Item 5.02Item 5.02 - Departure/Election of Directors
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5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of
Certain Officers.
On July 20, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”)
of Fermi Inc. (the “Company”) appointed the following individuals as officers of the Company: George Wentz as General Counsel,
Anna Bofa as Chief Commercial Officer, Jacobo Ortiz as Chief Operating Officer, and Rob Masson as Chief Financial Officer (the “Officer
Appointments” and each such individual, an “Officer”). The Officer Appointments are effective as of July 22, 2026.
Ms. Bofa and Mr. Ortiz will continue to serve as Co-Chairs of the Interim Office of the CEO in addition to their respective Officer Appointments.
Mr. Wentz, age 68, is a seasoned energy attorney and legal strategist
with over four decades of experience at the intersection of law, economics, and energy infrastructure. In January 2020, Mr. Wentz founded
MAD Energy, a company focused on large-scale transitional energy infrastructure and next-generation energy technologies, where he serves
as CEO. Mr. Wentz has been a partner at Davillier Law Group, LLC since January 2008, where he handles complex international litigation,
oil and gas matters, maritime law, and international transactions.
In connection with the Officer Appointments, the Board has approved forms of Employment Agreements with each of Mr. Wentz, Ms. Bofa, Mr. Ortiz, and Mr. Masson (collectively, the “Employment Agreements”
and each an “Employment Agreement”). The Employment Agreements provide for an initial term of five years and an annualized
base salary of $500,000 for Mr. Wentz, Ms. Bofa, and Mr. Ortiz and an annualized base salary of $650,000 for Mr. Masson. Each of the Officers
is eligible to receive a target annual bonus equal to 100% of base salary with a maximum bonus equal to 200% of the target bonus, and
severance equal to 18 months of base salary plus 1.5x target bonus, payment of unpaid bonus for the year preceding the year of termination,
and up to 18 months’ worth of subsidized COBRA participation. Ms. Bofa and Mr. Masson are also eligible for accelerated vesting
of a sign-on equity award as part of their potential severance packages. Ms. Bofa is also eligible for additional lease-related and incremental
sales-related equity awards, subject to the applicable performance thresholds and vesting terms set forth in her Employment Agreement.
The Employment Agreements provide for each Officer’s participation
in the Company’s 2025 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “2025 LTIP”) and provides for awards having an aggregate grant date
value of (a) $2,250,000 for Mr. Wentz, (b) $3,000,000 for Ms. Bofa, prorated to the date of hire for 2026, (c) $3,000,000 for Mr. Ortiz
and (d) $3,000,000 for Mr. Masson, prorated to the date of hire for 2026. Such awards consist of 30% restricted stock units and 70% performance
stock units, in each case subject to the terms and conditions of the 2025 LTIP, the form Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (the “RSU
Award Agreement”) attached hereto as Exhibit 10.5, and the form of Performance Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (the “PSU Award
Agreement”) attached hereto as Exhibit 10.6. The Employment Agreements with Mr. Wentz, Ms. Bofa, and Mr. Masson further provide
for one-time sign-on equity awards pursuant to the 2025 LTIP, consisting of (a) 1,500,000 restricted stock units to Mr. Wentz, vesting
on the grant date; (b) 2,000,000 restricted stock units to Ms. Bofa, vesting one percent on the grant date, which is subject to a claw back in the event of a termination prior to the first anniversary of
the grant date, forty-nine percent on the first anniversary of the grant date,
twenty-five percent on the second anniversary of the grant date and the remainder on the third anniversary of the grant date; and (c)
975,000 restricted stock units to Mr. Masson, cliff vesting on the first anniversary of the grant date.
The summaries of the Employment Agreements, the RSU Award Agreement,
and the PSU Award Agreement set forth above do not purport to be complete statements of the terms of such documents. The summaries are
qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Employment Agreements, the RSU Award Agreement, and the PSU Award Agreement,
which are set forth as Exhibits 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, 10.5 and 10.6 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
In connection with the Officer Appointments, the Board also approved
the Company’s entry into standard indemnification agreements for directors and officers, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
10.7, with each of the Officers.