---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000095953-24-000020"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ACNT"
cik: "0000095953"
company_name: "ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO."
filed_at: "2024-04-26T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-03T07:11:21.230936+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ascent Industries terminates CLO G. Douglas Tackett without cause effective April 30

## Summary
- Chief Legal Officer G. Douglas Tackett terminated without cause, effective April 30, 2024.
- Agreement for termination signed on April 23, 2024.
- No replacement or interim CLO announced in the filing.
- No details on severance or compensation disclosed.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000095953-24-000020
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ACNT
- cik: 0000095953
- company_name: ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO.
- filed_at: 2024-04-26T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/95953/000009595324000020/0000095953-24-000020-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/95953/000009595324000020/acnt-20240423.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000095953-24-000020
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000095953-24-000020.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000095953-24-000020.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  G. Douglas Tackett departed as Chief Legal Officer at ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO..
  - Action: terminated without cause
  - Role: Chief Legal Officer
  source text: the Company and G. Douglas Tackett entered into an agreement pursuant to which Mr. Tackett’s employment as the Chief Legal Officer of the Company will be terminated without cause effective April 30, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/95953/000009595324000020/0000095953-24-000020-index.htm

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