Form 8-K
8-K — Alpha Cognition Inc.
Accession: 0001213900-26-045668
Filed: 2026-04-20
Period: 2026-04-15
CIK: 0001655923
SIC: 2836 (BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS (NO DIAGNOSTIC SUBSTANCES))
Item: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Item: Financial Statements and Exhibits
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April
15, 2026
Alpha Cognition Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
British Columbia
001-42403
N/A
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
1452 Hughes Rd., Ste 200
Grapevine, Texas
76051
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area
code: 858-344-4375
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last
report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing
is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
☐
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of
the Act:
Title of each class:
Trading Symbol
Name of each exchange on which registered:
Common Shares, no par value
ACOG
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an
emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act
(§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company
☒
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark
if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards
provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers;
Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On April 15, 2026, the Board appointed Bethany Sensenig
as a director of the Company.
Ms. Sensenig was most recently Chief Financial Officer
and Head of Operations at Radius Health, Inc (May 2024 to April 2026), a commercial stage biopharmaceutical company, where she played
a critical leadership role in the growth, financial performance, and sale of the company. Prior to this, she served as Chief Financial
Officer, and Interim CEO of 9 Meters Biopharma (Jan 2022 to July 2023), a clinical-stage biotechnology company. Preceding 9 Meters, Ms.
Sensenig was Chief Financial Officer and Head of U.S. Operations at Minovia Therapeutics, Ltd. (June 2019 to Jan 2022), a clinical-stage
biotechnology company, focused on rare diseases, where she led the company's business and financing strategy. She spent 13 years at Biogen
Inc., a multinational biotechnology company, where she held several positions of increasing responsibility, the latest of which was Vice
President of Finance and Commercial Operations. Ms. Sensenig has played key roles in numerous transactions, financings and acquisition-related
deals throughout her career and had direct P&L accountability at Biogen for upwards of $1 billion in annual revenue across 30 countries
spanning the U.S., Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Europe. Ms. Sensenig is also a member of the Board of Directors at Supernus Pharmaceuticals
(NASDAQ: SUPN) and KalVista Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: KALV).
Ms. Sensenig will receive compensation in accordance
with the Company’s previously disclosed non-employee director compensation policy.
In accordance with the Company’s non-employee
director annual equity grant, in connection with her appointment, Ms. Sensenig received an initial grant of 5,489 restricted stock units
and 6,991 stock options. The stock options have an exercise price of $6.65 per share. Both the restricted stock units and the stock options
vest one year after the date of grant.
There is no arrangement or understanding between Ms.
Sensenig and any other persons pursuant to which Ms. Sensenig was appointed as a director. There is no family relationship between Ms.
Sensenig and any director or executive officer of the Company, and except as stated herein, Ms. Sensenig does not have any direct or indirect
material interest in any transaction with the Company or its subsidiaries of the type required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a)
of Regulation S-K, and no such transaction is currently contemplated.
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit
No.
Description
104
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
ALPHA COGNITION INC.
By:
/s/ Michael McFadden
Michael McFadden
Chief Executive Officer
Dated: April 20, 2026
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