ngvt-20230216

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Delaware

001-37586

47-4027764

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

(Commission File Number)

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

4920 O'Hear Avenue Suite 400

North Charleston

South Carolina

29405

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip code)

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Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock ($0.01 par value)	NGVT	New York Stock Exchange


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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.

On February 16, 2023, upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”), the Board approved: (i) an increase in the size of the Board to ten members; and (ii) the election of Mr. Bruce D. Hoechner to fill the vacancy created by the expansion of the Board.

Mr. Hoechner will serve until the Company’s 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until his successor shall have been duly elected and qualified. Mr. Hoechner will serve on the Board’s Leadership Development & Compensation Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee.

There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Hoechner and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Hoechner was elected as a director, nor have there been any transactions involving Mr. Hoechner that would be required to be reported under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Mr. Hoechner will receive compensation in accordance with the Company’s non-employee director compensation practices described under the “Director Compensation” section of the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on March 11, 2022. His compensation will be pro-rated for the 2022-2023 term.

A copy of the press release announcing the election of Mr. Hoechner to the Board is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this current report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit No.			Description of Exhibit
99.1			Press release dated February 21, 2023.
104			Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


INGEVITY CORPORATION
(Registrant)

By:			/S/ STACY L. COZAD
			Stacy L. Cozad
			Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary