GridAI Technologies has amended the consulting arrangement for Anna Skowron, who serves as the company’s interim chief financial officer through BPC Consulting. The changes, effective September 1, set her monthly fee and establish a schedule for up to 250,000 restricted stock units, while extending the agreement through August 2027.
The amendment changes compensation and retention terms; it does not announce a change in who is serving as interim CFO.
Key details
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Monthly fee: BPC Consulting will receive a fixed retainer of $27,000 per month, billed in two equal installments. The fixed fee replaces earlier provisions allowing hourly charges or separate billing for work beyond 30 hours a week.
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Restricted stock units: GridAI will grant Skowron, or a permitted designee, up to 250,000 RSUs, subject to the company’s equity plan and the availability of shares. The scheduled vesting is:
- 75,000 RSUs as of September 1, 2026;
- 25,000 on December 31, 2026;
- 50,000 when GridAI files an amendment containing required audited financial statements for an acquired business; and
- 25,000 on each of March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31, 2027.
Vesting is subject to continued service.
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Change of control and termination: Unvested RSUs generally vest in full upon a qualifying change of control. That provision excludes a change resulting solely from an acquisition transaction GridAI was evaluating when it signed the amendment. If GridAI ends the agreement without cause, RSUs continue vesting during the six-month notice period and afterward for as long as BPC or Skowron continues serving the company in any capacity; other unvested units are forfeited. Units are forfeited if the agreement ends for cause or BPC terminates it.
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Agreement term and notice: The agreement runs through August 31, 2027, then automatically renews for successive one-year terms unless terminated. GridAI may end it with six months’ written notice or immediately for cause. If it terminates without cause on less than six months’ notice, it must pay the retainer for the remaining notice period, provided BPC and Skowron sign and do not revoke a general release.
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Potential additional compensation: BPC is eligible for a discretionary annual cash bonus based on financial, strategic and operational performance. GridAI’s board or compensation committee may also consider additional RSU grants in 2027, but is not required to make them.
What changes for investors: The amendment replaces variable hourly billing with a fixed monthly fee and ties a substantial equity award to continued service and specified dates or an acquired-business financial-statement filing. It also sets out the notice and vesting consequences if the consulting relationship ends.