{"url_path":"/sec/ogen/8-k/2026-07-06/item-5-02","section_key":"item-5-02","section_title":"Item 5.02 ****DEPARTURE","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"8-K","doc_date":"2026-07-06","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1174940/0001493152-26-032155-index.html","accession_number":"0001493152-26-032155","cik":"0001174940","ticker":"OGEN","issuer_name":"ORAGENICS INC","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1174940/0001493152-26-032155-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001174940","primary_entity_name":"ORAGENICS INC"},"word_count":350,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"**Item\n5.02****DEPARTURE\nOF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS;\nCOMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS.**\n\n \n\n(*e)\nCompensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.*\n\n* *\n\nEffective\nJuly 1, 2026, the Board appointed John Spencer, the Company’s Senior Controller, to serve as the Company’s Chief Financial\nOfficer. In connection with the appointment of\nMr. Spencer as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Spencer received an option award equal to $25,000, with an\nexercise price equal to the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the NYSE American immediately prior to the date of the\ngrant.\n\n \n\nMr.\nSpencer, age 32, joined the Company in April 2025 as Senior Controller and has led the Company’s finance and accounting organization,\nincluding SEC reporting, financial planning and analysis, treasury, budgeting, internal controls, audit coordination, and capital markets\nsupport. From March 2022 through April 2025, Mr. Spencer operated a fractional chief financial officer and financial consulting practice,\nproviding financial leadership to publicly traded and privately held companies across multiple industries, including healthcare, sports\nand entertainment, and professional services. His responsibilities included SEC reporting, financial planning and analysis, budgeting\nand forecasting, treasury, internal controls, acquisition accounting, capital planning, operational finance, and strategic financial\nleadership. Previously, Mr. Spencer served as Vice President of Finance at Trxade Health, Inc., a publicly traded healthcare technology\ncompany, where he was responsible for SEC reporting, financial planning and analysis, internal controls, acquisition accounting, finance\noperations, and strategic finance initiatives. Mr. Spencer began his career with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, where he provided audit\nand tax services to publicly traded and privately held companies. Mr. Spencer is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Florida\nand received both a Master of Accountancy and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of South Florida.\n\n \n\nThere\nare no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Spencer and any persons pursuant to which Mr. Spencer would be selected as an officer.\nThere are no current or proposed transactions between the Company and Mr. Spencer or his immediate family members that would require\ndisclosure under item 404(a) of Regulations S-K promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission."}