Every material Form 8-K Ecovyst Inc. has filed with the SEC since August 24, 2026, read and summarized by AI: what happened, the key figures, whether it reads positive or negative for shareholders, and how big a deal it is (impact 1-5). Newest first; each brief links to its own page and to the filing on SEC.gov.
Ecovyst reported third quarter 2026 sales of $308.6 million, up 51% from a year earlier, and net income from continuing operations of $18.4 million, versus $0.2 million in the same quarter of 2025. The company raised its full-year 2026 Adjusted EBITDA guidance to $208 million-$212 million from $195 million-$207 million, and it plans to repurchase up to $20 million of stock in the second half of 2026.
Q3 2026 sales were $308.6 million, up $103.7 million or 51% from $204.9 million; Q3 Adjusted EBITDA was $61.2 million, up 6% from $57.5 million.
Q3 net income was $18.4 million, or $0.17 per diluted share, from continuing operations, compared with $0.2 million a year earlier.
2026 Adjusted EBITDA guidance was raised to approximately $208 million-$212 million; sales guidance was raised to $1,050 million-$1,070 million.
Ecovyst repurchased $2.7 million of common stock in Q3 2026 and intends to repurchase up to $20 million in the second half of 2026; $143.8 million remained under the program as of September 30, 2026.
Ecovyst's Compensation Committee approved a second amended and restated severance plan on October 22, 2026, covering eligible employees including named executive officers. The amendments increase severance for executive officers, particularly in connection with a change in control, which may raise the company's potential future payment obligations.
Executive severance without Cause or for Good Reason outside the change in control period: 52 weeks of Compensation, or 104 weeks for the CEO.
During the Change in Control Protection Period (six months before to 24 months after a change in control): greater of the standard severance or 18 months of Compensation, or 30 months for the CEO, paid in a lump sum.
Compensation now defined as base salary plus target annual bonus for executive officers.
Plan effective October 22, 2026; filed as Exhibit 10.1 with the 8-K dated October 28, 2026.
Ecovyst appointed Laurie Bergman as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer effective August 24, 2026, replacing Michael Feehan, who had held the role since August 2021. Feehan will stay on through September 30, 2026 to transition his duties, and his separation is treated as a termination without cause with severance under his existing agreement. The change in the company's top finance role, along with the disclosed pay terms, is the key shareholder-relevant event in this filing, which contains no financial results.
Laurie Bergman, 49, becomes CFO and Treasurer effective August 24, 2026, succeeding Michael Feehan, who served in the role since August 2021.
Feehan continues as an employee of Ecovyst Catalyst Technologies LLC through September 30, 2026; his separation is considered a termination without cause.
Bergman's offer letter provides a $470,000 base salary, a target bonus of 70% of base salary, a $250,000 one-time sign-on payment and a $450,000 time-based RSU award vesting on the third anniversary of grant.
The Transition Agreement and Offer Letter will be filed as exhibits to the Form 10-Q for the quarter ending September 30, 2026.
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