Alpha Cognition updates board committee roles
Alpha Cognition Inc. filed an amended report to update details about director Bethany Sensenig’s board roles.
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Form Type
8-K/A
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Alpha Cognition Inc. filed an amended report to update details about director Bethany Sensenig’s board roles. On April 28, 2026, the Board appointed her to the Audit Committee and the Governance and Nomination Committee. Following the annual meeting of shareholders on June 16, 2026, she will become Chair of the Audit Committee.
8-K Event Classification
2 items: 5.02, 9.01
2 items
Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers
Governance
Key personnel changes including departures, elections, or appointments of directors and executive officers.
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits
Exhibits
Financial statements, pro forma financial information, or exhibit attachments filed with this report.
Key Figures
Committee appointment date: April 28, 2026
Annual meeting date: June 16, 2026
Amendment reference date: April 15, 2026
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Committee appointment date
April 28, 2026
Date Bethany Sensenig joined Audit and Governance and Nomination Committees
Annual meeting date
June 16, 2026
After this meeting, Sensenig becomes Chair of the Audit Committee
Amendment reference date
April 15, 2026
Original date when Bethany Sensenig was appointed as a director
Exhibit number
104
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Key Terms
Audit Committee, Governance and Nomination Committee, Emerging growth company, Annual meeting of shareholders, +1 more
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Audit Committee financial
"the Board appointed Ms. Sensenig as a member of the Audit Committee of the Board"
A company's audit committee is a small group of board members who act like independent inspectors for the firm's finances, overseeing how financial reports are prepared, monitoring internal controls, and managing the relationship with external auditors. Investors care because a strong audit committee reduces the risk of accounting errors, fraud, or misleading statements, making financial statements more trustworthy and helping protect shareholder value.
Governance and Nomination Committee financial
"and as a member of the Governance and Nomination Committee of the Board"
Emerging growth company regulatory
"Emerging growth company"
An emerging growth company is a recently public or smaller public firm that qualifies for temporary, lighter regulatory and disclosure rules to reduce the cost and effort of being public. For investors, it means the company may provide less historical financial detail and face fewer reporting requirements than larger firms, so it can grow more quickly but also carries higher uncertainty—like buying a promising early-stage product with fewer user reviews.
Inline XBRL technical
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Inline XBRL is a file format for financial filings that embeds machine-readable data tags directly inside the human-readable report, so the same document can be read by people and parsed by software. For investors it makes extracting, comparing and verifying financial numbers faster and more reliable—like a grocery list where each item also has a barcode—reducing manual errors and speeding up analysis.
FAQ
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What change did Alpha Cognition Inc. (ACOG) disclose in this 8-K/A filing?
Alpha Cognition Inc. disclosed updated board committee assignments for director Bethany Sensenig. She was appointed to the Audit Committee and the Governance and Nomination Committee, and is expected to serve as Chair of the Audit Committee following the June 16, 2026 annual shareholder meeting.
When was Bethany Sensenig appointed to Alpha Cognition’s board committees?
Bethany Sensenig was appointed to Alpha Cognition’s Audit Committee and Governance and Nomination Committee on April 28, 2026. These appointments refine her responsibilities as a director following her earlier board appointment previously reported by the company in its original current report.
What future role will Bethany Sensenig hold at Alpha Cognition (ACOG)?
Bethany Sensenig will serve as Chair of Alpha Cognition’s Audit Committee after the annual meeting of shareholders on June 16, 2026. This role places her in a key oversight position for financial reporting and internal controls within the board’s committee structure.
Why did Alpha Cognition Inc. file Amendment No. 1 to its original current report?
Alpha Cognition filed Amendment No. 1 solely to update Item 5.02 with Bethany Sensenig’s committee assignments. At her initial appointment, the board had not yet determined her committee roles, so this amendment adds those details without changing any other part of the original report.
What board committees does Alpha Cognition’s 8-K/A mention?
The filing mentions Alpha Cognition’s Audit Committee and its Governance and Nomination Committee. Bethany Sensenig was appointed as a member of both committees, and she is also scheduled to become the Chair of the Audit Committee following the June 16, 2026 shareholder meeting.
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