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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) March 19, 2024

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On March 19, 2024, current director Robert M. McLaughlin informed the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (the “Company”) that he does not intend to stand for re-election to the Board at the 2024 Annual General Meeting of Members (the "2024 AGM") and that he is retiring from the Board when his term as a director expires at the 2024 AGM. Mr. McLaughlin’s decision was not a result of any disagreement with the Company.

On March 21, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing Mr. McLaughlin's decision to retire from the Board and not to stand for re-election at the 2024 AGM. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The information furnished in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any other filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

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    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.