Company: GANX
Filing Date: 2025-04-29
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001558370-25-005829
Chunk: 45

Company: Gain Therapeutics, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-29
Form: DEF 14A
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The employment or of our named executive officers may be terminated at any time subject to any applicable notice provisions and other terms of the respective agreements. In addition, each of our named executive officers has executed a form of our standard confidential information and inventions assignment agreement. The material terms of each agreement are described below.

#### Gene Mack
Chief Executive Officer (January 2025 to present)

In connection with Mr. Mack’s appointment as our President and Chief Executive Officer, we entered into an amended and restated employment agreement with Mr. Mack, dated January 6, 2025 (the “Mack CEO Amendment”), pursuant to which Mr. Mack is entitled to an annual base salary of $500,000 and is eligible for an annual incentive cash bonus with a target payout of 50% of his annual base salary.

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In the event of termination of Mr. Mack’s employment without “Cause”, by Mr. Mack for “Good Reason” or Mr. Mack’s employment terminates upon his death or “Disability” (as each such capitalized term is defined in the Mack CEO Amendment), in all cases subject to Mr. Mack entering into and not revoking a separation agreement, then he will be entitled to severance as follows: (i) an amount equal to his base salary in effect immediately prior to the termination date and (ii) for the period starting on the date of termination and ending 12 months after such date, or, in the event of a change of control, the period starting on the date of termination and ending 18 months after such date (the “Severance Period”), the cost of continuation coverage pursuant to COBRA or applicable state continuation coverage laws, for Mr. Mack and his eligible dependents who were covered under our health insurance plans as of the date of termination.

Alternatively, if Mr. Mack’s employment is terminated during a change of control period by us without “Cause” or by Mr. Mack for “Good Reason,” then he will be entitled to (i) the Pro-Rata Annual Bonus (as defined in the Amendment) and the amount of the Target Bonus (as defined in the Amendment) that would accrue during the Severance Period and (ii) acceleration of vesting of all outstanding unvested stock awards, including future stock options, RSUs, restricted stock and such other awards granted pursuant to our stock option and equity incentive award plans and any shares of stock issued upon exercise thereof. In either case, Mr. Mack’s receipt of sever