UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 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 9, 2024

 

Westlake Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware		001-32260		76-0346924
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

2801 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 600 Houston, Texas		77056
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 960-9111

 

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		WLK		The New York Stock Exchange
1.625% Senior Notes due 2029		WLK 29		The New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in 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).

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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.

Three matters were voted upon by the stockholders of Westlake Corporation (the “Company”) at its annual meeting of stockholders held on May 9, 2024 (the “2024 Annual Meeting”): (1) four members of the Board of Directors of the Company were elected; (2) the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024 was ratified; and (3) the Stockholder proposal regarding the preparation of a report on reducing plastic pollution of the oceans was not approved. The following tabulation sets forth the number of votes cast for, against or withheld and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes, as applicable.

 

Election of Directors		Votes For		Votes Withheld		Broker Non-Votes
James Y. Chao		116,605,567		9,181,254		1,137,576
John T. Chao		116,302,772		9,484,049		1,137,576
Mark A. McCollum		122,596,584		3,190,237		1,137,576
R. Bruce Northcutt		116,539,722		9,247,099		1,137,576

 

		Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions
Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP		124,979,425		1,882,017		62,955

 

		Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
Stockholder proposal regarding the preparation of a report on reducing plastic pollution of the oceans		8,342,046		117,336,415		108,360		1,137,576

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: May 13, 2024				By:		/s/ L. Benjamin Ederington
						L. Benjamin Ederington
						Executive Vice President, Performance and Essential Materials, General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer