
Avalo Therapeutics Amends Executive Severance Pacts
Avalo Therapeutics, Inc. amended employment agreements for its Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Medical Officer, and Chief Business Officer, modifying severance and change-in-control benefits. Under normal termination without cause or for good reason, executives will receive 12-18 months of base salary, bonuses, and COBRA coverage, with full vesting of pre-effective date options. In a change-in-control scenario, benefits include 1.0x-1.5x base salary plus 1.0x target bonus, full equity acceleration, and extended option exercise periods. Additionally, the company exchanged 4,294.675 shares of Series C Preferred Stock for new Series C-1 Preferred Stock with an accredited investor, removing a beneficial ownership limit and allowing the investor to increase their stake from 4.99% to 9.99% of common stock.
Key Highlights
- Avalo Therapeutics amended employment agreements for CEO, CFO, CMO, and CBO.
- CEO Dr. Neil to receive 18 months base salary upon termination without cause or for good reason.
- Other executives to receive 12 months base salary upon termination without cause or for good reason.
- In change-in-control termination, CEO to receive 1.5x base salary plus 1.0x target bonus.
- Other executives to receive 1.0x base salary plus 1.0x target bonus in change-in-control.
- All outstanding unvested time-based equity awards accelerate fully in change-in-control.
- Exchanged 4,294.675 Series C Preferred Stock for 4,294.675 Series C-1 Preferred Stock.
- Exchange removes beneficial ownership limit, allowing investor to increase stake from 4.99% to 9.99%.
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