secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Azenta, Inc. (AZTA)
CIK:        0000933974
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-09-17T19:48:30+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-26-062474
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Azenta finalizes interim CEO pay package and $2.5M in NEO retention awards
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- Interim CEO Dr. Martin D. Madaus to receive $600,000 annual base salary plus cash bonus equal to 100% of salary.
- RSU award valued at $1,200,000 granted Sep 14, 2026; vests 1/12 monthly; bonus paid Jan 1, 2028 on release.
- Madaus stepped off Nominating & Governance Committee; Board named Cornog as Chair, Casal and Davis as members.
- Retention RSUs granted: CFO Lin $1,000,000; Starr, Pirogova, Martin $500,000 each; vest 50% over first 2 anniversaries.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/933974/000162828026062474/0001628280-26-062474-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/933974/000162828026062474/azta-20260911.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-062474

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