---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-25-006088"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FF"
cik: "0001337298"
company_name: "FutureFuel Corp."
filed_at: "2025-03-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-25T13:25:43.949931+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.45
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# FutureFuel CCO Charles Lyon departs; role merged with CEO

## Summary
- Charles W. Lyon's employment as Chief Commercial Officer terminates effective March 31, 2025.
- Separation agreement provides $330,187 severance plus $18,022 for 18 months of COBRA coverage.
- Company will merge CCO and CEO roles to create agile structure and drive growth.
- Release of claims, confidentiality, non-solicitation, and non-competition covenants included.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-25-006088
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FF
- cik: 0001337298
- company_name: FutureFuel Corp.
- filed_at: 2025-03-04T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.45
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1337298/000143774925006088/0001437749-25-006088-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1337298/000143774925006088/ff20250304_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-25-006088
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-25-006088.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-25-006088.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Charles W. Lyon resigned as Chief Commercial Officer at FutureFuel Corp..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Chief Commercial Officer
  source text: On February 26, 2025, FutureFuel Corp. (the “Company”) and Charles W. Lyon agreed to terminate his employment as Chief Commercial Officer of the Company to be effective as of March 31, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1337298/000143774925006088/0001437749-25-006088-index.htm

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