Ecovyst (NYSE: ECVT) sells Advanced Materials & Catalysts unit, repays $465M term loan

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Ecovyst Inc. completed the sale of its Advanced Materials & Catalysts business to Technip Energies N.V. for a cash purchase price of $556 million, subject to customary closing adjustments. This transaction significantly reshapes Ecovyst’s portfolio by transferring an entire business line to the buyer.

At closing, Ecovyst used the proceeds to reduce debt under its term loan, making a partial mandatory repayment of $161.5 million and an additional voluntary repayment of $303.5 million of principal. In connection with the sale, Paul Whittleston, Vice President and President, Advanced Materials & Catalysts, left the company. Ecovyst also provided unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements as an exhibit to show how its results would look after the divestiture.

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Corporate finance analyst

Ecovyst sells a business for cash and uses it to pay down term debt.

Ecovyst Inc. completed the divestiture of its Advanced Materials & Catalysts business to Technip Energies for a cash purchase price of $556 million, subject to adjustments for items like indebtedness and working capital at closing. This is a major portfolio move because an entire business segment is transferred to the purchaser under a previously signed stock purchase agreement.

The company applied part of the proceeds to reduce leverage under its term loan. Closing the deal triggered a mandatory prepayment of $161.5 million, and Ecovyst also chose to repay an additional $303.5 million of principal, for total term loan repayments of $465 million. This meaningfully lowers gross debt, though the net impact on interest expense and cash balances will be clearer in future financial statements and the accompanying unaudited pro forma financial information.

Leadership for the divested business is also affected: Paul Whittleston, previously Vice President and President, Advanced Materials & Catalysts, departed at closing. Investors can review the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements filed as Exhibit 99.1 to understand how Ecovyst’s financial profile may look after removing the Advanced Materials & Catalysts operations.

8-K Event Classification

4 items: 2.01, 2.04, 5.02, 9.01

4 items

Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets Financial

The company completed a significant acquisition or sale of business assets.

Item 2.04 Triggering Events That Accelerate or Increase a Direct Financial Obligation Financial

An event triggered acceleration or increase of an existing financial obligation, such as a debt covenant breach.

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers Governance

Key personnel changes including departures, elections, or appointments of directors and executive officers.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits Exhibits

Financial statements, pro forma financial information, and exhibit attachments filed with this report.

Understanding 8-K Material Events →

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 31, 2025

Ecovyst Inc.

Commission File Number: 001-38221

Delaware

81-3406833

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

600 Lee Road, Suite 200

Wayne, Pennsylvania

19087

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(484)

617-1200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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☐			Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading symbol

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common stock, par value $0.01 per share

ECVT

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company

☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

☐

Item 2.01

Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

On December 31, 2025, Ecovyst, Inc. ("Ecovyst" or the "Company") completed the previously announced sale of its Advanced Materials & Catalysts business to Technip Energies N.V. (the “Purchaser”), pursuant to a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), dated September 10, 2025, by and between Ecovyst Inc. and the Purchaser, for a purchase price of $556 million in cash, subject to certain adjustments specified therein, including for indebtedness, cash, working capital and transaction expenses of the Advanced Materials & Catalysts business at the closing of the Transaction (the “Transaction”). The foregoing description of the Transaction does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Purchase Agreement, a copy of which was filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 11, 2025, and the full text of which is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2.04

Triggering Events That Accelerate or Increase a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement.

The closing of the Transaction discussed in Item 2.01 above triggered Ecovyst’s obligation to provide partial mandatory repayment under the Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of June 9, 2021 (as amended by the First Amendment Agreement, dated as of February 9, 2023, the Second Amendment Agreement, dated as of June 12, 2024, and the Third Amendment Agreement, dated as of January 30, 2025, and as otherwise amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time), by and among Ecovyst Catalyst Technologies LLC, Eco Services Operations Corp., Ecovyst Midco II Inc., UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as administrative agent and collateral agent, and the financial institutions from time to time party thereto as lenders, of $161.5 million. In addition to the partial mandatory repayment, the Company used a portion of the net proceeds of the Transaction to repay an additional $303.5 million principal amount of the term loan.

Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Departure of Paul Whittleston, Vice President and President, Advanced Materials & Catalysts At the closing of the Transaction discussed in Item 2.01 above, Paul Whittleston, Vice President and President, Advanced Materials & Catalysts, ceased to be an officer of, and terminated employment with, the Company.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(b)

Pro forma financial information.

The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company giving effect to the Transaction discussed in Item 2.01 above are filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

(d)

Exhibits.

Exhibit No.

Description

99.1

Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of Ecovyst Inc.

104

The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K of Ecovyst Inc., formatted in Inline XBRL and included as Exhibit 101

SIGNATURE

 

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.

Date:

January 7, 2026

Ecovyst Inc.

By:

/s/ MICHAEL FEEHAN

Name:

Michael Feehan

Title:

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

FAQ

What major transaction did Ecovyst (ECVT) disclose?

Ecovyst Inc. completed the sale of its Advanced Materials & Catalysts business to Technip Energies N.V. under a previously announced stock purchase agreement.

How much did Technip Energies pay Ecovyst for the Advanced Materials & Catalysts business?

Technip Energies agreed to pay Ecovyst a cash purchase price of $556 million, subject to adjustments for indebtedness, cash, working capital, and transaction expenses at closing.

How did Ecovyst use the proceeds from the sale of the Advanced Materials & Catalysts business?

Ecovyst applied sale proceeds to its term loan, making a mandatory repayment of $161.5 million and an additional voluntary repayment of $303.5 million of principal.

Which Ecovyst executive left the company in connection with the transaction?

At the closing of the transaction, Paul Whittleston, Vice President and President, Advanced Materials & Catalysts, ceased to be an officer and terminated employment with Ecovyst.

What additional financial information did Ecovyst provide about the transaction?

Ecovyst filed unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements as Exhibit 99.1, giving effect to the sale of the Advanced Materials & Catalysts business.

Which debt agreement was affected by Ecovyst’s asset sale?

The sale closing triggered a partial mandatory repayment under Ecovyst’s Term Loan Credit Agreement dated June 9, 2021, as amended, and Ecovyst also made an additional principal repayment.