INNOSPEC INC. (NASDAQ:IOSP) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

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INNOSPEC INC. (NASDAQ:IOSP) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

INNOSPEC INC. (NASDAQ:IOSP) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On June 1, 2019, the Board of Directors of Innospec Inc. (the “Company”) (i) increased the number of directors of the Company from seven (7) to eight (8) and (ii) effective as of July 1, 2019, appointed Ms. Claudia Poccia to serve as a Class I director of the Company until the 2020 annual meeting of stockholders of the Company. Ms. Poccia was also appointed to serve on the Company’s Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

Ms. Poccia will participate in the standard compensation plan for non-employee directors which includes a cash retainer of $90,000 on an annualized basis, paid quarterly, beginning July 1, 2019. Ms. Poccia will also be eligible to receive an annual grant of stock options and full value awards under the Innospec Inc. 2018 Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan with an expected grant date value of $90,000 (with two-thirds of such awards to be granted as full-value awards and one-third to be granted as stock options with a fair market value exercise price set the date of grant). The options typically vest three years after the date of grant and will have a ten-year term. The full-value awards typically vest three years after the date of grant. As a non-employee director, she may also receive an additional daily fee of $2,000 for additional days provided at the specific request of the CEO.

There is no arrangement or understanding to which Ms. Poccia was selected as a director, and neither Ms. Poccia nor any member of her immediate family has had (or proposes to have) a direct or indirect interest in any transaction in which the Company or any of its subsidiaries was (or proposes to be) a participant, that would be required to be disclosed under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

A copy of the press release containing the announcement of Ms. Poccia’s appointment is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

EXHIBIT INDEX

   Press Release dated June 3, 2019.    Filed Herewith

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INNOSPEC INC. Exhibit
EX-99.1 2 d731953dex991.htm EX-99.1 EX-99.1 Exhibit 99.1   PRESS RELEASE INNOSPEC APPOINTS CLAUDIA POCCIA AS NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR Englewood,…
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About INNOSPEC INC. (NASDAQ:IOSP)

Innospec Inc. develops, manufactures, blends, markets and supplies fuel additives, oilfield chemicals, personal care and fragrance ingredients and other specialty chemicals. The Company operates in three segments: Fuel Specialties, Performance Chemicals and Octane Additives. The Company’s products are sold to oil and gas exploration and production companies, oil refineries, personal care and fragrance companies, and other chemical and industrial companies. The Fuel Specialties segment develops, manufactures, blends, markets and supplies a range of specialty chemical products used as additives to a range of fuels. The Performance Chemicals segment provides technology-based solutions for the processes or products focused in the Personal Care, Polymers and Fragrance Ingredients markets. The Octane Additives segment produces tetra ethyl lead (TEL) and consists of sales of TEL for use in automotive gasoline, and provides services in its environmental remediation business.