Gaxos.ai (GXAI) asks shareholders to approve 1,000,000‑share plan and 1:2–1:50 reverse split
Gaxos.ai Inc. is soliciting proxies for its 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on August 11, 2026 at its Roseland, New Jersey office. Shareholders will vote on election of four director nominees, ratification of Salberg as auditor, a proposed amendment to increase the 2022 Equity Incentive Plan pool, and a board-authorized reverse stock split (1-for-2 to 1-for-50) that the Board may implement to address Nasdaq minimum bid-price concerns.
The Board recommends votes FOR all proposals. The Plan Amendment would raise shares reserved under the 2022 Plan to 1,000,000 shares (stated as ~9.78% of fully diluted shares on the Record Date in the proxy). The reverse split authority, if used, may be implemented at the Board’s discretion before August 11, 2028.
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Board seeks flexible tools to manage Nasdaq compliance and equity programs.
The Board is asking shareholders to authorize a reverse stock split between 1-for-2 and 1-for-50, exercisable through August 11, 2028, to address a potential Nasdaq minimum bid-price deficiency. The proposal is discretionary; the Board may decline to implement the split even if approved.
Key dependencies include market reaction to any split and the company’s trading price and fundamentals. Subsequent filings will report whether the Board elects to effect the split and the selected ratio.
Board requests additional equity to sustain incentive grants for roughly two years.
The Plan Amendment would increase the 2022 Equity Incentive Plan pool to 1,000,000 shares from 803,637. The proxy states this represents approximately 9.78% of fully diluted shares as of the Record Date and that the Board expects the added shares plus remaining availability to be sufficient for roughly two years.
Future grant amounts and recipients are discretionary; approval permits continued use of stock options, RSUs, SARs and other awards as described in the plan. Grant timing, recipients and specific award sizes will appear in future disclosures.
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Filed by the Registrant | ☒ | ||
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☒ | Preliminary Proxy Statement |
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☐ | Definitive Proxy Statement |
☐ | Definitive Additional Materials |
☐ | Soliciting Material under § 240.14a-12 |
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☐ | Fee paid previously with preliminary materials |
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1. | To elect four (4) members of the Company’s board directors (the “Board”) to serve for a one-year term to expire at the 2027 annual meeting of shareholders; |
2. | To ratify the appointment of Salberg & Company, P.A. (“Salberg”) as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026; |
3. | To approve an amendment to the 2022 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (the “2022 Plan”) to increase the number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance thereunder to 1,000,000 shares from 803,637 shares (the “Plan Amendment”); |
4. | To approve a proposal to give our Board the authority, at its discretion, if needed, to effect a reverse split of our outstanding common stock at a ratio that is not less than 1-for-2 and not greater than 1-for-50, without reducing the authorized number of shares of our common stock, with the exact ratio to be selected by our Board in its discretion and to be effected, if at all, in the sole discretion of our Board at any time following shareholder approval of this proposal and before August 11, 2028 without further approval or authorization of our shareholders (the “Reverse Stock Split Proposal”); and |
5. | To transact such other business as may properly be brought before the 2026 Annual Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. |
• | Vote over the Internet, by going to www.proxyvote.com (have your Notice or proxy card in hand when you access the website); |
• | Vote by Mail, if you received (or requested and received) a printed copy of the proxy materials, by returning the enclosed proxy card (signed and dated) in the envelope provided; |
• | Vote by phone by calling 1-800-690-6903; or |
• | Vote in person, by attending the 2026 Annual Meeting. |
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By Order of the Board of Directors, | |||
Vadim Mats | |||
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman | |||
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THIS PROXY MATERIAL AND VOTING | 1 | ||
PROPOSAL 1: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS | 6 | ||
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | 8 | ||
AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT | 12 | ||
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS | 13 | ||
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION | 14 | ||
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS | 16 | ||
PROPOSAL 2: RATIFICATION OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM | 17 | ||
PROPOSAL 3: AMENDMENT TO THE 2022 OMNIBUS EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK RESERVED FOR ISSUANCE THEREUNDER | 18 | ||
PROPOSAL 4: APPROVAL OF REVERSE STOCK SPLIT | 24 | ||
