Olin Corporation filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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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): March 5, 2025
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On March 5, 2025, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Olin Corporation (“Olin”) elected General Edward Daly to serve on Olin’s Board. General Daly was also appointed to serve on the Compensation Committee of Olin’s Board. General Daly’s term as a director on the Board commenced March 5, 2025 and expires at Olin’s 2025 annual meeting of shareholders. General Daly is expected to be nominated by the Board for re-election for a one-year term as a director on the Board at Olin’s 2025 annual meeting of shareholders, which nomination along with all other director nominations would be voted on by Olin shareholders.
There are no arrangements or understandings between General Daly and any other persons pursuant to which General Daly was selected as a director, and there are no transactions or proposed transactions in which Olin was or is to be a participant and in which General Daly had or will have a direct or indirect material interest that are required to be reported pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
General Daly will be compensated for board services in the same manner as other members of Olin’s Board.
A copy of the press release announcing the election of General Daly is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference into this Item 5.02.
| Item 5.03. | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. | ||||
Olin’s Board approved an amendment to Article II, Section 1 of Olin’s Bylaws to increase the size of the Board from nine to ten, effective March 5, 2025. A copy of the amended Bylaws is filed as Exhibit 3.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.03.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. | |||||||
(d) Exhibit No. | Exhibit | |||||||
| 3.1 | ||||||||
| 99.1 | ||||||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | |||||||
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.
| OLIN CORPORATION | |||||||||||
| By: | /s/ Inchan Hwang | ||||||||||
| Name: | Inchan Hwang | ||||||||||
| Title: | Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||||||
Date: March 6, 2025