Company: PTHS
Filing Date: 2025-05-27
Form Type: DEFM14C
Source: 0001140361-25-020509
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Company: Pelthos Therapeutics Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-05-27
Form: DEFM14C
Chunk 417
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fli’s employment agreement, in the event he was involuntarily terminated by Channel other than for “Cause” or if he resigns for “Good Reason,” he was entitled to receive (i) six months of salary at the same rate existing immediately prior to his termination, (ii) his target bonus, if performance goals and objectives had been

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established for the year and prorated for the period of service, and (iii) six months of additional vesting credit with respect to any outstanding time-based equity awards. “Cause” and “Good Reason” are each defined in the employment agreement.

Finally, Mr. Kopfli agreed to certain non-solicitation and non-competition provisions for a period of 12 months following termination and to certain confidentiality obligations. Additional terms and conditions are set forth in the employment agreement.

On November 27, 2023, Mr. Kopfli was removed from the Channel board of directors by the Channel stockholders having a majority of the number of votes necessary to take such action. Mr. Kopfli was then terminated from his position as Vice Chairman and Chief Strategy Officer by Channel for “Cause”, as defined in the employment agreement, effective December 1, 2023.

Camden Capital LLC

Channel entered into a Consultant Agreement with Camden Capital LLC (“Camden”), dated January 10, 2023 (the “Consultant Agreement”). This Consultant Agreement replaced an agreement with Mr. Francis Knuettel II dated June 2, 2022 and pursuant to which, Camden agreed to provide the services of Mr. Knuettel, who was to serve as Channel’s Chief Financial and Strategy Officer, Treasurer and Secretary.

Under the Consultant Agreement, Camden accrued a consulting fee for the period June 6, 2022 through August 31, 2022 of $10,000 per month and effective September 1, 2022, began to accrue a consulting fee of $20,000 per month, payable in cash at the rate of $5,000 per month (a minimum of $1,125 per week), with the remainder accrued. All accrued consulting fees are payable as of the earliest of a sale or liquidation of Channel, Channel’s bankruptcy or three days after Post-registration Approval. The Consultant Agreement provides for the following equity awards to Camden: (i) an option, awarded as of January 10, 2023, to acquire 200,000 shares of Channel common stock, vesting quarterly