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT | 30 | ||
SECURITIES AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUANCE UNDER EQUITY COMPENSATION PLANS | 31 | ||
DELIVERY OF DOCUMENTS TO SHAREHOLDERS SHARING AN ADDRESS | 32 | ||
ANNUAL REPORT | 33 | ||
OTHER MATTERS | 34 | ||
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1. | To elect four members to our Board of Directors to serve for a one-year term to expire at the 2027 annual meeting of shareholders; |
2. | To ratify the appointment of Salberg & Company, P.A. (“Salberg”) as our independent registered public accounting firm for our fiscal year ending December 31, 2026; |
3. | To approve an amendment to the 2022 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (the “2022 Plan”) to increase the number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance thereunder to 1,000,000 shares from 803,637 shares (the “Plan Amendment”); and |
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4. | To approve a proposal to give our Board the authority, at its discretion, if needed, to effect a reverse split of our outstanding common stock at a ratio that is not less than 1-for-2 and not greater than 1-for-50, without reducing the authorized number of shares of our common stock, with the exact ratio to be selected by our Board in its discretion and to be effected, if at all, in the sole discretion of our Board at any time following shareholder approval of this proposal and before August 11, 2028 without further approval or authorization of our shareholders (the “Reverse Stock Split Proposal”). |
1. | Vote over the Internet, by going to www.proxyvote.com (have your Notice or proxy card in hand when you access the website); |
2. | Vote by Mail, if you received (or requested and received) a printed copy of the proxy materials, by returning the enclosed proxy card (signed and dated) in the envelope provided; |
3. | Vote by phone by calling 1-800-690-6903; or |
4. | Vote in person, by attending the Annual Meeting. |
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1. | “FOR” the election of each of the four director nominees to our Board of Directors to serve for a one-year term to expire at the 2027 annual meeting of shareholders; |
2. | “FOR” the ratification of the appointment of Salberg as our independent registered public accounting firm for our fiscal year ending December 31, 2026; |
3. | “FOR” the approval of the Plan Amendment; and |
4. | “FOR” the approval of the Reverse Stock Split Proposal. |
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Proposal | Vote Required | ||
Election of each of the five director nominees to our Board of Directors | Plurality of the votes cast (the five directors nominees receiving the most “FOR” votes). | ||
Ratification of the appointment of Salberg as our independent registered public accounting firm for our fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 | A majority of the votes entitled to vote thereon and present at the Annual Meeting. | ||
Approval of the Plan Amendment | A majority of the votes entitled to vote thereon and present at the Annual Meeting. | ||
Reverse Stock Split Proposal | A majority of the votes entitled to vote thereon and present at the Annual Meeting | ||
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Nominee | Age as of the Record Date | Position(s) | ||||
Vadim Mats | 41 | Chief Executive Officer and Chairman | ||||
Adam Holzer | 58 | Director | ||||
Scott A. Grayson | 67 | Director | ||||
Roman Feldman | 39 | Director | ||||
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• | approving and retaining the independent registered public accounting firm to conduct the annual audit of our consolidated financial statements; |
• | reviewing the proposed scope and results of the audit; |
• | reviewing and pre-approval of audit and non-audit fees and services; |
• | reviewing accounting and financial controls with the independent registered public accounting firm and our financial and accounting staff; |
• | reviewing and approving transactions between us and our directors, officers and affiliates; |
• | establishing procedures for complaints received by us regarding accounting matters; |
• | overseeing internal audit functions, if any; and |
• | preparing the report of the audit committee that the rules of the SEC require to be included in our annual meeting proxy statement. |
• | reviewing and recommending the compensation arrangements for management, including the compensation for our president and chief executive officer; |
• | establishing and reviewing general compensation policies with the objective to attract and retain superior talent, to reward individual performance and to achieve our financial goals; |
• | administering our stock incentive plans and Clawback Policy; and |
• | preparing the report of the compensation committee that the rules of the SEC require to be included in our annual meeting proxy statement. |
• | identifying and nominating members of the Board of Directors; |
• | developing and recommending to the Board of Directors a set of corporate governance principles applicable to our Company; and |
• | overseeing the evaluation of our Board of Directors. |
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• | forward the communication to the Board or any individual member of our Board to whom any communication is specifically addressed; |
