# Nauticus Robotics, Inc. > Alpha governed public record. Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero. ## Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Representation | alpha-profile-markdown-v4 | | Protocol | Alpha Governance Facts Protocol 0.1 | | Schema | alpha.governance.entity.public.v1 | | Record version | public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | Governance record representation | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Canonical entity | alpha:company:091ff763-4737-480c-bf7f-b5288209f814 | | Entity type | Company | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/nauticus-robotics-inc | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | source_reported | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 20 | | Claims under review | 1 | | Evidence records | 3 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 0 | | Observed | 2026-10-24T04:48:16.419621+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-10-24T04:48:16.419621+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: Nauticus Robotics, Inc. - Display name: Nauticus Robotics, Inc. ## Alpha Governance Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 | | Record version | public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | As of | 2026-10-24T06:17:29.0229+00:00 | | Completeness | 0.364 | | Record Quality | 0.813 | | Directors | 5 | | Committees | 5 | | Governance events | 7 | | Entity class | public_company | ## Section coverage | Section | State | | --- | --- | | identity | PUBLISHED | | corporate_structure | NOT_REVIEWED | | board | PUBLISHED | | committees | PUBLISHED | | leadership | NOT_REVIEWED | | ownership | NOT_REVIEWED | | financials | NOT_REVIEWED | | capital_structure | PUBLISHED | | compensation | NOT_REVIEWED | | governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | shareholder_governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | audit | NOT_REVIEWED | | legal | NOT_REVIEWED | | risk | NOT_REVIEWED | | cyber | NOT_REVIEWED | | ai_governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | agent_governance | RESTRICTED | | markets_external | NOT_REVIEWED | | events | PUBLISHED | | relationships | PUBLISHED | | assessments | PUBLISHED | | evidence | PUBLISHED | ## Board - Eli Spiro: Director. Status: current. Independent: true. Since: 2022-01-01. Committees: Audit (member); Audit; Compensation; Nominating and Governance (member); Compensation (member); Nominating and Governance (member). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:091ff763-4737-480c-bf7f-b5288209f814:leadership_role:5 - John W. Gibson Jr.: Director. Status: current. Independent: false. Since: 2022-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:091ff763-4737-480c-bf7f-b5288209f814:leadership_role:6 - William H. Flores: Director. Status: current. Independent: true. Since: 2023-01-01. Committees: Audit (chair); Audit · Chair; Nominating and Governance (member); Nominating and Governance (member). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:091ff763-4737-480c-bf7f-b5288209f814:leadership_role:7 - Dr. Adam Sharkawy: Director (committee appointment). Status: unknown. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. Committees: Audit (member); Compensation (chair). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:091ff763-4737-480c-bf7f-b5288209f814:committee_record:8 - Dr. Jim Bellingham: Director (committee appointment). Status: unknown. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. Committees: Compensation (member); Nominating and Governance (chair). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:091ff763-4737-480c-bf7f-b5288209f814:committee_record:12 ## Committees - Audit (audit). Chair: William H. Flores. Members: William H. Flores (chair, current); Dr. Adam Sharkawy (member, current); Eli Spiro (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:nauticus-robotics-inc:audit - Audit · Chair; Nominating and Governance (audit). Chair: NOT_PUBLISHED. Members: William H. Flores (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:nauticus-robotics-inc:audit-chair-nominating-and-governance - Audit; Compensation; Nominating and Governance (audit). Chair: NOT_PUBLISHED. Members: Eli Spiro (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:nauticus-robotics-inc:audit-compensation-nominating-and-governance - Compensation (compensation). Chair: Dr. Adam Sharkawy. Members: Dr. Adam Sharkawy (chair, current); Dr. Jim Bellingham (member, current); Eli Spiro (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:nauticus-robotics-inc:compensation - Nominating and Governance (nominating_governance). Chair: Dr. Jim Bellingham. Members: Dr. Jim Bellingham (chair, current); Eli Spiro (member, current); William H. Flores (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:nauticus-robotics-inc:nominating-and-governance ## Governance events - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: William H. Flores seat on Nauticus Robotics, Inc., effective 2023-01-01. Effective: 2023-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-24T04:48:16.419621+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1jems0z1r4c7td - COMMITTEE_CREATED: Audit · Chair; Nominating and Governance committee of Nauticus Robotics, Inc., effective 2023-01-01. Effective: 