Replies to post #86037 on Cytodyn Inc (CYDY)

[Scooter McCabe]

So let's break this down:

We see the golden parachute clause altered to do two more things. Extend the amount of time of severance for the CEO. Not unusual to see severance packages improved for key personnel or CEO's when the company trends in the right direction.

Examples of CEO severance payouts, average is about 5.83 million.

The interesting change is the accelerated vesting. A big reason for having the ability to accelerate vesting is when a start up company is accquired and the person is deemed redundant. Forbes outlines what happens in a buyout and why acceleration of vesting is useful.

So in the event of a buyout Nader and Mulholland, the two most likely to be let go after a buyout, have had their contracts updated to reflect that.

So what does it mean? Well it suggests that buyout offers have moved from the realm of insulting to being entertained. Not surprising really, we have the drug. If the EIND results and blind study results match up, meaning 80% survival rate, we are the only credible treatment in town. With a pipeline into other diseases.

Would not surprise me if a big pharam company threw out 100 to 125 dollar a share offer. Gilead of all the pharmas has the most to lose if we walk onto the scene with a COVID/HIV drug that outshines what they have.

Gilead would likely try to buy us for the COVID and let it sit on the shelf as an HIV drug until their patents run out, and then submit it for HIV monotherapy. Getting around run at dominance in the HIV market.

Again, myth busted.

[Chuckles759]

Panic? What panic?

Panic buying possibly to get in low right now....

Bottom line: NP and MM did not single-handedly create and file this document - CytoDyn's elected Board of Directors voted to approve this change in their employment contract.

Is anyone trying to say that the entire board of directors are in cahoots to only enrich NP and MM? Sounds like some sort of far-fetched conspiracy theory here.

Plenty of shareholder panic and justifiably so, 8K says it all-

Effective June 15, 2020, the Company and Nader Z. Pourhassan, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer, entered into a second amended and restated employment agreement. The primary changes to the agreement include a modification to the severance payable to Dr. Pourhassan in the event his employment is terminated by the Company without cause, by increasing severance payable to 18 months from 12 months upon termination without cause and deleting the limitation from his prior agreement that the severance would not be payable if the Company had less than $4 million in cash on hand or net worth of less than $5 million. The amended agreement also clarifies that vesting on option grants will only accelerate upon termination of employment if permitted by the underlying stock option award agreement.

Effective June 15, 2020, the Company and Michael D. Mulholland, Chief Financial Officer, entered into an amended and restated employment agreement. With the exception of the severance-pay period which remains 12 months, the changes to Mr. Mulholland’s agreement mirror those of Dr. Pourhassan described above.

https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1175680/000119312520174232/d696347d8k.htm

Again, the current board of directors had voted and agreed by their corporate charter rules to approve NP and MM's employment agreement and then it was their responsibility to file with the SEC.

NO SECRETS OR TRYING TO HIDE ANYTHING HERE. It's a public document under significant scrutiny.

If there were a takeover/buyout by another company which wanted to place their own officer(s) in place as CEO (or other official capacity to which NP holds), NP would be justly compensated. All this is completely in the open and approved by the elected CytoDyn board. Who by the way, are legally bound to act in a manner to protect the company's legal position and a fiduciary responsibility to stock holders.

Yup, a classic "golden parachute" if I ever saw one.

[RationalBeing]

Panic?! Well there is a lot more traffic the roads oh.. panic about the stock; leg up Thursday, leg up Friday so panic as in shorts trying to cover or panic as in being left at the station when the train pulls out?

Welcome to Microsoft Biotech and have a nice day.

[$5.95akadawson-m]

You posted this on Friday after the bell. What's your point?

[Black-Ops]

when CYDY trades at 6$ I going to open a nice bottle of Cab and toast the demise of many shorts.


Sleep well

[ohm20]

Plenty of shareholder panic and justifiably so

I've always thought panicked shareholders sold. This new era stock market is full of surprises.