Company: ARTL
Filing Date: 2025-12-11
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001640334-25-002308
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Company: ARTELO BIOSCIENCES, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-12-11
Form: DEF 14A
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 forth in Rule 10A-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, and Nasdaq listing rules applicable to audit committee members. Compensation committee members must also satisfy the additional independence criteria set forth in Rule 10C-1 under the Exchange Act and Nasdaq listing rules applicable to compensation committee members.

Our Board has undertaken a review of the independence of the directors and considered whether any director has a material relationship with us that could compromise his or her ability to exercise independent judgment in carrying out his or her responsibilities. As a result of this review, our Board has determined that Ms. Matsui, Dr. Blayney, Mr. Kelly, Dr. Emanuele, Dr. Reyes, and Ms. Favorito representing six of our seven directors, are “independent directors” as defined under the rules of the Nasdaq. Mr. Gorgas is not considered independent due to his service as an executive officer of the Company.

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In determining whether directors were independent under Nasdaq rules, the Board considered the matters discussed in the section entitled “Related Person Transactions” below. There are no family relationships between any of our directors, director nominees or executive officers. There are currently no legal proceedings, and during the past ten years there have been no legal proceedings, that are material to the evaluation or the ability or integrity of any of our directors or director nominees.

Leadership Structure of the Board of Directors

The Board has the following general leadership structure:

| · | The positions of Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board are separate but may be held by the same individual. The positions of Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board are currently held by Mr. Gorgas and Ms. Matsui, respectively.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| · | The Chair of the Board presides at meetings of the Board and, so long as the Chair of the Board is an independent director, also presides at executive sessions of the non-management and/or independent directors.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| · | If the Chair of the Board is not an independent director, the independent directors will appoint one independent director to serve as “lead independent director.” In that scenario, the lead independent director will preside at executive sessions of the non-management and/or independent directors, preside at meetings of the Board in the absence of the Chair of the Board, review agendas for meetings of the Board with the Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board, and assume such other functions as the Board may deem appropriate