2023-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-24T04:48:16.419621+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:map4nb1sz9vu1 - COMMITTEE_MEMBER_ADDED: William H. Flores member of Audit · Chair; Nominating and Governance, effective 2023-01-01. Effective: 2023-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-24T04:48:16.419621+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:ferfeviot8yb - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Eli Spiro seat on Nauticus Robotics, Inc., effective 2022-01-01. Effective: 2022-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-24T04:48:16.419621+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1g2x5aaz6elie - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: John W. Gibson Jr. seat on Nauticus Robotics, Inc., effective 2022-01-01. Effective: 2022-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-24T04:48:16.419621+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:13iv491xy0wbh - COMMITTEE_CREATED: Audit; Compensation; Nominating and Governance committee of Nauticus Robotics, Inc., effective 2022-01-01. Effective: 2022-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-24T04:48:16.419621+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1s1rrmywsyc5a - COMMITTEE_MEMBER_ADDED: Eli Spiro member of Audit; Compensation; Nominating and Governance, effective 2022-01-01. Effective: 2022-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-24T04:48:16.419621+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1y62xvv1194xp5 ## Scoped resources - `alpha://company/nauticus-robotics-inc` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/nauticus-robotics-inc?format=record - `alpha://company/nauticus-robotics-inc/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/nauticus-robotics-inc?format=record§ion=identity - `alpha://company/nauticus-robotics-inc/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/nauticus-robotics-inc?format=record§ion=corporate-structure - `alpha://company/nauticus-robotics-inc/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/nauticus-robotics-inc?format=record§ion=board - `alpha://company/nauticus-robotics-inc/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/nauticus-robotics-inc?format=record§ion=committees - `alpha://company/nauticus-robotics-inc/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/nauticus-robotics-inc?format=record§ion=leadership - `alpha://company/nauticus-robotics-inc/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/nauticus-robotics-inc?format=record§ion=ownership - `alpha://company/nauticus-robotics-inc/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/nauticus-robotics-inc?format=record§ion=financials - `alpha://company/nauticus-robotics-inc/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/nauticus-robotics-inc?format=record§ion=capital-structure - `alpha://company/nauticus-robotics-inc/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/nauticus-robotics-inc?format=record§ion=compensation - `alpha://company/nauticus-robotics-inc/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/nauticus-robotics-inc?format=record§ion=governance - `alpha://company/nauticus-robotics-inc/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/nauticus-robotics-inc?format=record§ion=shareholder-governance - `alpha://company/nauticus-robotics-inc/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/nauticus-robotics-inc?format=record§ion=audit - `alpha://company/nauticus-robotics-inc/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/nauticus-robotics-inc?format=record§ion=legal - `alpha://company/nauticus-robotics-inc/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/nauticus-robotics-inc?format=record§ion=risk - `alpha://company/nauticus-robotics-inc/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/nauticus-robotics-inc?format=record§ion=cyber - `alpha://company/nauticus-robotics-inc/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/nauticus-robotics-inc?format=record§ion=ai-governance - `alpha://company/nauticus-robotics-inc/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/nauticus-robotics-inc?format=record§ion=agents - `alpha://company/nauticus-robotics-inc/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/nauticus-robotics-inc?format=record§ion=ecosystem - `alpha://company/nauticus-robotics-inc/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/nauticus-robotics-inc?format=record§ion=events - `alpha://company/nauticus-robotics-inc/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/nauticus-robotics-inc?format=record§ion=relationships - `alpha://company/nauticus-robotics-inc/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/nauticus-robotics-inc?format=record§ion=assessments - `alpha://company/nauticus-robotics-inc/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/nauticus-robotics-inc?format=record§ion=evidence ## Role modules - NOT_ASSERTED ## Attention - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Committee data - Claim alpha:claim:company:091ff763-4737-480c-bf7f-b5288209f814:committee_appointment:9: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Audit","category":"audit","role":"chair","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:william-h-flores","name":"William