---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001708035-26-000070"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ECVT"
cik: "0001708035"
company_name: "Ecovyst Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-21T20:02:36+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-21T22:29:29.772201+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ecovyst shareholders elect five Class I directors and approve say-on-pay at 2026 annual meeting

## Summary
- All five Class I nominees (Brown, Bitting, Bradley, Fogarty, Humble) elected with over 93M votes each.
- Advisory say-on-pay proposal passed with 93,076,499 votes for, 870,548 against.
- Ratification of PwC as independent auditor for FY2026 approved with 100,146,577 votes for.
- Approximately 100.2M shares represented (91.6% of outstanding) at the May 20, 2026 meeting.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001708035-26-000070
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ECVT
- cik: 0001708035
- company_name: Ecovyst Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-21T20:02:36+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.1
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1708035/000170803526000070/0001708035-26-000070-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1708035/000170803526000070/ecvt-20260520.htm

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