ingr-20260607
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): June 7, 2026
INGREDION INCORPORATED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-13397 | 22-3514823 | ||||||||||||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||||||||||||
5 Westbrook Corporate Center, Westchester, Illinois | 60154 | |||||||||||||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||||||||||||
(708) 551-2600
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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, par value $0.01 per share | INGR | 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.
(d) On June 7, 2026, the Company’s Board elected Kenneth Escoe to serve as a director of the Company, with a term beginning effective July 1, 2026.
The Board has determined that Mr. Escoe qualifies as an independent director under the corporate responsibility standards of the New York Stock Exchange .
Mr. Escoe, age 51, is the Executive Vice President of Specialty Products at Illinois Tool Works Inc., a Fortune 500 global industrial manufacturer, a role he has held since 2020. He has served in roles of increasing responsibility with that company since 2014. He is a member of the Board of Directors of United Way of Metropolitan Chicago.
Consistent with the compensation payable to all non-management directors, Mr. Escoe will receive for his Board service initially and on a quarterly basis thereafter payments of an annual cash retainer and an annual equity retainer in the form of restricted stock units issued under the Company’s stock incentive plan. The non-management director compensation arrangements are described under the heading Director Compensation on pages 21 through 22 of the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed on Schedule 14A with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 8, 2026. The Company will enter into its standard form of director indemnification agreement with Mr. Escoe.
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.
| Date: June 11, 2026 | Ingredion Incorporated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| By: | /s/ Tanya M. Jaeger de Foras | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tanya M. Jaeger de Foras Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||