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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): February 9, 2023
 
FUTUREFUEL CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
 
0-52577
20-3340900
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
 
8235 Forsyth Blvd., Suite 400
St. Louis, Missouri 63105
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(314) 854-8352
(Registrant’s Telephone Number)
 
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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock
FF
NYSE
 
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
 
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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
 
Effective February 9, 2023, FutureFuel Corp. (the “Company”) appointed Kyle Gaither, formerly the General Manager of the Company’s subsidiary FutureFuel Chemical Company (“FFCC”), as Chief Operations Officer (“COO”) of the Company. Prior to such appointment, Thomas McKinlay, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, also served as the Company’s COO.
 
Mr. Gaither has worked for FFCC and its predecessor, Eastman Kodak Company, for over 30 years. Prior to being appointed General Manager in January 2018, he served as Superintendent of Operations and in various other management roles for FFCC. Mr. Gaither holds a Bachelor’s of Science degree in chemical engineering from the University of Arkansas.
 
In connection with his role, Mr. Gaither will receive an annual base salary of $250,000. He will be eligible to participate in the Company’s benefits and incentive programs generally available to the Company’s executive officers. There is no family relationship between Mr. Gaither and any other director or executive officer of the Company. There are no transactions between the Company and Mr. Gaither disclosable pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
 
 

 
 
SIGNATURES
 
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.
 
 
FUTUREFUEL CORP.
 
 
By: /s/ Rose M. Sparks
Rose M. Sparks, Chief Financial Officer
 
 
Date: February 14, 2023