8-K/A

Date: August 1, 2022

Ecovyst Inc.

/s/ Joseph S. Koscinski

Joseph S. Koscinski

Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K/A

(Amendment No. 1)

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 25, 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:

☐	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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.

On April 29, 2022, Ecovyst Inc. (the “Company”) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K under Item 5.02 pursuant to which it announced that the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company appointed Bryan K. Brown, Kevin M. Fogarty, and David A. Bradley to the Board. At that time, the Board had not yet appointed Mr. Brown, Mr. Fogarty or Mr. Bradley to any Board committees.

This amendment to the Form 8-K filed on April 29, 2022 is being filed to report that on July 27, 2022, the Board appointed Bryan K. Brown as a member of the Audit Committee of the Board, Kevin M. Fogarty as a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board and chair of such committee, and David A. Bradley as a member Compensation Committee of the Board and the Health, Safety, Environment and Security Committee of the Board.

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.

Ecovyst Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update (Amendment)