8-K

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 8, 2021

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Element Solutions Inc

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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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

On June 8, 2021, Element Solutions Inc (the "Company") held its 2021 annual meeting of stockholders (the "2021 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 2021Annual Meeting, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 2021 (the "Proxy Statement"). Stockholders present at the virtual meeting or by proxy represented 222,899,335 shares of common stock (or 90% of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company as of April 12, 2021, the record date for the 2021 Annual Meeting).

At the 2021 Annual Meeting, stockholders elected all of the Company's nominees for director, approved the compensation of the Company's named executive officers in 2020 ("say-on-pay" vote), and ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2021.

The final voting results regarding each proposal are set forth below:

Proposal 1 - Election of Directors: The stockholders entitled to vote approved the election of each of the eight director nominees set forth in the Proxy Statement, each of whom to serve until the Company's 2022 annual meeting of stockholders or until his or her respective successor is duly elected and qualified. The voting results were as follows:

Proposal 2 - Say-on-Pay Vote: The proposal on the advisory resolution to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers in 2020 as described in the Proxy Statement received the vote of approximately 84% of the votes cast by stockholders entitled to vote. The voting results were as follows:

Proposal 3 - Ratification of Auditors: The proposal on ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2021 was approved by a majority of the votes cast by stockholders entitled to vote. The voting results were as follows:

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.