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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) June 6, 2024
AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS LTD.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Bermuda | 001-36733 | 98-1073028 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1050 Constitution Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19112
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(855) 547-1461
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Common Shares, $1.00 par value | | AXTA | | New York Stock Exchange |
(Title of class) | | (Trading symbol) | | (Exchange on which registered) |
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 Rule12b-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.
The 2024 Annual General Meeting of Members (“AGM”) of Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (“Axalta”) was held on June 6, 2024. The matters that were voted upon by Axalta’s members at the AGM and the number of votes cast for, against or withheld, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes, as to each such matter, as applicable, are set forth below.
At the AGM, Axalta’s members: (i) elected nine directors, each for a term expiring at Axalta’s 2025 Annual General Meeting of Members (the “2025 AGM”); (ii) approved the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Axalta’s independent registered public accounting firm and auditor until the conclusion of the 2025 AGM and the delegation of authority to Axalta’s Board of Directors, acting through the Audit Committee, to set the terms and remuneration thereof; and (iii) approved the compensation of Axalta’s named executive officers (“Say on Pay”) for 2023.
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Election of Nine Directors: | | | | |
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Name | | Votes For | | Votes Withheld | | Broker-Non-Votes |
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Jan A. Bertsch | | 199,077,776 | | 3,485,507 | | 4,460,808 |
William M. Cook | | 201,328,232 | | 1,235,051 | | 4,460,808 |
Tyrone M. Jordan | | 197,463,581 | | 5,099,702 | | 4,460,808 |
Deborah J. Kissire | | 195,006,994 | | 7,556,289 | | 4,460,808 |
Rakesh Sachdev | | 189,180,274 | | 11,629,515 | | 6,214,302 |
Samuel L. Smolik | | 201,282,356 | | 1,280,927 | | 4,460,808 |
Kevin M. Stein | | 201,960,118 | | 603,165 | | 4,460,808 |
Chris Villavarayan | | 201,780,523 | | 782,760 | | 4,460,808 |
Mary S. Zappone | | 202,014,268 | | 549,015 | | 4,460,808 |
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Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP: | |
| Votes For | | Votes Against | | | Abstentions |
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| 204,930,123 | | 1,775,744 | | | 318,225 |
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Say on Pay for 2023: | |
| Votes For | | Votes Against | Broker Non-Votes | Abstentions |
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| 199,495,080 | | 2,739,459 | 4,460,808 | 328,744 |
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.
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| | AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS LTD. |
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Date: | June 11, 2024 | By: | /s/ Alex Tablin-Wolf |
| | | Alex Tablin-Wolf |
| | | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |