---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-25-010900"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FF"
cik: "0001337298"
company_name: "FutureFuel Corp."
filed_at: "2025-04-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-23T22:21:22.848226+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# FutureFuel appoints Pamela R. Butcher as new Class C director, board expanded to 9

## Summary
- Appointment effective April 3, 2025; board size increased from 8 to 9 members.
- Butcher brings chemical industry experience; former CEO of Pilot Chemical and 29-year Dow executive.
- Standard director compensation for 2024, pro-rated; receives option to purchase 10,000 FF shares expiring April 2030.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-25-010900
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FF
- cik: 0001337298
- company_name: FutureFuel Corp.
- filed_at: 2025-04-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1337298/000143774925010900/0001437749-25-010900-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1337298/000143774925010900/ff20250401_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-25-010900
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-25-010900.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-25-010900.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Pamela R. Butcher was appointed as Class C member of the Board at FutureFuel Corp..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Class C member of the Board
  source text: Effective April 3, 2025, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of FutureFuel Corp. (the “Company”) increased the size of the Board to nine members and the Company appointed Pamela R. Butcher as a Class C member of the Board until her successor is duly elected and qualified or until her earlier death, resignation or removal.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1337298/000143774925010900/0001437749-25-010900-index.htm

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