Form 8-K

8-K — Alpha Cognition Inc.

Accession: 0001213900-26-070903

Filed: 2026-06-23

Period: 2026-06-16

CIK: 0001655923

SIC: 2836 (BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS (NO DIAGNOSTIC SUBSTANCES))

Item: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

Item: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Item: Financial Statements and Exhibits

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

Current Report

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

June 16, 2026

Alpha Cognition Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

British Columbia

001-42403

N/A

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

1452 Hughes Rd., Ste 200

Grapevine, Texas

76051

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including

area code: 858-344-4375

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since

last report)

Check the appropriate box

below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following

provisions:

☐

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class:

Trading Symbol

Name of each exchange on which registered:

Common Shares, no par value

ACOG

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant

is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange

Act (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth

company ☒

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check

mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting

standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of

Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On June 16, 2026, following Alpha Cognition Inc.’s (the “Company”) 2026 annual meeting

of stockholders on June 16, 2026 (the “Meeting”), the board of directors (the “Board”) of the Copmany

appointed Dr. Robert Wills as non-executive Chair of the Board. Dr.Wills fills the vacancy left by Mr. Len Mertz who, as previously announced,

did not stand for re-election as a director of the Company at the Meeting.

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On June 16, 2026, the Company held the Meeting.

The Meeting was held in person at Timarron Country Club, 1400 Byron Nelson Pkwy, Southlake, Texas 76092.

As of the record date, April 24, 2026, there were

a total of 21,774,104 shares of common stock issued and outstanding, no restricted shares of common stock issued and outstanding, and

316,655 preferred shares of common stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the Meeting. At the Meeting, 10,535,277 shares

of common stock and preferred shares of common stock were represented in person or by proxy; therefore, a quorum was present. The final

voting results for the matters submitted to a vote of stockholders were as follows:

Proposal No. 1 - Number of Directors

To set the number of directors that constitutes

the Board at six directors:

Votes For

Votes Against

Abstentions

Broker Non Votes

10,516,942

11,980

6,355

Proposal No. 2 - Election of Directors

To elect the following nominees to serve as members

of the Company’s Board:

Nominee Name

Votes For

Votes Withheld

Broker Non Votes

Michael McFadden

6,360,245

75,594

4,099,438

Kenneth Cawkell

6,340,863

94,976

4,099,438

Rajeev ‘Rob’ Bakshi

4,436,011

1,999,828

4,099,438

Phillip Mertz

6,360,595

75,244

4,099,438

Robert Wills

6,412,233

23,606

4,099,438

Bethany Sensenig

6,164,918

270,921

4,099,438

Proposal No. 3 - Ratification of Independent

Registered Public Accounting Firm

To ratify CBIZ CPAs P.C., Certified Public Accountants

as the auditor of the Company for the ensuing year and to authorize the audit committee of the Board to fix the remuneration to be paid

to the auditor:

Votes For

Votes Against

Abstentions

Broker Non Votes

10,000,365

533,188

1,723

At the Meeting, the number of directors was set

to six (6), all nominees for director were elected to office, and the ratification of the independent registered public accounting firm

was approved.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

The following Exhibits are furnished as part of this Current Report

on Form 8-K.

Exhibit No.

Description

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities

Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

ALPHA COGNITION INC.

By:

/s/ Michael McFadden

Michael McFadden

Chief Executive Officer

Dated: June 23, 2026

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