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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. |
Chief Financial Officer Resignation
On January 05, 2024, Kevin L. Brackman, Chief Financial Officer of Advent Technologies Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company” or “Advent”), resigned from all of his positions at the Company and its subsidiaries, effective immediately.
Chief Financial Officer Appointment
In connection with Mr. Brackman’s resignation, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) on January 10, 2024, appointed Naiem Hussain, 56, the Company’s current Chief Investment Officer, to serve as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, pending the completion of the Company’s hiring protocols. Mr. Hussein has served as Advent’s Chief Investment Officer since 2021.
The Company entered into an offer letter with Mr. Hussain pursuant to which Mr. Hussain will receive an annual base salary of $275,000 and the opportunity to earn a performance-based bonus each year. Mr. Hussain will also be eligible to participate in the Company’s equity awards plan, with his grants approved by the compensation committee of the Board.
Any further information required under Item 5.02(c) will be disclosed in a supplemental or amended filing on Form 8-K, as needed.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K includes forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of words such as “anticipate,” “expect,” “plan,” “could,” “may,” “will,” “could,” “believe,” “estimate,” “forecast,” “goal,” “project,” and other words of similar meaning. These forward-looking statements address various matters including the Company’s plans and expectations with respect to the Honey Badger contract. Each forward-looking statement contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K is subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statement. Applicable risks and uncertainties include, among others, the risks identified under the heading “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as the other information we file with the SEC, including filings on Current Reports on Form 8-K. We caution investors not to place considerable reliance on the forward-looking statements contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K. You are encouraged to read our filings with the SEC, available at www.sec.gov, for a discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties. The forward-looking statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K speak only as of the date of this document, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise any of these statements. Our business is subject to substantial risks and uncertainties, including those referenced above. Investors, potential investors, and others should give careful consideration to these risks and uncertainties.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: January 11, 2024
| Advent Technologies Holdings, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Vassilios Gregoriou | |
| Name: | Vassilios Gregoriou | |
| Title: | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | |
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