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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 28, 2025
Commission File Number 001-39223
SADOT GROUP INC.
(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)
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Nevada | | 47-2555533 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
295 E. Renfro Street, Suite 209, Burleson Texas 76028
(Address of principal executive offices)
(832) 604-9568
(Issuer’s telephone number)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class | | Trading Symbol | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value | | SDOT | | The Nasdaq Stock Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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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 May 28, 2025, Sadot Group Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Chagay Ravid as the Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Ravid will succeed Catia Jorge who was serving at the Chief Executive Officer through June 1, 2025. David Hanna was to become Interim Chief Executive Officer effective June 2, 2025, but will now remain with the Company and lead the Sadot Canada subsidiary and assist in global trade operations.
Mr. Ravid has over three decades of experience in global finance, investment banking, and strategic advisory roles. From December 2022 to December 2024, Mr. Ravid served as the Chief Financial Officer of Seamless Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CURR), where he was instrumental in preparing and approving SEC filings, including S-4, S-1, and Super 8-K forms, as well as interfacing with boards and negotiating promissory notes and investment bank agreements in connection with a de-SPAC transaction. Prior to that, Mr. Ravid was the CEO of Cukierman & Company Investment House Ltd., one of Israel’s leading cross-border advisory firms, from 2006 to 2022. During his tenure, he led strategic M&A transactions and capital raises totaling over $5 billion, managed multi-sector departments including TMT, Fintech, Healthcare, and Energy, and lived in Shanghai from 2015 to 2018 to oversee the firm’s China operations. His leadership included organizing major investment conferences in Shanghai, Hong Kong, Foshan, and Jinan, and he was honored as an Honorary Citizen of Changzhou in 2015 for his role in developing a technology park. Earlier in his career, Mr. Ravid held executive and partnership roles at MBI in Tel Aviv, Twin Triangle Financial in Los Angeles, and served as a loan officer and credit committee member at Bank Leumi’s Los Angeles office. He holds an MBA from Rutgers University and a Bachelor’s degree from the Hebrew University.
Mr. Ravid is the Director and a shareholder of Newton Incorporation Limited which was engaged for investor relations purposes by the Company. Other than as disclosed herein, there are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Ravid and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Ravid was selected as an officer of the Company and Mr. Ravid has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. Mr. Ravid does not have any family relationship with any director or executive officer of the Company.
On May 28, 2025, the Company entered into an Employment Agreement with Mr. Ravid. During the term of the Employment Agreement, Mr. Ravid will serve as Chief Executive Officer of the Company and will be entitled to a base salary at the annualized rate of $200,000. Mr. Ravid will receive a one-time grant of $100,000 in restricted stock grants vesting in four equal quarterly installments. The restricted stock grant vests quarterly over one year in equal quarterly installments commencing October 1, 2025 which will be priced as of the start date. If Mr. Ravid is terminated by the Company for any reason other than cause Mr. Ravid will be entitled to a severance package of 12 months of salary.
The foregoing description does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the employment agreements attached to this Form 8-K Current Report as Exhibit 10.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d)Index of Exhibits
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Exhibit No. | | Description |
10.1 | | |
99.1 | | |
104 | | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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| SADOT GROUP INC. |
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| By: | /s/ Catia Jorge |
| Name: | Catia Jorge |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
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Date: May 29, 2025 | | |