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Vistagen expands executive severance coverage beyond change in control events

10/10/2026

(VTGN) amended and restated its Change in Control Executive Severance Plan on October 7, 2026, to provide severance benefits to eligible employees following involuntary terminations regardless of whether a change in control occurs.

The company, incorporated in Nevada and headquartered in South San Francisco, California, filed a Current Report on Form 8-K with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to disclose the changes.

Under the revised terms, effective October 7, 2026, the plan expands the definition of a "Qualifying Termination." Previously, the original plan, adopted effective August 11, 2026, generally limited benefits to qualifying terminations that occurred within a specific "Change in Control Period" and only if a change in control actually took place.

The amended plan now includes terminations by the company without cause that happen outside of a change in control scenario.

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