8-K

Element Solutions Inc (ESI)

8-K 2025-06-05 For: 2025-06-03
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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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 3, 2025

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Element Solutions Inc

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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware 001-36272 37-1744899
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
500 East Broward Boulevard, Suite 1860 33394
Fort Lauderdale, Florida (Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:   (561) 207-9600

Not Applicable

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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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, par value $0.01 per share ESI 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 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

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 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On June 3, 2025, Element Solutions Inc (the "Company") held its 2025 annual meeting of stockholders (the "2025 Annual Meeting"). The proposals submitted to a stockholder vote at the meeting were described in detail in the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement for the 2025 Annual Meeting, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 18, 2025 (the "Proxy Statement"). The Company's stockholders present at the meeting or by proxy represented 226,200,205 shares of common stock (or 93.27% of the 242,504,073 outstanding shares of common stock of the Company at April 7, 2025, the record date for the 2025 Annual Meeting). Set forth below are the final voting results for each of the proposals submitted to the Company's stockholders at the 2025 Annual Meeting.

Proposal 1 - Election of Directors — The stockholders entitled to vote elected each of the eight director nominees set forth in the Proxy Statement to serve until the Company's 2026 annual meeting of stockholders or until his or her respective successor is duly elected and qualified. The voting results were as follows:

Nominee For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
Sir Martin E. Franklin 183,947,034 36,118,466 218,212 5,916,493
Benjamin Gliklich 217,563,131 2,502,286 218,295 5,916,493
Ian G.H. Ashken 193,586,254 26,464,996 232,462 5,916,493
Elyse Napoli Filon 220,013,186 38,772 231,754 5,916,493
Christopher T. Fraser 214,873,855 5,177,850 232,007 5,916,493
Michael F. Goss 164,136,005 55,915,196 232,511 5,916,493
E. Stanley O'Neal 205,798,719 14,204,657 280,336 5,916,493
Susan W. Sofronas 215,304,854 4,747,654 231,204 5,916,493

Proposal 2 - Say-on-Pay Vote — The proposal on the advisory resolution to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers received the following votes:

For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
206,658,172 13,358,695 266,845 5,916,493

Proposal 3 - Ratification of Auditors — The proposal for the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2025 received the following votes:

For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
225,224,847 744,408 230,950 --

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

The following exhibits are filed or furnished herewith:

Exhibit Number Description
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL)(furnished only)

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.

ELEMENT SOLUTIONS INC
(Registrant)
June 5, 2025 /s/ John E. Capps
(Date) John E. Capps
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary