secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Drilling Tools International Corp (DTI)
CIK:        0001884516
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-01-27T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-024422
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.50
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

DTI board refresh: Green appointed, Prejean named Chairman/CEO, Furst lead director
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- Ira H. Green, former Piper Sandler MD, appointed to board effective immediately; brings over 30 yrs energy capital markets experience.
- C. Richard Vermillion to step down at next annual meeting; no disagreement with company.
- Board appoints Wayne Prejean as Chairman & CEO (currently interim) effective at next annual meeting; compensation unchanged.
- Jack Furst appointed lead independent director effective at next annual meeting.
- Board refreshment and succession planning ongoing; further governance changes expected ahead of 2026 annual meeting.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1884516/000119312526024422/0001193125-26-024422-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1884516/000119312526024422/d66516d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-024422

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