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8-K ·Filed Aug 11, 2026

SDST

Stardust Power Inc.
NEUTRAL
Impact 2/10
Horizonweeks Processed2mo ago SEC0001493152-26-036984
8-K context-dependent: Items 5.02
Actionable Insight • Neutral

Routine board appointment with no immediate trading catalyst. Monitor for the company's next operational update on its Muskogee lithium refinery development, which is the primary value driver for this pre-revenue entity.

DirectionNeutral
Confidencehigh
Horizonweeks
Latest settled — T+20d
SDST ▼ -77.75% at T+20d
NEUTRAL call -77.75% · α vs SPY -76.69% · entry $0.7100 → $0.1580
Next anchor: T+60d in 8d
Latest observation: T+22 -64.25% FF3 residual α
Entry = T+0 close
Aug 11, 2026
via day close
T+1d
-5.10%
call -5.10% · α -5.35%
$0.6738
settled 3mo ago
T+5d
-12.42%
call -12.42% · α -12.02%
$0.6218
settled 2mo ago
T+20d
-77.75%
call -77.75% · α -76.69%
$0.1580
settled 7w ago
T+60d
Pending
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Executive Summary

Stardust Power appointed V. Ray Rivers as an independent director and member of the Audit and Compensation Committees, effective August 10, 2026. This is a routine board appointment adding capital markets expertise to a pre-revenue lithium developer with a $7M market cap. No financial results, guidance, or material operational updates were provided.

Key Facts

  • Appointed V. Ray Rivers to the Board of Directors effective August 10, 2026
  • Rivers will serve on the Audit Committee and Compensation Committee
  • Determined to be an independent director under Nasdaq listing standards
  • Standard non-employee director compensation: $25,000 annual cash retainer, plus $7,500 Audit Committee retainer and $5,000 Compensation Committee retainer
  • Company expects to grant approximately $100,000 in stock at a future date
  • Rivers has over 30 years of capital markets experience at Bear Stearns, CRT Capital Group, Cantor Fitzgerald, Gabelli & Company, and Imperial Capital

Financial Impact

No material financial impact. Director compensation totals $37,500 in annual cash retainers plus a future equity grant of approximately $100,000.

Risk Factors

  • Pre-revenue development-stage company with no operating history
  • Lithium refinery construction and permitting risks
  • Micro-cap with $7M market cap and high volatility

Market Snapshot

Exchange
Nasdaq
Sector
Primary Smelting & Refining of Nonferrous Metals
Analyst Consensus
75% bullish (8 analysts)

Investment Themes

Materials & Mining

Documents Analyzed

This report is based on 5 SEC documents filed with EDGAR.

DocumentAccession Number
8-K Filing (Primary)0001493152-26-036984
Exhibit: ex99-1.htm0001493152-26-036984
Document: 0001493152-26-036984-index-headers.html0001493152-26-036984
Document: 0001493152-26-036984-index.html0001493152-26-036984
Document: 0001493152-26-036984.txt0001493152-26-036984
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Performance horizon
100% Hit rate @ T+20 8 of 8 directional calls Went positive at some point 11 of 11 best @ T+20▲ +84.48%Sep 22, 2026
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Sep 17, 2026
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Aug 11, 2026
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NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$0.7100 $0.1580▼ −77.75%▼ −76.69%$0.006300 (−99.11%)
Aug 5, 2026
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$0.6307 $0.2525▼ −59.97%▼ −59.36%$0.006300 (−99.00%)
Jul 2, 2026
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Report published Aug 11, 2026