8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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 2, 2024

EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware

1-12626

62-1539359

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)


200 South Wilcox Drive
Kingsport Tennessee				37662
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)				(Zip Code)

(423) 229-2000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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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 $0.01 per share	EMN	New York Stock Exchange
1.875% Notes Due 2026	EMN26	New York Stock Exchange

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).

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 Meeting of the Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Eastman Chemical Company (the “Company”) was held on May 2, 2024. There were 117,603,461 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to be voted, and of those shares 100,589,589 were represented virtually or by proxy, at the Annual Meeting.

Three items of business were considered by stockholders at the Annual Meeting:

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The election of ten directors to serve until the Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2025, and until their successors are duly elected and qualified;

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Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2024; and

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An advisory vote on executive compensation (the “say-on-pay” vote) as disclosed in the 2024 Annual Meeting Proxy Statement (the “Proxy Statement”).

The results of the voting on the election of directors were as follows:


Nominee	Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
Humberto P. Alfonso		86,749,545		4,232,064		124,594		9,483,386
Brett D. Begemann		86,029,861		4,959,829		116,516		9,483,383
Eric L. Butler		90,021,879		968,262		116,070		9,483,378
Mark J. Costa		85,095,830		5,896,740		113,638		9,483,381
Linnie M. Haynesworth		89,792,492		1,201,825		111,890		9,483,382
Julie F. Holder		85,596,942		5,397,798		111,466		9,483,383
Renée J. Hornbaker		86,045,811		4,940,240		120,156		9,483,382
Kim Ann Mink		89,884,078		1,110,493		111,636		9,483,382
James J. O’Brien		88,007,388		2,984,170		114,653		9,483,378
David W. Raisbeck		85,955,513		5,035,331		115,360		9,483,385

Accordingly, each of the ten nominees received a majority of votes cast in favor of that director’s election and was elected.

The results of the voting on the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for 2024 were as follows:


Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
92,779,998	7,700,004	109,587	0

Accordingly, a majority of votes cast on the ratification of the appointment of the independent registered public accounting firm were in favor of the proposal and the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP was ratified.

The results of the voting on the advisory “say-on-pay” vote were as follows:


Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
68,324,588	22,341,976	439,639	9,483,386

Accordingly, a majority of votes cast in the advisory “say-on-pay” vote were “for” approval of the executive compensation as disclosed in the Proxy Statement.

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.


Eastman Chemical Company

By:		/s/ Michelle R. Stewart
		Michelle R. Stewart
		Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Controller
		Date: May 7, 2024

SEC Form 8-K filed by Eastman Chemical Company