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Zedge, Inc. (ZDGE): CEO Jonathan Reich reason not stated
ZDGE · NYSE · Services-Prepackaged Software · Non-accelerated filer<br>Smaller reporting company · NY · Form 8-K filed 2026-10-19
Jonathan Reich departed as CEO effective September 30, 2026, and commenced as President and COO effective October 1, 2026, with employment agreement providing $390,000 base salary, minimum bonus, and equity award.
Open seatNo successor namedNo reason givenEffective within 30 daysPrincipal officerNew budget owner
Events in this filing
2 events: Departure (CEO), Appointment (COO).
Names, stated reasons, successor status, compensation terms and the evidence quotes are shown to subscribers. See plans
Item 5.02 as filed
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. As previously disclosed in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Zedge, Inc. (the “Company”) on August 31, 2026, Jonathan Reich ceased to serve as Chief Executive Officer of the Company effective as of September 30, 2026, and, effective October 1, 2026, Mr. Reich commenced service as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company. The Company entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Reich, effective as of October 1, 2026 (the “Employment Agreement”), providing for: (i) a term of three (3) years, commencing October 1, 2026 and ending September 30, 2029; (ii) an annual base salary of $390,000, effective as of August 1, 2026, and an increase in annual base salary of $15,000 on each July 31 during the term; (iii) an annual performance bonus of not less than $124,313 for each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2026; (iv) separation pay under the terms and conditions set forth in the Employment Agreement, of up to two (2) years of base salary, plus a prorated portion of his minimum annual bonus for the fiscal year in which his employment terminates, depending on the circumstances of the termination of his employment, including termination by the Company with and without Cause, resignation by Mr. Reich with and without Good Reason, and his death or Disability (as each such term is defined in the Employment Agreement); (v) full acceleration of the vesting of the equity award described below in the event that his employment is terminated by the Company without Cause or he resigns for Good Reason; and (vi) an award under the Company’s 2026 Equity Incentive Plan, to be granted within 150 days following October 1, 2026, consisting of a combination of restricted stock and deferred stock units representing, in the aggregate, 100,000 shares of the Company’s Class B common stock, par value $0.01 per share, one-twelfth (1/12) of which will vest on the date of grant and the remainder of which will vest in eleven (11) substantially equal quarterly installments, such that the award will be fully vested on October 1, 2029. The foregoing description of the Employment Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Employment Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.Source filing on EDGAR →