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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): June 10, 2021

 

 

Venator Materials PLC

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

England and Wales   001-38176   98-1373159
(State or Other Jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
of Incorporation)     Identification No.)

 

Titanium House, Hanzard Drive, Wynyard Park,

Stockton-On-Tees, TS22 5FD, United Kingdom

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +44 (0) 1740 608 001

 

Not applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

¨    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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.  ¨

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

  

Title of each class:   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered:
Ordinary Shares, par value $0.001 per share   VNTR   New York Stock Exchange

  

 

 

 

 

Item 5.07  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

(a)  The 2021 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the “AGM”) of Venator Materials PLC (the “Company”) was held on June 10, 2021.

 

(b)  The Company’s shareholders voted on the following proposals at the AGM and cast their votes as follows:

 

Proposal 1The eight nominees named below were elected to serve as directors of the board of directors, to serve until the 2022 Annual General Meeting, and the voting results were as follows:

 

Directors  For   Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes 
Dr. Barry B. Siadat   78,710,930    193,655    605,157    8,264,820 
Simon Turner   78,653,033    271,015    585,694    8,264,820 
Aaron C. Davenport   78,625,311    280,764    603,667    8,264,820 
Daniele Ferrari   77,288,259    1,643,326    578,157    8,264,820 
Peter R. Huntsman   71,998,758    6,877,628    633,356    8,264,820 
Heike van de Kerkhof   78,819,825    93,940    595,977    8,264,820 
Vir Lakshman   78,814,600    95,785    599,357    8,264,820 
Kathy D. Patrick   78,590,656    340,729    578,357    8,264,820 

 

Proposal 2The non-binding advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation was approved as set forth below.

 

For   Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes 
 78,558,934    362,166    588,642    8,264,820 

 

Proposal 3 The vote to receive the U.K. audited annual report and accounts and related directors’ and auditors’ reports for the year ended December 31, 2020 was approved as set forth below.

 

For   Against   Abstain 
 87,072,099    16,560    685,903 

 

Proposal 4The non-binding advisory vote to approve the directors' remuneration report for the year ended December 31, 2020 was approved as set forth below.

 

 For   Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes 
 78,606,983    327,465    575,294    8,264,820 

 

Proposal 5The ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the year ended December 31, 2021 was approved as set forth below.

 

For   Against   Abstain 
 87,192,159    41,500    540,903 

 

Proposal 6The vote to approve the re-appointment of Deloitte LLP as U.K. statutory auditor until the next annual general meeting at which the Company’s annual report and accounts are laid was approved as set forth below.

 

For   Against   Abstain 
 87,192,652    41,007    540,903 

 

Proposal 7The vote to authorize the Company’s board of directors or the Audit Committee to determine the remuneration of Deloitte LLP as U.K. statutory auditor was approved as set forth below.

 

For   Against   Abstain 
 87,094,775    137,684    542,103 

 

 

Proposal 8The vote to authorize the Company and its current or future subsidiaries to make political donations and incur political expenditure was approved as set forth below.

 

For   Against   Abstain 
 85,927,012    1,181,283    666,267 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

  VENATOR MATERIALS PLC
   
  /s/ SEAN PETTEY
  Assistant Secretary

 

Dated: June 11, 2021