---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001477932-25-004128"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WHLT"
cik: "0001025771"
company_name: "CHASE PACKAGING CORP"
filed_at: "2025-05-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-20T12:53:49.554555+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Chase Packaging appoints Arthur J. Gajarsa to board effective May 23, 2025

## Summary
- Arthur J. Gajarsa, age 84, appointed to the Board effective May 23, 2025.
- Gajarsa is a former U.S. Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit (1997-2012).
- He has not been named to any board committees as of the filing date.
- No material plan, contract, or arrangement triggered by his appointment.
- Appointment provides board insight in legal compliance, M&A, and litigation.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001477932-25-004128
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WHLT
- cik: 0001025771
- company_name: CHASE PACKAGING CORP
- filed_at: 2025-05-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1025771/000147793225004128/0001477932-25-004128-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1025771/000147793225004128/cpka_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001477932-25-004128
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001477932-25-004128.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001477932-25-004128.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Arthur J. Gajarsa was appointed as Director at CHASE PACKAGING CORP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: Effective May 23, 2025, the Board of Director of Chase Packaging Corporation appointed a new member of the Board, Arthur J. Gajarsa.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1025771/000147793225004128/0001477932-25-004128-index.htm

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