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Issuer:     CHART INDUSTRIES INC (GTLS)
CIK:        0000892553
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-11-17T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-25-283999
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Chart Industries CEO Jillian Evanko resigns effective Jan 6, 2026; will remain senior advisor for Baker Hughes merger
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- Evanko to step down as President/CEO and Board member; interim CEO to be appointed from within.
- She will serve as Senior Advisor through merger close, with fee of $1M/month (min $4M, max $9M) contingent on merger.
- Company amended employment agreements for Hotchkiss, Vinci, Brinkman, Belling increasing change-in-control severance multiples (e.g., from 100% to 200% for three executives).
- Baker Hughes merger remains on track for mid-2026; shareholder approval obtained and HSR waiting period expired.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/892553/000119312525283999/0001193125-25-283999-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/892553/000119312525283999/d76003d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-283999

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