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accession: "0001477932-21-008811"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BCHT"
cik: "0000728385"
company_name: "Birchtech Corp."
filed_at: "2021-11-26T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T05:22:25.664909+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
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source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Midwest Energy Emissions grants stock options to executives and directors; CEO gets 750k shares

## Summary
- CEO Richard MacPherson granted nonqualified options for 750,000 shares at $0.78 strike.
- CTO John Pavlish and VP James Trettel each granted options for 500,000 shares.
- CFO Jami Satterthwaite granted options for 125,000 shares; Chairman Greenberg gets 250,000.
- Director David Kaye granted options for 125,000 shares; two other employees each get 50,000.
- All options fully vested on grant date, expire in five years, under 2017 Equity Incentive Plan.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001477932-21-008811
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BCHT
- cik: 0000728385
- company_name: Birchtech Corp.
- filed_at: 2021-11-26T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.45
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/728385/000147793221008811/0001477932-21-008811-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/728385/000147793221008811/meec_8k.htm

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