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Beneficial Ownership Report · SCHEDULE 13G

Alpha Cognition Inc.

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Beneficial Ownership Report

Filed Sep 23, 2026Accepted Sep 23, 2026, 6:13 PM EDTFiling CIK 1169253Accession 0000919574-26-006448
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Structured filing — SCHEDULE 13G

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Subject company

Company
Alpha Cognition Inc.
Company CIK
0001655923
Street
1452 Hughes Street, Ste. 200
City
Grapevine
State / country code
TX
Postal code
76051

Statement details

Security class
Common Stock, no par value
Event date
07/14/2026
Rule designation
Rule 13d-1(c)

Reporting person 1

Name
Manchester Management Company, LLC
Citizenship / organization
DE
Reporting person type
OO
Group designation
b
Aggregate amount owned
1,524,255.00
Percent of class
6.9
Sole voting power
0.00
Shared voting power
1,524,255.00
Sole dispositive power
0.00
Shared dispositive power
1,524,255.00
Aggregate excludes certain shares
N

Reporting person 2

Name
Manchester Management PR, LLC
Citizenship / organization
PR
Reporting person type
OO
Group designation
b
Aggregate amount owned
1,524,255.00
Percent of class
6.9
Sole voting power
0.00
Shared voting power
1,524,255.00
Sole dispositive power
0.00
Shared dispositive power
1,524,255.00
Aggregate excludes certain shares
N

Reporting person 3

Name
Manchester Explorer, L.P.
Citizenship / organization
PR
Reporting person type
PN
Group designation
b
Aggregate amount owned
1,348,255.00
Percent of class
6.1
Sole voting power
0.00
Shared voting power
1,348,255.00
Sole dispositive power
0.00
Shared dispositive power
1,348,255.00
Aggregate excludes certain shares
N

Reporting person 4

Name
James E. Besser
Citizenship / organization
X1
Reporting person type
IN
Group designation
b
Aggregate amount owned
1,639,255.00
Percent of class
7.4
Sole voting power
115,000.00
Shared voting power
1,524,255.00
Sole dispositive power
115,000.00
Shared dispositive power
1,524,255.00
Aggregate excludes certain shares
N

Reporting person 5

Name
Morgan C. Frank
Citizenship / organization
X1
Reporting person type
IN
Group designation
b
Aggregate amount owned
1,393,255.00
Percent of class
6.3
Sole voting power
45,000.00
Shared voting power
1,348,255.00
Sole dispositive power
45,000.00
Shared dispositive power
1,348,255.00
Aggregate excludes certain shares
N

Item 1

Issuer

Alpha Cognition Inc.

Principal executive office address

1452 Hughes Street, Ste. 200, Grapevine, Texas, 76051, United States of America

Item 2

Citizenship

Manchester Management Company, LLC - Delaware Manchester Management PR, LLC - Other - Puerto Rico Manchester Explorer, L.P. - Delaware James E. Besser - United States Morgan C. Frank - United States

Filing person

Manchester Management Company, LLC Manchester Management PR, LLC Manchester Explorer, L.P. James E. Besser Morgan C. Frank

Principal business or residence address

Manchester Management Company, LLC 2 Calle Candina, #1701 San Juan, Puerto Rico, 00907 United States of America Manchester Management PR, LLC 2 Calle Candina, #1701 San Juan, Puerto Rico, 00907 United States of America Manchester Explorer, L.P. c/o Manchester Management Company, LLC 2 Calle Candina, #1701 San Juan, Puerto Rico, 00907 United States of America James E. Besser c/o Manchester Management Company, LLC 2 Calle Candina, #1701 San Juan, Puerto Rico, 00907 United States of America Morgan C. Frank c/o Manchester Management Company, LLC 2 Calle Candina, #1701 San Juan, Puerto Rico, 00907 United States of America

Item 3

Not applicable indication

Y

Item 4

Percent of class

Manchester Management Company, LLC - 6.9% Manchester Management PR, LLC - 6.9% Manchester Explorer, L.P. - 6.1% James E. Besser - 7.4% Morgan C. Frank - 6.3%

Amount beneficially owned

Manchester Management Company, LLC - 1,524,255 Manchester Management PR, LLC - 1,524,255 Manchester Explorer, L.P. - 1,348,255 James E. Besser - 1,639,255 Morgan C. Frank - 1,393,255

Sole voting power

Manchester Management Company, LLC - 0 Manchester Management PR, LLC - 0 Manchester Explorer, L.P. - 0 James E. Besser - 115,000 Morgan C. Frank - 45,000

Shared voting power

Manchester Management Company, LLC - 1,524,255 Manchester Management PR, LLC - 1,524,255 Manchester Explorer, L.P. - 1,348,255 James E. Besser - 1,524,255 Morgan C. Frank - 1,348,255

Sole dispositive power

Manchester Management Company, LLC - 0 Manchester Management PR, LLC - 0 Manchester Explorer, L.P. - 0 James E. Besser - 115,000 Morgan C. Frank - 45,000

Shared dispositive power

Manchester Management Company, LLC - 1,524,255 Manchester Management PR, LLC - 1,524,255 Manchester Explorer, L.P. - 1,348,255 James E. Besser - 1,524,255 Morgan C. Frank - 1,348,255

Item 5

Not applicable indication

Y

Item 6

Not applicable indication

N

Ownership on behalf of another person

All of the securities reported in this Schedule 13G are directly owned by advisory clients of Manchester Management PR, LLC. None of those advisory clients, other than Manchester Explorer, L.P., may be deemed to beneficially own more than 5% of the Common Stock, no par value.

Item 7

Not applicable indication

Y

Item 8

Not applicable indication

Y

Item 9

Not applicable indication

Y

Item 10

Not applicable indication

N

Certifications

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under § 240.14a-11.

Exhibits

Exhibit A - Joint Filing Agreement

Signature comments

* Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his, her or its pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that such Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose. To the extent that "ownership of 5 percent or less of a class" was indicated in Item 5, such response only applies to the Reporting Person(s) that indicated elsewhere herein that it beneficially owns five percent (5%) or less of the class.

Signature 1

Reporting person
Manchester Management Company, LLC
Signed
By: /s/ James E. Besser
Title
James E. Besser, Managing Member
Date
09/23/2026

Signature 2

Reporting person
Manchester Management PR, LLC
Signed
By: /s/ James E. Besser
Title
James E. Besser, Managing Member
Date
09/23/2026

Signature 3

Reporting person
Manchester Explorer, L.P.
Signed
By: /s/ James E. Besser
Title
James E. Besser, Managing Member of the General Partner
Date
09/23/2026

Signature 4

Reporting person
James E. Besser
Signed
By: /s/ James E. Besser
Title
James E. Besser
Date
09/23/2026

Signature 5

Reporting person
Morgan C. Frank
Signed
By: /s/ Morgan C. Frank
Title
Morgan C. Frank
Date
09/23/2026

Filed exhibits

Company context

Current securities

Historical securities (1)

Recent company filings

  1. 4 filingOct 2, 2026
  2. 4 filingSep 28, 2026
  3. 4 filingSep 16, 2026
  4. 4 filingAug 24, 2026
  5. 10-Q filingAug 13, 2026

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