Element Solutions Inc — Director's Dealing 2019

Mar 19, 2019

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: Element Solutions Inc (ESI)
CIK: 0001590714
Period of Report: 2019-03-15

Reporting Person: Capps John Edward (EVP, General Counsel & Sec.)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2019-03-15	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	M	41886	—	Acquired	300558	Direct
2019-03-15	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	M	13130	—	Acquired	313688	Direct
2019-03-18	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	F	21948	$10.45	Disposed	291740	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2019-03-15	Performance Stock Units	$0.0	M	41886	Disposed		Common Stock (41886.0)	Direct
2019-03-15	Restricted Stock Units	$0.0	M	13130	Disposed		Common Stock (13130.0)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: This transaction represents the settlement of performance restricted stock units ("PRSUs") previously reported on 6/10/16 which vested on 3/15/19 upon achievement by the Issuer of certain performance levels based on the Issuer's (i) return on invested capital, as measured from 1/1/16 to 12/31/18, and (ii) annual compound total shareholder return, as measured from 5/31/16 to 3/15/19. Each PRSU represented a contingent right to receive on average between one and 2.5 shares of the Issuer's common stock.

F2: This transaction represents the settlement of 13,130 restricted stock units ("RSUs") previously reported on 6/10/16 which vested on 3/15/19. Each RSU represented a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock.

F3: This number represents the aggregate number of shares of the Issuer's common stock delivered solely to satisfy the tax withholding obligations due upon the vesting of the PRSUs and RSUs described above.