{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001515156-26-000121","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"ARQ","cik":"0001515156","company_name":"Arq, Inc.","filed_at":"2026-08-28T20:31:51+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-08-28T20:34:00.495108+00:00","generated_at":"2026-08-28T20:34:13.184818+00:00","sec_items":["5.02","8.01","9.01"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.35,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.35,"confidence":"high","headline":"Arq appoints Peter Owino as Chief Accounting Officer effective Sept 1, 2026","bullets":["Peter Owino, 52, appointed CAO; previously interim CAO since June 12, 2026.","Annual base salary $350,000; STI target 55% of base; LTI target 75% of base.","Received 100,000 restricted stock awards (inducement), vesting equally over 3 years.","Severance: 12 months base salary, COBRA lump sum, accelerated equity vesting if terminated without cause.","Prior consulting fee via Princeton Business Consulting: $350/hr, monthly cap $63,000; ~$200,000 paid total."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001515156-26-000121","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001515156-26-000121.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001515156-26-000121.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001515156-26-000121.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1515156/000151515626000121/0001515156-26-000121-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1515156/000151515626000121/arq-20260824.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-08-28T20:34:13.184818+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}