• | attempt to handle the inquiry directly, for example where it is a request for information about our Company or it is a stock related matter; or |
• | not forward the communication if it is primarily commercial in nature, if it relates to an improper or irrelevant topic, or if it is unduly hostile, threatening, illegal or otherwise inappropriate. |
Name | Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) | Option Awards ($)(1) | All Other Compensation ($) | Total ($) | ||||||||
Adam Holzer | 24,000 | 24,354 | — | 48,354 | ||||||||
Alex Kisin(2) | 4,000 | — | — | 4,000 | ||||||||
Scott Grayson | 24,000 | 24,354 | — | 48,354 | ||||||||
Roman Feldman | 20,000 | 24,354 | 44,354 | |||||||||
(1) | As required by SEC rules, the amounts in this column reflect the grant date or modification date fair value as required by FASB ASC Topic 718. A discussion of the assumptions and methodologies used to calculate these amounts is contained in the notes to our financial statements under “Shareholders’ Deficit”. On April 14, 2025, the Company granted stock options to purchase an aggregate of 75,000 (25,000 stock options to each director) shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $1.11 per share to the Company’s board of directors pursuant to the 2022 Equity Incentive Plan. The grant date of the stock options was April 14, 2025 and the options expire on April 14, 2030. The options vest on the one-year anniversary of the stock option grant on April 14, 2026. The stock options were valued on the grant date at an aggregate fair value of $73,062 ($24,354 each) using a Black-Scholes option pricing model which will be recognized as stock-based compensation expense over the vesting period. |
(2) | Mr. Kisin resigned as director of the Company effective as of March 3, 2025 |
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Name | Age | Position | ||||
Vadim Mats | 41 | Chief Executive Officer and Chairman | ||||
Steven A. Shorr | 57 | Chief Financial Officer | ||||
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• | Vadim Mats, Chief Executive Officer; and |
• | Steven Shorr, Chief Financial Officer. |
Name and Principal Position | Year | Salary ($) | Bonus ($) | Stock Awards ($) | Option Awards ($)(1) | Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($) | Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings ($) | All Other Compensation ($) | Total ($) | ||||||||||||||||||
Vadim Mats, Chief Executive Officer | 2025 | $415,385 | $400,000 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $815,385 | ||||||||||||||||||
2024 | $400,000 | $150,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $550,000 | |||||||||||||||||||
Steven Shorr, Chief Financial Officer | 2025 | $77,308 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $77,308 | ||||||||||||||||||
2024 | $60,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $60,000 | |||||||||||||||||||
(1) | As required by SEC rules, the amounts in this column reflect the grant date or modification date fair value as required by FASB ASC Topic 718. A discussion of the assumptions and methodologies used to calculate these amounts is contained in the notes to our financial statements under “Shareholders’ Equity”. |
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OPTION AWARDS | Number of Shares or Units of Stock that have not Vested (#) | Market Value of Shares or Units of Stock that Have not Vested ($) | Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights that have not Vested (#) | Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Market or Payout Value of Unearned Shares, Units or other Rights that have not Vested ($) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Name | Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised options (#) Exercisable | Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Unearned Options (#) Unexercisable | Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Unearned Options (#) | Option Exercise Price ($) | Option Expiration Date | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Vadim Mats | 16,667 | — | — | 49.80 | 2/14/2033 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Steven Shorr | 2,083 | — | — | 49.80 | 2/14/2033 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
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• | the risks, costs and benefits to us; |
• | the impact on a director’s independence in the event that the related person is a director, immediate family member of a director or an entity with which a director is affiliated; |
• | the availability of other sources for comparable services or products; and |
• | the terms available to or from, as the case may be, unrelated third parties or to or from employees generally. |
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2025 | 2024 | |||||
Audit Fees(1) | $77,000 | $67,000 | ||||
Audit Related Fees(2) | $7,200 | $11,000 | ||||
Tax Fees | $— | $— | ||||
All Other Fees | $— | $— | ||||
Total | $84,200 | $78,000 | ||||
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Class and Basis of Participation | Approximate Number of Class | ||
Employees | 2 | ||
Directors(1) | 2 | ||
Independent Contractors | |||
(1) | One of the four directors is an employee of the Company. |
