EX-10.1
TENAX THERAPEUTICS, INC.
FIRST AMENDMENT TO EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), is made as of June 29, 2026 by and between Tenax Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation, with its principal place of business in North Carolina (the “Company”), and Christopher Thomas Giordano (the “Executive”). The Company and Executive are sometimes referred to herein each as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties.”
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive previously entered into that certain Executive Employment Agreement dated on or about July 6, 2021, whereby the Company employed the Executive as its Chief Executive Officer (the “Employment Agreement”);
WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive wish to amend the Employment Agreement pursuant to this Amendment; and
WHEREAS, the Parties expressly intend that this Amendment shall be a writing intended to be an amendment, modification and/or supplement to the Employment Agreement.
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