secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Metallus Inc. (MTUS)
CIK:        0001598428
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-08-31T20:47:24+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-376936
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Metallus CEO Mike Williams to retire Dec 31; Kris Westbrooks named successor Jan 1
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- Michael Williams retires as CEO and board member effective Dec 31, 2026; stays as special advisor through June 30, 2027.
- Kristopher Westbrooks, current President/COO, appointed President/CEO and board member effective Jan 1, 2027.
- Westbrooks receives $800k base salary (up $153k), target annual award at 100% of base, LTIP grant $2.4M (up $1.15M).
- Westbrooks' severance multiple in change of control reduced from 3x to 2.5x; Kevin Raketich named EVP Strategy & Corp Dev.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1598428/000119312526376936/0001193125-26-376936-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1598428/000119312526376936/mtus-20260831.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-376936

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