Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. Appointment of Chief Executive Officer On October 28, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Picard Medical, Inc., a Delaware company (the “Company”) appointed Richard Fang, Ph.…
Filed Nov 3, 2026Accepted Nov 3, 2026, 5:21 PM ESTCIK 2030617Accession 0001437749-26-034708
Picard Medical, Inc. is the parent company of SynCardia Systems, LLC (“SynCardia”), the Tucson, Arizona - based leader with the only commercially available total artificial heart technology for patients with end-stage heart failure. SynCardia develops, manufactures, and commercializes the SynCardia Total Artificial Heart (“STAH”), an implantable system that assumes the full functions of a failing or failed human heart. It is the first artificial heart approved by both the FDA and Health Canada, and it remains the only commercially available artificial heart in the United States and Canada. With more than 2,100 implants performed at hospitals across 27 countries, the STAH is the most widely used and extensively studied artificial heart in the world. For additional information about Picard Medical, please visit www.picardmedical.com or review the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) at www.sec.gov.
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Item 5.02Item 5.02 - Departure/Election of Directors
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Appointment of Chief Executive Officer
On October 28, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Picard Medical, Inc., a Delaware company (the “Company”) appointed Richard Fang, Ph. D., as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer on a permanent, full-time basis, effective as of the same date. Dr. Fang has served as Interim Chief Executive Officer since June 18, 2026 and will continue to serve as Chairman of the Board.
Dr. Fang, age 60, has served on the Board since September 2021 and previously served as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer from September 2021 to July 2023. He is a founder and managing partner of Hunniwell Lake Ventures LLC, a medical technology-focused venture capital firm founded in 2019. In 2005, Dr. Fang founded Reach Surgical, a California-based minimally invasive surgical instruments company. Over 15 years, he led its growth and expansion across six continents and managed the full lifecycle of three product lines. His tenure culminated in the company’s sale to a private equity buyer. He has more than 20 years of medical device industry experience, including at Johnson & Johnson. He holds an MBA from the University of Cincinnati and a Ph. D. in Physics from Purdue University in Indianapolis.
There are no arrangements or understandings with any other person pursuant to which Dr. Fang was selected as Chief Executive Officer, and he has no family relationships with any Company director or executive officer. Dr. Fang’s annual salary remains $0.4 million. The appointment involved no new or amended compensation or employment arrangement and no additional compensation or award.
Related-Person Loans
In February 2026, the Company borrowed $0.7 million from Fang Family Fund I, LLC, an entity affiliated with Dr. Fang, under a loan agreement ("Note") which bears 6% interest per annum. The principal and accrued interest of this Note will be due and payable by the Company in cash on February 28, 2027 (the “Maturity Date”) at the Company’s written election or upon written demand by the Holder.
Between July 29, 2026 and October 16, 2026, Fang Family Fund, LLC - Series II, an entity affiliated with Dr. Fang, lent the Company an aggregate of $0.5 million at 0% interest under five loan agreements, each effective upon the Company’s receipt of funds (the “deposit date”). As of October 29, 2026, the outstanding principal was $0.5 million, no principal payments had been made, and no amendments had been signed. Each loan becomes due and payable in full upon the Company’s receipt of at least $1.0 million of external funding within six months of the loan’s effective date. The Company may prepay any loan at any time before its due date without penalty. If the Company does not receive at least $1.0 million of external funding within two months of the deposit date, the loan becomes due and payable on payment terms to be determined at that time. As of October 29, 2026, the Company had not received any external funding of at least $1.0 million. Accordingly, the two-month period has already passed for the earliest loans, which have therefore become due and payable on payment terms to be determined.