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): October 27, 2022

 

Ecovyst Inc.

 

Commission File Number: 001-38221

 

Delaware		81-3406833
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

300 Lindenwood Drive Malvern, Pennsylvania		19355
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(484) 617-1200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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 stock, par value $0.01 per share		ECVT		New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§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. ☐

 

 

 

Item 5.02

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

Modification of Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On October 27, 2022, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Ecovyst Inc. (the “Company”) approved an annual base salary increase from $500,000 to $700,000 effective as of October 1, 2022, for Kurt Bitting, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer.

SIGNATURE

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.

 

Date: November 2, 2022						Ecovyst Inc.
				By:		/s/ Joseph S. Koscinski
				Name:		Joseph S. Koscinski
				Title:		Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary