Sensient Technologies Corp 8-K, filed Nov 4, 2026
Sensient Technologies Corp (SXT)
8-K
2026-11-04
For: 2026-10-29
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About this 8-K
Sensient Technologies Corp filed this 8-K on November 4, 2026, reporting on events of October 29, 2026.
Sensient Technologies Corporation elected Ernest Chan and Philip Yu as directors effective December 2, 2026, expanding its Board from nine to ten members. Both will serve until the 2027 annual meeting and join the Scientific Advisory Committee. AI summary
Items reported
- Item 5.02: Director or officer change, or executive pay
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Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(d). On October 29, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Sensient Technologies Corporation (the “Company”) increased the size of the Board from nine to ten members pursuant to Section 3.2(a) of the Company’s Amended and Restated By-laws and elected Messrs. Ernest Chan and Philip Yu as directors, effective December 2, 2026. One of the newly elected directors will fill the existing vacancy on the Board created when Ms. Essie Whitelaw passed away in September, 2026. The other will fill the newly created vacancy. Messrs. Chan and Yu will serve until the Company’s 2027 annual meeting of shareholders and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. Messrs. Chan and Yu will each serve on the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Board.
Messrs. Chan and Yu will each receive compensation for their service on the Board on the same basis as the Company’s other non-employee directors. The Company’s non-employee director compensation arrangements are described under “Director Compensation and Benefits” in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for its 2026 annual meeting of shareholders. Upon commencement of their service on the Board, Messrs. Chan and Yu will each be entitled to receive a pro rata portion of the annual cash retainer payable to non-employee directors for the 2026 calendar year.
There are no arrangements or understandings between either Mr. Chan or Mr. Yu and any other person pursuant to which either was selected as a director. Neither Mr. Chan nor Mr. Yu is a party to any transaction with the Company that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Mr. Chan is the Chief Executive Officer of RF Technologies, a safety-technology company providing real-time location, staff protection, wander management, and emergency call solutions to healthcare and senior living customers. Mr. Yu is a retired U.S. Navy rear admiral and Senior Director, Global Business, of IMSAR LLC, a leading developer and manufacturer of low size, weight, and power synthetic aperture radar payloads and mission software for unmanned and manned aircraft.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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John J. Manning
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Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary
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Date:
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November 4, 2026
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