H. Flores"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:091ff763-4737-480c-bf7f-b5288209f814:committee_appointment:10: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Audit","category":"audit","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:dr-adam-sharkawy","name":"Dr. Adam Sharkawy"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:091ff763-4737-480c-bf7f-b5288209f814:committee_appointment:11: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Audit","category":"audit","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:eli-spiro","name":"Eli Spiro"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:091ff763-4737-480c-bf7f-b5288209f814:committee_appointment:13: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Compensation","category":"compensation","role":"chair","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:dr-adam-sharkawy","name":"Dr. Adam Sharkawy"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:091ff763-4737-480c-bf7f-b5288209f814:committee_appointment:14: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Compensation","category":"compensation","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:dr-jim-bellingham","name":"Dr. Jim Bellingham"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:091ff763-4737-480c-bf7f-b5288209f814:committee_appointment:15: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Compensation","category":"compensation","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:eli-spiro","name":"Eli Spiro"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:091ff763-4737-480c-bf7f-b5288209f814:committee_appointment:17: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Nominating and Governance","category":"nominating_governance","role":"chair","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:dr-jim-bellingham","name":"Dr. Jim Bellingham"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:091ff763-4737-480c-bf7f-b5288209f814:committee_appointment:18: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Nominating and Governance","category":"nominating_governance","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:eli-spiro","name":"Eli Spiro"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:091ff763-4737-480c-bf7f-b5288209f814:committee_appointment:19: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Nominating and Governance","category":"nominating_governance","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:william-h-flores","name":"William H. Flores"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` ## Leadership - Eli Spiro: Director, Audit; Compensation; Nominating and Governance. Claim: alpha:claim:company:091ff763-4737-480c-bf7f-b5288209f814:leadership_role:5. Valid from: 2022-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:33a3ec3df8874fec681320485b0ab603b3e5a5f556d21537401abc5f687306cf. - John W. Gibson Jr.: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:091ff763-4737-480c-bf7f-b5288209f814:leadership_role:6. Valid from: 2022-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:33a3ec3df8874fec681320485b0ab603b3e5a5f556d21537401abc5f687306cf. - William H. Flores: Director, Audit · Chair; Nominating and Governance. Claim: alpha:claim:company:091ff763-4737-480c-bf7f-b5288209f814:leadership_role:7. Valid from: 2023-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:33a3ec3df8874fec681320485b0ab603b3e5a5f556d21537401abc5f687306cf. ## Roles - PUBLISHED ## Governance - NOT_ASSERTED ## Board committees - Audit: Chair William H. Flores; Members William H. Flores (Chair); Dr. Adam Sharkawy; Eli Spiro. Claim: alpha:claim:company:091ff763-4737-480c-bf7f-b5288209f814:committee_record:8. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:c559693c6842bfb889a9228f363d4561fe58225981a8d65b1e2d605f23a27b3e. - Compensation: Chair Dr. Adam Sharkawy; Members Dr. Adam Sharkawy (Chair); Dr. Jim Bellingham; Eli Spiro. Claim: alpha:claim:company:091ff763-4737-480c-bf7f-b5288209f814:committee_record:12. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:c559693c6842bfb889a9228f363d4561fe58225981a8d65b1e2d605f23a27b3e. - Nominating and Governance: Chair Dr. Jim Bellingham; Members Dr. Jim Bellingham (Chair); Eli Spiro; William H. Flores. Claim: alpha:claim:company:091ff763-4737-480c-bf7f-b5288209f814:committee_record:16. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:c559693c6842bfb889a9228f363d4561fe58225981a8d65b1e2d605f23a27b3e. ## Financials - NOT_ASSERTED ## Workforce - NOT_ASSERTED ## Market and index context - PUBLISHED ## Legal Name - Nauticus Robotics, Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:company:091ff763-4737-480c-bf7f-b5288209f814:legal_name:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:51d4bd76e0825a1c76034e8867aa310b9e823f8881652d24bc074da85ba2d7b0. ## Entity Status - Public listing published. Claim: alpha:claim:company:091ff763-4737-480c-bf7f-b5288209f814:entity_status:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:51d4bd76e0825a1c76034e8867aa310b9e823f8881652d24bc074da85ba2d7b0. ## Published Fact - US. Claim: alpha:claim:company:091ff763-4737-480c-bf7f-b5288209f814:published_fact:4. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:51d4bd76e0825a1c76034e8867aa310b9e823f8881652d24bc074da85ba2d7b0. ## Committee Appointment - William H. Flores: chair, Audit. Claim: alpha:claim:company:091ff763-4737-480c-bf7f-b5288209f814:committee_appointment:9. