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): May 1, 2026

VisionWave Holdings, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (302) 305-4790

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On May 1, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of VisionWave Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) approved the appointment of Atara Dzikowski as Vice President of Mergers and Acquisitions. In connection therewith, the Company entered into an Employment Agreement dated May 1, 2026 with Ms. Dzikowski (the “Employment Agreement”). In addition, the Company and Ms. Dzikowski, a current member of the Board, entered into a Proprietary & Confidential Information, Inventions Assignment, Non-Solicitation and Non-Competition Agreement (the “Restrictive Covenant Agreement”) and the Mutual Agreement to Arbitrate (the “Arbitration Agreement”).

Material terms of the Employment Agreement include an initial term of three years commencing on April 1, 2026, with automatic one-year renewals absent thirty days’ prior written notice of non-renewal by either party and an annual base salary of $240,000. On the effective date, subject to prior approval by the Board or the Compensation Committee and the terms of the Company’s 2025 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (or any successor plan), an award of 500,000 shares of common stock or restricted stock units, of which 150,000 shares vest immediately upon the grant date. The remaining 350,000 shares shall vest upon the earlier of: (i) time-based vesting of 100,000 shares on each of the first three (3) anniversaries of the effective date and the final 50,000 shares on the three and one-half (3.5) year anniversary of the effective Date, or (ii) performance-based vesting tied to consolidated revenue milestones of the Company and its subsidiaries (as determined in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and reported in the Company’s periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission): 100,000 shares upon achievement of $5,000,000 in cumulative Revenue; an additional 100,000 shares upon achievement of $10,000,000 cumulative Revenue; an additional 100,000 shares upon achievement of $15,000,000 cumulative Revenue; and the final 50,000 shares upon achievement of $17,500,000 cumulative Revenue. “Revenue” means the Company’s consolidated total revenue. Achievement of milestones shall be certified by the Board of Directors or Compensation Committee in its reasonable discretion.

Further, Ms. Dzikowski will be eligible to participate in the Company’s standard employee benefit plans made available to similarly situated executives, including medical, dental and vision insurance, short- and long-term disability benefits, life insurance and retirement plan participation, subject to the terms of such plans as they may be amended from time to time. Upon termination for death, disability, for cause, resignation without good reason, or expiration of the term, Ms. Dzikowski will be entitled to only accrued but unpaid base salary and, to the extent required by law, accrued unused paid time off. Upon termination without cause or for good reason, the accrued benefits plus a severance payment equal to the then-current base salary, payable within six months of termination, conditioned upon execution of a general release of claims in a form provided by the Company and continued compliance with post-termination obligations. Customary provisions requiring full-time devotion of efforts, exclusive employment, and compliance with Company rules and policies.

Changes to Board Committee Memberships

On April 22, 2026, the Board accepted the resignation of Atara Dzikowski from the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee, and the Nominating and Governance Committee, effective upon the commencement of her employment as Vice President of Mergers and Acquisitions. Ms. Dzikowski will continue to serve as a non-independent member of the Board of Directors.

Concurrently, the Board appointed Daniel Ollech as a member of the Audit Committee, Mansour Khatib as a member of the Compensation Committee, and Judit Nagypal as a member and Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee, with such appointments effective immediately upon Ms. Dzikowski’s resignation from the respective committees. The Board confirmed that the committees, as reconstituted, continue to satisfy all applicable Nasdaq independence and composition requirements.

There are no family relationships among the individuals referenced above that require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. There were no disagreements between the Company and Ms. Dzikowski regarding her transition or resignation from the committee positions.

The foregoing descriptions are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Employment Agreement, the Restrictive Covenant Agreement and the Arbitration Agreement copies of which are filed as Exhibits 10.1, 10.2 and 10.3, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

(1)       Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K Current Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 6, 2025.

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.