UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 29, 2021

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LIVENT CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware	001-38694	82-4699376
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

2929 Walnut Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania		19104
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 215-299-5900

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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, par value $0.001 per share	LTHM	New York Stock Exchange

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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).

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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.

On April 29, 2021, the Company held its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). A total of 146,606,239 shares of the Company’s common stock were entitled to vote as of March 1, 2021, the record date for the Annual Meeting, of which 83.72% were present in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting. The following is a summary of the final voting results for each matter presented to stockholders.

PROPOSAL 1:

Election of three Class III Directors to hold office until the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

Nominee	For	Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
Pierre Brondeau	91,595,935	9,338,181	229,543	21,581,807
G. Peter D’Aloia	100,587,924	303,704	272,031	21,581,807
Robert C. Pallash	98,833,642	2,059,245	270,772	21,581,807

Each of the nominees was re-elected by the Company’s stockholders as Class III Directors to hold office until the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

PROPOSAL 2:

Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021.

For		Against		Abstentions
121,885,161		572,451		287,854

Proposal 2 was approved by the Company’s stockholders.

PROPOSAL 3:

Approval of, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

For		Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
95,892,361		3,873,458		1,397,840		21,581,807

On an advisory basis, the Company’s stockholders approved the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

PROPOSAL 4:

Approval of proposed amendments to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated By-Laws to eliminate, over a period of three years, the classification of the Company’s Board of Directors, without affecting the unexpired terms of directors.

For		Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
99,294,967		1,669,742		198,950		21,581,807

Because this Proposal required the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 80% of all outstanding shares of common stock entitled to vote at the meeting, Proposal 4 was not approved by the Company’s stockholders.

PROPOSAL 5:

Approval of proposed amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to replace supermajority voting requirements with a simple majority of outstanding shares requirement.

For		Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
100,380,003		549,654		234,002		21,581,807

Because this Proposal required the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 80% of all outstanding shares of common stock entitled to vote at the meeting, Proposal 5 was not approved by the Company’s stockholders.

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.



		LIVENT CORPORATION (Registrant)

	By:	/s/ SARA PONESSA
		Sara Ponessa, Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Date: May 4, 2021

Livent Corporation filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders