{"url_path":"/sec/cdttw/8-k/2026-04-27/item-5-02","section_key":"item-5-02","section_title":"Item 5.02 Departure Of Directors Or Certain Officers; Election Of Directors; Appointment Of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements Of","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"8-K","doc_date":"2026-04-27","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1896212/0001493152-26-019133-index.html","accession_number":"0001493152-26-019133","cik":"0001896212","ticker":"CDT","issuer_name":"CDT Equity Inc.","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1896212/0001493152-26-019133-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001896212","primary_entity_name":"CDT Equity Inc."},"word_count":592,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"** **\n\n**Item\n5.02. Departure Of Directors Or Certain Officers; Election Of Directors; Appointment Of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements Of\nCertain Officers.**\n\n \n\n*Appointment\nto the Board of Directors*\n\n \n\nOn\nApril 27, 2026, upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, the Board of Directors (the “Board”)\nof CDT Equity Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Ulrik Olsen as a director of the Company, and as a member of the Audit Committee,\nCompensation Committee, and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Mr. Olsen will serve as a director until the Company’s\n2026 annual meeting of stockholders and until his successor has been duly elected and qualified, or until his earlier resignation or\nremoval. The Board has determined that Mr. Olsen meets the requirements for independence under the applicable listing standards of The\nNasdaq Stock Market LLC and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.\n\n \n\nMr.\nOlsen, age 50, is based in New Zealand, the principal place of business of Sarborg Limited, in which the Company holds a 20% equity stake.\nHe is an experienced executive in the commercial property industry with expertise in all aspects of strategic growth, client and project\nmanagement, and marketing strategies. Mr. Olsen has been a director of Scarborough Group Limited, a New Zealand-based property investment\nand development company since 2017. In this role, Mr. Olsen has been actively involved in the strategic direction, acquisition, development,\nleasing, and management of the group’s commercial and industrial property portfolio. Concomitantly, Mr. Olsen has held a role as\nmanaging director of OB Energy since 2018. From 2015 to 2017, Mr. Olsen served as the Chief Operating Officer of Gull New Zealand in\nwhich he has held various roles since 1999.\n\n \n\nMr.\nOlsen will participate in the Company’s non-employee director compensation program. There is no arrangement or understanding between\nMr. Olsen and any other person pursuant to which he was selected as a director of the Company and there are no family relationships between\nMr. Olsen and any of the Company’s directors or executive officers. Other than Mr. Olsen’s approximate 7.84% ownership in\nSarborg Ltd., there are no transactions to which the Company is a party and in which Mr. Olsen has a direct or indirect material interest\nthat would be required to be disclosed under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.\n\n* *\n\n*Resignation\nfrom the Board of Directors*\n\n* *\n\nOn\nApril 27, 2026, Freda Lewis-Hall notified the Board of the Company of her decision to resign from the Board for family health reasons,\nvacating her role as chairperson on the Board, as chairperson of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, and as a member of\nthe Audit Committee and Compensation Committee, effective immediately. Dr. Lewis-Hall’s resignation is not the result of any disagreement\nwith the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies, or practices. The Company and the Board wish to\nsincerely thank Dr. Lewis-Hall for her exceptional years of service and significant contributions to the Company. Chele Chiavacci Farley\nhas been appointed as chairperson of the Board and as chairperson of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, effective\nimmediately. As a result, Ms. Farley will step down as chairperson of the Audit Committee, but will remain as a member of the Audit Committee.\nSimon Fry has been appointed as chairperson of the Audit Committee.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n** **\n\n**SIGNATURES**\n\n \n\nPursuant\nto the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by\nthe undersigned hereunto duly authorized.\n\n \n\n \n**CDT\nEQUITY INC.**\n\n \n \n \n\nApril\n27, 2026\nBy:\n*/s/\nAndrew Regan*\n\n \nName:\nAndrew\nRegan\n\n \nTitle:\nChief\nExecutive Officer"}