Company: OPGN
Filing Date: 2025-08-21
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001829126-25-006628
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Company: OPGEN INC
Filing Date: 2025-08-21
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 7A
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 or any member of the immediate family of the foregoing persons, had or will have a direct or indirect material interest.

In March 2024, we entered into a securities purchase agreement with David E. Lazar, a private investor, pursuant to which he agreed to purchase 3,000,000 shares of Series E Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series E Preferred Stock”) of the Company at a price of $1.00 per share for aggregate gross proceeds of $3,000,000 (the “March 2024 Private Placement”). Upon the initial closing of the transaction, Mr. Lazar was appointed as our Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and member of our Board. Mr. Lazar’s compensation for service as our Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and Board member is described in Item 11 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. In July 2024, Mr. Lazar consummated a transaction pursuant to which he sold his shares of Series E Preferred Stock together with his rights to purchase the additional shares of Series E Preferred Stock under the March 2024 Purchase Agreement to AEI Capital Ltd. In conjunction with the transaction, Mr. Lazar resigned as CEO, Chairman and Director of the Company, effective August 2, 2024, but he currently maintains a role as President.

On January 2, 2024, AEI Capital Ltd., the Company’s controlling stockholder (“AEI Capital”), entered into a Letter of Engagement with a privately held company (the “Client”), pursuant to which AEI Capital agreed to provide certain listing advisory services relating to the preparation and facilitation of an initial public offering for the Client (the “Engagement Agreement”). In consideration for such services, AEI Capital is entitled to receive a fee consisting of: (i) 3.5% of the outstanding equity interests of the Client (the “Equity Consideration”) and (ii) $200,000 (the “Cash Consideration,” and collectively, with the Equity Consideration, the “Consideration”). On October 2, 2024, CapForce, which was organized by the Company for purposes of repositioning itself as a new business in the digital investment banking industry powered by financial technology, entered into an Agreement of Assignment of Mandate with AEI Capital in respect of Direct Listing Sponsorship Advisory Services (the “Assignment Agreement”), pursuant to which AEI Capital assigned its rights and obligations within Clause 3.1 of the Engagement Agreement for the advisory fee equivalent to