secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Arq, Inc. (ARQ)
CIK:        0001515156
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-08-28T20:31:51+00:00
Accession:  0001515156-26-000121
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.35
Item codes: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Arq appoints Peter Owino as Chief Accounting Officer effective Sept 1, 2026
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- 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.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1515156/000151515626000121/0001515156-26-000121-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1515156/000151515626000121/arq-20260824.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001515156-26-000121

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