UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K/A

(Amendment No. 1)

Current Report

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 15, 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:

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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. ☐

EXPLANATORY NOTE

As previously reported by Alpha Cognition Inc. (the “Company”) on April 20, 2026 on Form 8-K (the “Original Form 8-Ks”), on April 15, 2026, the Company appointed Bethany Sensenig as a director. At the time of her appointment, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) had not yet determined the committees of the Board to which Ms. Sensenig would be appointed. This Amendment No. 1 to the Original Form 8-K is being filed solely to amend and supplement Item 5.02 of the Original Form 8-K, as described below. This Amendment No. 1 makes no other amendments to the Original Form 8-K.

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

On April 28, 2026, the Board appointed Ms. Sensenig as a member of the Audit Committee of the Board and as a member of the Governance and Nomination Committee of the Board. Further, effective following the Company’s upcoming annual meeting of shareholders on June 16, 2026, the Board has appointed Ms. Sensenig to be the Chair of the Audit Committee of the Board.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.		Description
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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: May 1, 2026

Amendment: Alpha Cognition Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Financial Statements and Exhibits