Company: OPGN
Filing Date: 2025-08-21
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001829126-25-006628
Chunk: 568

Company: OPGEN INC
Filing Date: 2025-08-21
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 2
Chunk 568
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 our financial statements; 

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    reviewing and discussing with management and the independent registered public accounting firm our annual and quarterly financial statements and related disclosures as well as critical accounting policies and practices used by us; 

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    reviewing the adequacy of our internal control over financial reporting; 

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    establishing policies and procedures for the receipt and retention of accounting-related complaints and concerns; 

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    reviewing the Company’s periodic reports to be filed with the SEC; 

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    recommending, based upon the Audit Committee’s review and discussions with management and the independent registered public accounting firm, whether our audited financial statements shall be included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K; 

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    monitoring the integrity of our financial statements and our compliance with legal and regulatory requirements as they relate to our financial statements and accounting matters; 

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    preparing the Audit Committee report required by SEC rules to be included in our annual proxy statement; 

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    overseeing our compliance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements; 

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    reviewing all related person transactions for potential conflict of interest situations and approving all such transactions; and 

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    reviewing quarterly earnings releases, if applicable. 

Compensation Committee

The current members of our compensation committee are: Chua Kok Hoe Victor (Chair) and Lim Zhao Qi Ken. We have adopted a compensation committee charter that details the purposes and responsibilities of the committee, including:

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    annually reviewing and recommending to our Board corporate goals and objectives, and determining the achievement thereof, relevant to the compensation of our Chief Executive Officer and other executive officers; 

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    evaluating the performance of our Chief Executive Officer in light of such corporate goals and objectives and recommending to our Board the compensation of our Chief Executive Officer; 

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    determining, or reviewing and recommending to our Board for approval, the compensation of our other executive officers; 

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    reviewing and establishing our overall management compensation philosophy and policy; 

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    overseeing and administering our compensation and similar plans; 

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    evaluating and assessing potential current compensation advisors in accordance with the independence standards identified in the applicable Nasdaq Stock Market rules; 

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    retaining and approving the compensation of any compensation advisors; 

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    reviewing and approving, or reviewing and recommending to our Board for approval, our policies and procedures for the grant of equity-based awards; 

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    determining or reviewing and making recommendations to our Board with respect to director compensation; 

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    preparing the compensation committee report required by SEC rules to be