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• | assuming a 2-for-1 reverse split ratio, we would have approximately [*] shares of common stock outstanding; |
• | assuming a 25-for-1 reverse split ratio, we would have approximately [*] shares of common stock outstanding; and |
• | assuming a 50-for-1 reverse split ratio, we would have approximately [*] shares of common stock outstanding. |
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Status | Number of Shares of Common Stock Authorized for Issuance | Number of Shares of Common Stock Outstanding | Number of Shares of Common Stock Reserved for Future Issuance (1) | Number of Shares of Common Stock Authorized but Unissued and Unreserved | ||||||||
Pre-Reverse Stock Split | ||||||||||||
Post-Reverse Stock Split 1-for-2 | ||||||||||||
Post-Reverse Stock Split 1-for-25 | ||||||||||||
Post-Reverse Stock Split 1-for-50 | ||||||||||||
(1) | The pre-reverse stock split number of shares of common stock reserved for future issuance is based on the following as of the Record Date: |
• | [*] shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of stock options outstanding at a weighted average exercise price of $[*] per share; |
• | [*] shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of warrants outstanding at a weighted average exercise price of $[*] per share; and |
• | [*] shares of common stock reserved for future grants of awards under the 2022 Plan. |
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• | an individual citizen or resident of the United States; |
• | a corporation, or other entity taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, created or organized in or under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia; |
• | an estate, the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source; or |
• | a trust, if: (i) a court within the United States is able to exercise primary jurisdiction over its administration and one or more U.S. persons has the authority to control all of its substantial decisions or (ii) it has a valid election in effect to be treated as a U.S. person for U.S. federal income tax purposes. |
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Beneficial Owner(1) | Shares of common stock beneficially owned(2) | Percentage of shares beneficially owned | ||||
Directors and Named Executive Officers | ||||||
Vadim Mats(3) | 239,536 | 2.34% | ||||
Steven A. Shorr(4) | 2,083 | * | ||||
Adam Holzer(5) | 28,750 | * | ||||
Scott Grayson(5) | 28,750 | * | ||||
Roman Feldman(6) | 25,000 | * | ||||
All Directors and Officers as a group (5 persons) | 324,119 | 3.17% | ||||
* | Represents beneficial ownership of less than 1%. |
(1) | The address of each holder listed above, except as otherwise indicated, is 101 Eisenhower Parkway, Suite 300, Roseland, NJ, 07068. |
(2) | Percent of beneficial ownership is based on 10,219,934 shares of common stock outstanding as of the Record Date. Beneficial ownership information has been determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act. The information is not necessarily indicative of beneficial ownership for any other purpose. Under Rule 13d-3, certain shares may be deemed to be beneficially owned by more than one person (if, for example, persons share the power to vote or the power to dispose of the shares). In addition, shares are deemed to be beneficially owned by a person if the person has the right to acquire shares (for example, upon exercise of an option or warrant or upon vesting of RSUs or restricted stock or upon conversion of a convertible security) within 60 days of the date as of which the information is provided. In computing the percentage beneficial ownership of any person, the amount of shares is deemed to include the amount of shares beneficially owned by such person by reason of such acquisition rights. As a result, the percentage of outstanding shares of any person as shown in the table does not necessarily reflect the person’s actual voting power as of the date the information is provided, or any particular date. |
(3) | Includes 16,667 shares of common stock subject to stock options that are exercisable within 60 days of the Record Date. |
(4) | Includes 2,083 shares of common stock subject to stock options that are exercisable within 60 days of the Record Date. |
(5) | Includes 28,750 shares of common stock subject to stock options that are exercisable within 60 days of the Record Date. |
(6) | Includes 25,000 shares of common stock subject to stock options that are exercisable within 60 days of the Record Date. |
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Plan Category | Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights (a) | Weighted average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights | Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column (a)) | ||||||
Equity compensation plans approved by security holder | 239,084 | $9.27 | 564,553 | ||||||
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holder | |||||||||
Total | 239,084 | $9.27 | 564,553 | ||||||
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By Order of the Board of Directors | |||
Vadim Mats | |||
Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer | |||
[*], 2026 | |||
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GAXOS.AI INC. | ||||||
By: | ||||||
Vadim Mats Chief Executive Officer | ||||||
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