Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
On January 13, 2022, Jan Roos, age 41, was promoted to the office of Chief
Technology Officer of GAN Limited ("GAN"), where he will oversee all technical
aspects and technological resources of the company, establish a technological
vision for the company, and lead GAN's global technological development. Mr.
Roos has extensive experience in information technology engineering and software
development (with a particular focus on gaming and gambling technologies and
systems). Since February 2015, Mr. Roos has served as the Chief Technology
Officer of Vincent Group p.l.c., a Malta limited company and wholly owned
subsidiary of GAN that does business as "Coolbet". From 2009 to 2015, Mr. Roos
held positions with Betsson Group including Head of Software Development and
Development Centre Manager. Mr. Roos holds a Bachelor's Degree in Network
Software and Intelligent Systems from the Tallinn Technical University.
Mr. Roos is employed through VG Estonia OU, GAN's Estonian subsidiary, pursuant
to the terms of an Employment Contract, which provides for an annual base salary
of €210,000.
In addition to base salary, Mr. Roos is also eligible to receive a target bonus
opportunity equal to 100% of his salary, based 50% on GAN's performance, with
such performance goals to be set annually by the Compensation Committee, and 50%
upon Mr. Roos meeting certain specific performance objectives to be defined by
the Chief Executive Officer in consultation with the Compensation Committee;
provided that Mr. Roos will be deemed to have earned his target bonus so long as
he (a) remains employed by GAN through the relevant annual period, (b) does not
voluntarily terminate his employment (other than for Good Reason) prior to the
payment of the target bonus, and (c) is materially in compliance with the
Employment Contract. The target bonus shall be paid within 90 calendar days
following the end of the applicable fiscal year. The target bonus for 2021 was
75% of Mr. Roos's base salary with an amount of 65% of base salary payable in
cash and 10% of base salary payable in vested, nil-cost options. To the extent
that Mr. Roos elects, he can receive a greater portion of his target bonus in
vested options at a ratio of 150% of the value of the cash forsaken. The target
bonus for 2022 may be paid 50% in cash and 50% in fully vested nil-cost options.
Additionally, Mr. Roos shall be eligible to receive an annual equity award in an
amount and on the terms and conditions established by the Chief Executive
Officer, in consultation with the Compensation Committee. For 2022, Mr. Roos
will be issued an equity award of employee stock options in the first quarter of
2022, with a value equal to 150% of his annual salary with such options vesting
annually over four years. Subject to Board approval, during the first quarter of
2022, Mr. Roos will be issued 37,303 employee stock options, with vesting
commencing in the first quarter of 2022.
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In the event that the Employment Contract is terminated (other than by the
Company for cause), Mr. Roos will be entitled to a severance payment equal to
three times his then current monthly remuneration from the Company, including
management and director services). In addition, in the event that a Change in
Control (as defined in the Employment Contract) occurs, GAN will pay to Mr. Roos
a cash transaction bonus in an amount equal to one times his base salary.
Additionally, if Mr. Roos' employment is terminated without Cause or for Good
Reason during the period three months before or two years after a Change in
Control then (a) all of Mr. Roos' outstanding equity awards shall accelerate and
become fully vested, and (b) Mr. Roos shall be entitled to receive cash
severance in an amount equal to one and one-half times the sum of his then
current base salary and target bonus. A copy of Mr. Roos Employment Contact is
filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto, and incorporated by reference into this report.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. Description
10.1 Employment Contract, between the Company and Jan Roos, dated as of
January 13, 2021.
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