secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     PHOTRONICS INC (PLAB)
CIK:        0000810136
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-01-07T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001140361-26-000510
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.30
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Photronics appoints Michelle Almeida to Board, expanding from 8 to 9 members
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- Board expanded from 8 to 9 members; Almeida appointed independent director effective Jan 1, 2026.
- Almeida brings 25+ years finance experience, is a CPA, currently VP Corporate Finance/Treasurer at Compass Datacenters.
- No arrangements or related-party transactions with Almeida; compensation same as other non-employee directors.
- Almeida has not yet been appointed to any Board committees.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/810136/000114036126000510/0001140361-26-000510-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/810136/000114036126000510/ef20062466_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-26-000510

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