Annual report [Section 13 and 15(d), not S-K Item 405]

Subsequent Events

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Subsequent Events
12 Months Ended
Sep. 28, 2025
Subsequent Events [Abstract]  
Subsequent Events

Note 14 — Subsequent Events

 

On November 4, 2025 the Board approved board compensation, effective January 1, 2026, for each of Dale Lehmann, Rimmy Malhotra and Dayton Judd of $44,000 annually, in cash, combined $66,000 in restricted stock issued under the 2023 Equity Incentive Plan, with 100% vesting on January 1, 2027, share price calculated on the basis of the 10-day (immediately preceding and including the grant date) VWAP, and the number of shares rounded up to the nearest 100 shares. On November 4, 2025, 4,000 shares each of restricted stock were issued pursuant to the board resolution.

 

On December 4, 2025, Danny Schoening notified the Company that he intends to resign, effective as of December 20, 2025 (the “Effective Date”), from the position of Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Mr. Schoening will remain on the Board, will continue to serve in the position of Chairman of the Board, and will continue to serve as the Company’s facilities security officer.

 

On December 5, 2025, the Board appointed Chad George, the Company’s President, to assume the additional role of Chief Executive Officer to fill the vacancy left by Mr. Schoening, effective as of the Effective Date. In connection with the appointment, the Company entered into a new employment agreement with Mr. George as of the Effective Date (the “New Employment Agreement”). Pursuant to the agreement, Mr. George will serve as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer through December 31, 2028. Thereafter, the term of the agreement will automatically extend for successive additional 12-month periods unless Mr. George or the Company provides written notice of termination at least 90 days prior to the end of the term then in effect. Mr. George’s initial annual base salary under the new agreement is $300,000 and will be eligible for a performance bonus based upon a one-year operating plan adopted by the Company’s Board.

 

Concurrently with Mr. George’s appointment as Chief Executive Officer, the Board elected Mr. George to serve as a director of the Board, effective as of the Effective Date, until the Company’s 2026 annual meeting of shareholders and until his successor has been elected and qualified. In connection with Mr. George’s election as a director of the Board, the Board increased the total number of Board seats from four to five.

 

On December 5, 2025, the Board also approved compensation for Mr. Schoening as an independent board member, effective January 1, 2026, of $44,000 annually, in cash, combined with $66,000 in restricted stock issued under the 2023 Equity Incentive Plan, with 100% vesting on January 1, 2027, share price calculated on the basis of the 10-day (immediately preceding and including the grant date) VWAP, and the number of shares rounded up to the nearest 100 shares. On December 5, 2025, 4,700 shares of restricted stock were issued pursuant to the board resolution.