---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000034067-25-000089"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BOOM"
cik: "0000034067"
company_name: "DMC Global Inc."
filed_at: "2025-04-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-23T02:52:01.903072+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Director Simon Bates resigns from DMC Global board to join competitor

## Summary
- Simon M. Bates resigns effective April 30, 2025, to join a competitor of one of DMC's businesses.
- Board size reduced from six to five directors effective April 30, 2025.
- Standing committees reconstituted; Clifton Peter Rose nominated as substitute director.
- Rose has served since 2016 and will provide continuity during director search.
- Resignation not due to any disagreement with DMC on operations, policies, or practices.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000034067-25-000089
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BOOM
- cik: 0000034067
- company_name: DMC Global Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-04-30T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/34067/000003406725000089/0000034067-25-000089-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/34067/000003406725000089/boom-20250425.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000034067-25-000089
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000034067-25-000089.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000034067-25-000089.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Simon M. Bates resigned as Director at DMC Global Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: On April 25, 2025, Simon M. Bates informed DMC Global Inc. ("DMC") of his decision to resign from the Board of Directors of DMC (the "Board") effective April 30, 2025
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/34067/000003406725000089/0000034067-25-000089-index.htm

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