UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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): May 2, 2019

 

 

Huntsman Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(281) 719-6000

 

Not applicable

(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 obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company o

 

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.  o

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

 

 

 

Item 5.07  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

(a)  The 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Huntsman Corporation (the “Company”) was held on May 2, 2019 (the “Annual Meeting”).

 

(b)  The record date for the Annual Meeting was March 8, 2019. At the close of business on March 8, 2019, there were 233,978,720 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding, each of which was entitled to one vote on each item of business conducted at the Annual Meeting.

 

(c)  The Company’s stockholders voted on the following four proposals (each described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 22, 2019) at the Annual Meeting and cast their votes as follows:

 

Proposal 1                                   The eight nominees named below were elected to serve as directors of the board of directors, to serve until the 2020 Annual Meeting, and the voting results were as follows:

 

Directors		For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
Peter R. Huntsman		182,945,151		6,058,137		606,233		24,961,027
Nolan D. Archibald		182,365,720		7,095,486		148,315		24,961,027
Mary C. Beckerle		186,988,849		2,494,031		126,641		24,961,027
M. Anthony Burns		186,938,401		2,547,795		123,325		24,961,027
Daniele Ferrari		185,401,152		4,067,077		141,292		24,961,027
Sir Robert J. Margetts		186,157,611		3,316,408		135,502		24,961,027
Wayne A. Reaud		184,539,391		4,917,103		153,027		24,961,027
Jan E. Tighe		189,133,346		354,102		122,073		24,961,027

 

Proposal 2                                   The non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved as set forth below.

 

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
136,636,093		52,675,123		298,305		24,961,027

 

Proposal 3                                   The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2019 was ratified, and the voting results were as follows.

 

For		Against		Abstain
206,052,218		8,397,912		120,418

 

Proposal 4                                 The stockholder proposal regarding stockholder right to act by written consent was defeated by the votes set forth below.

 

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
77,525,184		111,471,407		612,930		24,961,027

 

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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.

 

	HUNTSMAN CORPORATION
	/s/ DAVID M. SRYKER
	Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

 

Dated: May 3, 2019

 

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