---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001564590-21-060969"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "A"
cik: "0001090872"
company_name: "AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC."
filed_at: "2021-12-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T22:49:23.028957+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Director Paul N. Clark retires from Agilent Board; board size reduced to 11

## Summary
- Paul N. Clark retired effective December 21, 2021 for personal reasons, no disagreement.
- Board size decreased from 12 to 11 members concurrent with Clark's retirement.
- Clark's departure is voluntary and not due to any dispute with the company.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001564590-21-060969
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: A
- cik: 0001090872
- company_name: AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- filed_at: 2021-12-22T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1090872/000156459021060969/0001564590-21-060969-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1090872/000156459021060969/a-8k_20211221.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001564590-21-060969
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001564590-21-060969.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001564590-21-060969.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Paul N. Clark retired as Director at AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC..
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Director
  source text: On December 21, 2021, Paul N. Clark retired from the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Agilent Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”), effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1090872/000156459021060969/0001564590-21-060969-index.htm

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