---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-24-128023"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CE"
cik: "0001306830"
company_name: "Celanese Corp"
filed_at: "2024-12-12T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-29T03:53:51.413178+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Celanese reduces executive severance benefits: CEO to 150%, other officers to 100% of pay and bonus

## Summary
- Effective Jan 1, 2025, severance for non-CEO executive officers cut from 150% to 100% of base salary plus target bonus.
- CEO severance reduced from 200% to 150% of base salary plus target bonus.
- Plan renamed Designated Roles Member Severance Benefits Plan; pro-rata bonus based on actual performance.
- CEO health continuation extended to 18 months; other officers 12 months; outplacement 12 months for all.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-24-128023
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CE
- cik: 0001306830
- company_name: Celanese Corp
- filed_at: 2024-12-12T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1306830/000110465924128023/0001104659-24-128023-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1306830/000110465924128023/tm2430529d2_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-128023
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-128023.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-128023.txt

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.