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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 1, 2020

 

 

 

Huntsman Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   001-32427   42-1648585
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission   (IRS Employer
of incorporation)   File Number)   Identification No.)

 

10003 Woodloch Forest Drive    
The Woodlands, Texas   77380
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(281719-6000

 

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):

 

¨            Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨            Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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   HUN   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 (§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 ¨

 

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

 

(a)  The 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Huntsman Corporation (the “Company”) was held on May 1, 2020 (the “Annual Meeting”).

 

(b)  The record date for the Annual Meeting was March 5, 2020. At the close of business on the record date, there were 222,952,837 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 20, 2020) at the Annual Meeting and cast their votes as follows:

 

Proposal 1The eight nominees named below were elected to serve as directors of the board of directors, to serve until the 2021 Annual Meeting, and the voting results were as follows:

 

Directors  For   Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes 
Peter R. Huntsman   175,197,891    8,437,400    198,678    19,994,714 
Nolan D. Archibald   173,313,202    10,404,614    116,153    19,994,714 
Mary C. Beckerle   181,000,446    2,749,685    83,838    19,994,714 
M. Anthony Burns   181,131,004    2,593,812    109,153    19,994,714 
Daniele Ferrari   176,729,143    7,014,717    90,109    19,994,714 
Sir Robert J. Margetts   179,455,154    4,270,807    108,008    19,994,714 
Wayne A. Reaud   173,556,875    10,163,408    113,686    19,994,714 
Jan E. Tighe   182,076,580    1,668,139    89,250    19,994,714 

 

Proposal 2The 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 
 145,067,539    38,494,195    272,235    19,994,714 

 

Proposal 3The appointment of Deloitte& Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2020 was ratified, and the voting results were as follows.

 

For   Against   Abstain 
 195,396,219    8,299,444    133,020 

 

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

 

For   Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes 
 80,355,572    102,781,722    696,675    19,994,714 

 

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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. STRYKER
  Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
   
Dated: May 6, 2020  

 

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