{"url_path":"/sec/celc/8-k/2026-05-20/item-5-02","section_key":"item-5-02","section_title":"Item 5.02 **","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"8-K/A","doc_date":"2026-05-20","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1603454/0001493152-26-024510-index.html","accession_number":"0001493152-26-024510","cik":"0001603454","ticker":"CELC","issuer_name":"Celcuity Inc.","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1603454/0001493152-26-024510-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001603454","primary_entity_name":"Celcuity Inc."},"word_count":368,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"**Item\n5.02**\n**Departure\nof Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.**\n\n \n\nOn\nFebruary 11, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company, upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate\nGovernance Committee of the Board (the “N&CG Committee”), voted to increase the size of the Board from seven members\nto eight members and to appoint Charles (Chip) R. Romp as a new director to fill the resulting vacancy, effective immediately, for a\nterm extending through the date of the Company’s 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and the election of his successor, or his\nearlier death, resignation or removal. The Board determined that Mr. Romp qualifies as an independent director pursuant to the listing\nstandards of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC and the rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). On May\n14, 2026, Mr. Romp was appointed by the Board to the Compensation Committee of the Board and the N&CG Committee, effective immediately.\n\n \n\nMr.\nRomp will receive compensation for his service in accordance with the Company’s non-employee director compensation program, which\ncurrently provides for an annual cash retainer of $70,000, payable quarterly, and an annual equity award with a fair market value of\n$135,000, payable in the form of restricted stock, stock options, or a combination of both, at the director’s election.\n\n \n\nUpon\nappointment to the Board, the Company granted Mr. Romp a pro-rated annual grant of 215 shares of restricted stock under the Company’s\n2017 Stock Incentive Plan, which vested in full on April 30, 2026.\n\n \n\nThere\nare no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Romp and any other persons pursuant to which Mr. Romp was selected as a director of\nthe Company. There are no relationships or related transactions between Mr. Romp or any member of his immediate family and the Company\nthat would be required to be reported under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.\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\nDate:\nMay 20, 2026\n\n \n\n**CELCUITY\nINC.**\n \n\n \n \n\nBy:\n*/s/\nBrian F. Sullivan*\n \n\n \nBrian\nF. Sullivan\n \n\n \nChief\nExecutive Officer"}