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:c559693c6842bfb889a9228f363d4561fe58225981a8d65b1e2d605f23a27b3e. - Dr. Adam Sharkawy: member, Audit. Claim: alpha:claim:company:091ff763-4737-480c-bf7f-b5288209f814:committee_appointment:10. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:c559693c6842bfb889a9228f363d4561fe58225981a8d65b1e2d605f23a27b3e. - Eli Spiro: member, Audit. Claim: alpha:claim:company:091ff763-4737-480c-bf7f-b5288209f814:committee_appointment:11. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:c559693c6842bfb889a9228f363d4561fe58225981a8d65b1e2d605f23a27b3e. - Dr. Adam Sharkawy: chair, Compensation. Claim: alpha:claim:company:091ff763-4737-480c-bf7f-b5288209f814:committee_appointment:13. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:c559693c6842bfb889a9228f363d4561fe58225981a8d65b1e2d605f23a27b3e. - Dr. Jim Bellingham: member, Compensation. Claim: alpha:claim:company:091ff763-4737-480c-bf7f-b5288209f814:committee_appointment:14. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:c559693c6842bfb889a9228f363d4561fe58225981a8d65b1e2d605f23a27b3e. - Eli Spiro: member, Compensation. Claim: alpha:claim:company:091ff763-4737-480c-bf7f-b5288209f814:committee_appointment:15. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:c559693c6842bfb889a9228f363d4561fe58225981a8d65b1e2d605f23a27b3e. - Dr. Jim Bellingham: chair, Nominating and Governance. Claim: alpha:claim:company:091ff763-4737-480c-bf7f-b5288209f814:committee_appointment:17. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:c559693c6842bfb889a9228f363d4561fe58225981a8d65b1e2d605f23a27b3e. - Eli Spiro: member, Nominating and Governance. Claim: alpha:claim:company:091ff763-4737-480c-bf7f-b5288209f814:committee_appointment:18. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:c559693c6842bfb889a9228f363d4561fe58225981a8d65b1e2d605f23a27b3e. - William H. Flores: member, Nominating and Governance. Claim: alpha:claim:company:091ff763-4737-480c-bf7f-b5288209f814:committee_appointment:19. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:c559693c6842bfb889a9228f363d4561fe58225981a8d65b1e2d605f23a27b3e. ## Security Listing - KITT (NASDAQ). Claim: alpha:claim:company:091ff763-4737-480c-bf7f-b5288209f814:security_listing:20. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:51d4bd76e0825a1c76034e8867aa310b9e823f8881652d24bc074da85ba2d7b0. - KITTW (NASDAQ). Claim: alpha:claim:company:091ff763-4737-480c-bf7f-b5288209f814:security_listing:21. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:51d4bd76e0825a1c76034e8867aa310b9e823f8881652d24bc074da85ba2d7b0. ## Coverage states | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Identity | PUBLISHED | | Business | PUBLISHED | | Leadership | PUBLISHED | | Board and committees | PUBLISHED | | Governance | NOT_ASSERTED | | Financials | NOT_ASSERTED | | Workforce | NOT_ASSERTED | | Ownership | NOT_ASSERTED | | Ratings | NOT_PUBLISHED | | Market and index context | PUBLISHED | ## Public sources - alpha:projection-evidence:51d4bd76e0825a1c76034e8867aa310b9e823f8881652d24bc074da85ba2d7b0: [Alpha canonical company public projection](https://www.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/nauticus-robotics-inc). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:33a3ec3df8874fec681320485b0ab603b3e5a5f556d21537401abc5f687306cf: [Nauticus Robotics, Inc. DEF 14A 2026-04-17](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1849820/000184982026000060/kitt-20260417.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:c559693c6842bfb889a9228f363d4561fe58225981a8d65b1e2d605f23a27b3e: [Audit](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1849820/000184982026000060/kitt-20260417.htm). ## Rights | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | public_retrieval | allowed | | agent_retrieval | allowed | | redistribution | not_granted | | model_training | not_granted | | commercial_use | not_specified | | relationship_pathfinding | not_granted | | direct_contact | not_granted | ## Limitations - Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist. - Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included. - Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist. - Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights. - This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating. ## Alternate representations - [Canonical profile](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/nauticus-robotics-inc) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/nauticus-robotics-inc.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/nauticus-robotics-inc?format=record) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/nauticus-robotics-inc?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://companies/nauticus-robotics-inc` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp ## Connected governance records Only explicitly published, rights-cleared records. Missing records do not establish absence, safety, or complete coverage. ## Critical-risk oversight Snapshot as of 2026-10-24T06:17:28.738913+00:00; recorded 2026-10-24T06:17:28.738913+00:00. Every published assignment for this snapshot is listed. Only explicitly reviewed, rights-cleared assignments in effect on the as-of date, in the company's own wording. An assignment shows where oversight is placed, not whether it is effective. Missing records do not establish absence.