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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
As previously reported in Westlake Corporation’s (the “Company” or “Westlake”) periodic filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Company and other ethylene consumers have been named as defendants in a series of fourteen civil lawsuits (collectively, the “Ethylene Antitrust Litigation”) in the Netherlands and Germany.
On July 29, 2026, the District Court of Amsterdam dismissed the plaintiffs’ claims against the Company and the other defendants in (i) the lawsuit filed by Shell Chemical Europe B.V. (“SCE”) in March 2023, in which SCE had alleged damages of approximately €1,025 million (plus statutory interest), and (ii) the lawsuit filed by Stichting Ethylene Claims (“Stichting”) in November 2023, in which Stichting had sought a declaratory judgment establishing that the defendants were liable for an unspecified amount of damages. Both dismissals are subject to appeal by the plaintiffs. Twelve lawsuits in the Ethylene Antitrust Litigation are still pending at first instance courts.
Cautionary Statement About Forward-Looking Statements
The statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K that are not historical facts, including statements regarding the resolution of certain claims in the Ethylene Antitrust Litigation, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. securities laws. These forward-looking statements are subject to significant risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the Company’s control. Actual results could differ materially, based on factors including, but not limited to, judicial determinations and appeals by the plaintiffs in the Ethylene Antitrust Litigation. For more detailed information about the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially, please refer to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, which was filed with the SEC on February 26, 2026, and the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2026, which was filed with the SEC on May 6, 2026.
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.
| WESTLAKE CORPORATION | ||||||
| Date: July 29, 2026 | By: | /s/ L. BENJAMIN EDERINGTON | ||||
| L. Benjamin Ederington Executive Vice President, Legal and External Affairs | ||||||