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Origin Materials, Inc. filings document material events for a sustainable-materials technology company focused on PET caps and closures, specialty materials, and a patented biomass conversion platform. Recent Form 8-K disclosures cover operating and financial results, material agreements, governance matters, shareholder votes, and security-structure items involving common stock and warrants.
The filing record also documents amendments to the certificate of incorporation, a completed reverse stock split, special-meeting voting results, and restructuring actions tied to cost reductions and PET cap commercialization. These filings provide formal disclosure of capital-structure changes, board and stockholder approvals, exit or disposal activities, and financial reporting context.
Origin Materials is asking stockholders to approve a Plan of Complete Liquidation and Dissolution that would wind down the company and distribute remaining cash to investors. The board unanimously recommends voting in favor of dissolving the company and liquidating its assets under Delaware law.
If approved, the board may file a Certificate of Dissolution, sell or dispose of remaining assets, pay or reserve for all liabilities, and then make one or more cash distributions. The company currently estimates an initial liquidation distribution between $0.61 and $3.54 per share, based on 5,502,770 shares outstanding as of May 8, 2026, but warns that actual amounts could be lower or even zero.
Origin has already discontinued substantially all commercial activities and significantly reduced its workforce after an unsuccessful strategic review and capital-raising effort. Stockholders will not have appraisal rights and trading in the stock is expected to cease once the Certificate of Dissolution is filed and the final record date is set.
Origin Materials, Inc. is asking shareholders to approve a Plan of Complete Liquidation and Dissolution that would authorize the Board to file a Certificate of Dissolution and wind up the company. The Board unanimously recommends approval after a strategic review and unsuccessful financing and strategic-partner efforts.
If approved, the Board may sell remaining assets, pay known and contingent claims, establish a contingency reserve, and make an Initial Liquidation Distribution expected to be between $0.61 and $3.54 per share based on 5,502,770 shares outstanding as of May 8, 2026. The Board may abandon or delay dissolution prior to filing the Certificate of Dissolution.
Origin Materials plans to wind down and liquidate the company. The board is asking stockholders at a 2026 virtual special meeting to approve a Plan of Complete Liquidation and Dissolution and an adjournment proposal to solicit more proxies if needed.
The company has already halted substantially all commercial activities and is shrinking its workforce, concluding that continued operations or a strategic transaction are unlikely to deliver more value than liquidation. If approved and implemented, Origin would sell remaining assets, pay or reserve for all liabilities, and distribute available cash to stockholders.
The board currently estimates an initial liquidation distribution of between $0.61 and $3.48 per share of common stock, based on 5,502,770 shares outstanding as of May 8, 2026, but actual amounts and timing are uncertain. Origin expects to set up an estimated $2.0 million contingency reserve for unknown or contingent claims, and trading in the stock is expected to cease after a Certificate of Dissolution is filed and the Final Record Date is set. Distributions are intended to be taxable as payments in exchange for shares, and stockholders do not have appraisal rights.
Origin Materials reports a smaller Q1 2026 loss while preparing to wind down the business. Revenue fell sharply to $477,000 from $5.43 million a year earlier, driven by much lower product sales. Net loss narrowed to $17.65 million, compared with $26.44 million in Q1 2025.
The company ended the quarter with $32.6 million in cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities and total assets of $135.1 million. Management concluded there is substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern and is pursuing a Plan of Dissolution, subject to stockholder approval, alongside a major workforce reduction.
Origin Materials, Inc. The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC filed a Schedule 13G reporting shared beneficial ownership of 404,261 shares of Origin Materials common stock, representing 7.5% of the class as of 03/31/2026. The filing is a joint statement executed under a Joint Filing Agreement, with signatures dated 04/24/2026.
Origin Materials, Inc. has approved a plan of complete liquidation and dissolution, subject to stockholder approval, and will seek that approval at a special shareholder meeting. The company aims to maximize shareholder value through an orderly sale of its technology and assets followed by a wind down.
In connection with this plan, Origin implemented a reduction-in-force on May 1, 2026 that cuts its workforce by approximately 59%, which is expected to reduce annual operating expenses by about $14.0 million. The company anticipates restructuring charges of roughly $2.1 million, mainly for severance and benefits, with most expenses incurred by the end of the second quarter of 2026.
Chief Executive Officer John Bissell has stepped down from his executive role, effective May 1, 2026, but will remain on the board. Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer Matt Plavan has been appointed Interim Chief Executive Officer. To retain key executives during the dissolution, Plavan and General Counsel Joshua Lee receive a 25% base salary increase and retention bonuses of $183,618 and $153,696, respectively, tied to continued service and claim releases.
Origin Materials, Inc. filed an amended annual report to add Part III information on directors, executive pay, ownership and auditor fees that was not included in the original Form 10‑K.
The filing also describes a one‑for‑thirty reverse stock split effective March 19, 2026, which consolidated every 30 shares of common stock into one share without changing par value. All share figures in the amendment reflect this reverse split. The company outlines 2025 and 2024 compensation for its three named executives, equity award terms, director compensation, and that six of seven directors are independent under Nasdaq rules. As of March 20, 2026, Origin had 5,425,037 common shares outstanding and a non‑affiliate market value of about $69.5 million as of June 30, 2025.
Origin Materials, Inc. reported that CFO and COO Matthew T. Plavan acquired 32,000 shares of common stock as a compensation-related grant tied to performance stock units. The performance condition was deemed 40% achieved on March 4, 2026.
One-third of these units vested on March 4, 2026, with additional one-third tranches scheduled to vest on January 1, 2027 and January 1, 2028, subject to his continued service. Following this grant, Plavan directly holds 1,340,231 shares of common stock.
Origin Materials, Inc. reported that its General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, Joshua C. Lee, acquired 30,000 shares of common stock as a compensation grant. These shares were earned when performance conditions tied to performance stock units granted on February 26, 2025 were deemed 40% achieved on March 4, 2026. One-third of the related stock units vested on March 4, 2026, with additional one-third tranches scheduled to vest on January 1, 2027 and January 1, 2028, subject to his continued service. Following this award, Lee beneficially owns 636,884 shares of Origin Materials common stock directly.
Bissell John reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Origin Materials, Inc. CEO John Bissell received 60,000 shares of common stock as a compensation-related award. The grant was recorded at a price of $0.00 per share and increased his directly held stake to 2,007,973 shares following the transaction.
According to the footnote, these shares were earned when a performance condition tied to performance stock units granted on February 26, 2025 was deemed 40% achieved on March 4, 2026. One-third of the related stock units vested on March 4, 2026, with additional one-third tranches scheduled to vest on January 1, 2027 and January 1, 2028, subject to his continued service.