---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001515156-26-000097"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ARQ"
cik: "0001515156"
company_name: "Arq, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-07-23T21:09:11+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-07-23T21:10:09.538890+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Arq CEO Rasmus takes $50K salary, no bonus; gets 1.2M RSUs with performance vesting targets

## Summary
- CEO Robert Rasmus's annual salary reduced to $50,000; no longer eligible for annual bonus or long-term incentive compensation.
- Granted 600,000 time-based RSUs vesting 50% on 2nd anniversary, 50% on 3rd anniversary; accelerated on change in control or certain terminations.
- Granted 600,000 performance-based RSUs vesting at 30-day VWAP thresholds of $3, $6, and $9 per share (200,000 each) before 3rd anniversary.
- Employment term extended to July 23, 2029; inducement RSUs (400,000) performance period extended to July 17, 2029.
- Company to reimburse up to $20,000 in legal fees for negotiation.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001515156-26-000097
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ARQ
- cik: 0001515156
- company_name: Arq, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-07-23T21:09:11+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1515156/000151515626000097/0001515156-26-000097-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1515156/000151515626000097/arq-20260717.htm

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