest and become exercisable, subject to her continued employment, as to 25% of such shares on the first anniversary of the grant date, and the remaining 75% of such shares will thereafter vest and become exercisable in twelve approximately equal quarterly installments. Ms. Krandel’s right to purchase 58,961 shares of the Company’s common stock pursuant to such award will vest and become exercisable, subject to her continued employment, upon the closing of a strategic transaction that the Board of Directors (the “Board”) determines is expected to result in an increase in the Company’s annual revenue (i) if such transaction is consummated in fiscal year 2025, of at least $4,000,000, and (ii) if such transaction is consummated in a year following fiscal year 2025, of at least the greater of (A) $4,000,000 or (B) 25% of the Company’s anticipated or projected annual revenue for such year, in all cases as determined by the Board. In the event Ms. Krandel’s employment is terminated by the Company for any reason other than Cause (as defined in the Amendment), then all stock options held by Ms. Krandel, including, without limitation, the 2025 Options and that certain stock option award granted in connection with the Letter Agreement, will become fully vested and immediately exercisable.
Additionally, in accordance with the Amendment, Ms. Krandel’s annual performance bonus target will be increased to 30% of her annualized base salary.
The foregoing summary of the Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete Amendment, a copy of which will be filed with the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2025.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Nephros, Inc. | ||
| Dated: March 4, 2025 | By: | /s/ Robert Banks |
| Robert Banks | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||