8-K

Date: November 25, 2022

Ecovyst Inc.

/s/ Joseph S. Koscinski

Joseph S. Koscinski

Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

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): November 21, 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)

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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).

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

(b) On November 21, 2022, Andrew Currie notified Ecovyst Inc. (the “Company”), that he would be resigning from the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), effective December 31, 2022. Mr. Currie, a director of INEOS Group, has served on our Board since 2008.

On November 22, 2022, Mark McFadden notified the Company that he would also be resigning from the Board effective December 31, 2022. Mr. McFadden, the co-managing partner of CCMP Capital Advisors, has served on our Board since 2016.

The resignations of Mr. Currie and Mr. McFadden were not as a result of or caused by any disagreement with the Company.

“Andy and Mark have been long-serving and valuable members of our Board and we thank them for their service to Ecovyst,” said Kevin M. Fogarty, non-executive Chairman of the Board.