secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     PureCycle Technologies, Inc. (PCT)
CIK:        0001830033
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-12-18T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-25-323749
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.50
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

PureCycle appoints Valerie Mars, former Mars Inc. executive, to Board effective January 1, 2026
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- Valerie Mars appointed to PureCycle Board effective Jan 1, 2026; she will serve on Audit and Finance Committee.
- Mars was SVP & Head of Corporate Development at Mars, Inc. for over 20 years, retiring end of 2024; fourth-generation Mars family member.
- Designated by Sylebra Capital under Board Representation Agreement; qualifies as independent under Nasdaq rules.
- Receives prorated initial RSU grant valued at $41,667 under non-employee director compensation program.
- CEO Dustin Olson cited her sustainability advocacy and alignment with PureCycle's mission to revolutionize plastic recycling.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1830033/000119312525323749/0001193125-25-323749-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1830033/000119312525323749/pct-20251218.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-323749

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