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Issuer:     KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC (KRO)
CIK:        0001257640
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-02-25T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001257640-26-000004
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Kronos CEO James Buch retires; Brian Christian named CEO; declares $0.05 dividend
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- James M. Buch retires as CEO and director effective February 27, 2026.
- Brian W. Christian (47) elected president and CEO effective February 27; previously president since May 2025.
- Board declares regular quarterly dividend of $0.05 per share, payable March 19, 2026 to holders of record March 10.
- Christian has held multiple leadership roles at Kronos since 2009 and also serves as EVP of parent Contran.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1257640/000125764026000004/0001257640-26-000004-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1257640/000125764026000004/kro-20260220x8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001257640-26-000004

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