{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001628280-26-055414","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"AZTA","cik":"0000933974","company_name":"Azenta, Inc.","filed_at":"2026-08-10T22:09:57+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-08-11T10:05:11.220173+00:00","generated_at":"2026-08-11T10:05:54.635796+00:00","sec_items":["5.02","9.01"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.3,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.3,"confidence":"high","headline":"Azenta appoints Erik J. Bello as VP, Chief Accounting Officer effective Aug 31, 2026","bullets":["Erik J. Bello named VP, Chief Accounting Officer; start date Aug 31, 2026.","Base salary $380,000; $80,000 sign-on bonus; ICP target 50% of salary.","LTIP grants: $150,000 RSUs for FY2026, $300,000 (75% RSU, 25% PSU) for next FY.","Lawrence Lin remains EVP & CFO; ceases as principal accounting officer on effective date.","Bello previously VP & Corporate Controller at Onto Innovation (Feb 2025) and UniFirst (Oct 2020-Feb 2025)."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-055414","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-055414.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-055414.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-055414.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/933974/000162828026055414/0001628280-26-055414-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/933974/000162828026055414/azta-20260810.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-08-11T10:05:54.635796+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"}