Element Solutions Inc — Regulatory Filings 2017

Jun 6, 2017

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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): June 5, 2017

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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-36272	37-1744899
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1450 Centrepark Boulevard Suite 210 West Palm Beach, Florida	33401
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (561) 207-9600

Not Applicable

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

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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 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On June 5, 2017, Platform Specialty Products Corporation ("Platform") held its 2017 annual meeting of stockholders (the "2017 Annual Meeting"). The proposals submitted to a stockholder vote at the 2017 Annual Meeting are described in detail in Platform's Definitive Proxy Statement for the 2017 Annual Meeting, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 14, 2017 (the "Proxy Statement"). Stockholders present in person or by proxy represented 227,516,467 shares of common stock (or 79.64% of the outstanding shares of common stock of Platform as of April 10, 2017, the record date for the 2017 Annual Meeting).

At the 2017 Annual Meeting, Platform’s stockholders (i) elected the seven directors specifically named in the Proxy Statement, each for a term of one year, (ii) approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid by Platform to its named executive officers (“say-on-pay" vote), and (iii) ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Platform’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2017. The detailed voting results for each proposal are set forth below.

Proposal 1 - Election of Directors : Platform's stockholders approved the election of the seven directors specifically named in the Proxy Statement, each of whom to serve until Platform's 2018 annual meeting of stockholders or until his respective successor is duly elected and qualified. The final voting results with respect to each director were as follows:

Nominee	For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
Martin E. Franklin	207,793,118	2,659,054	46,137	17,018,158
Rakesh Sachdev	209,057,835	1,389,802	50,672	17,018,158
Ian G.H. Ashken	177,247,800	33,202,119	48,390	17,018,158
Nicolas Berggruen	202,459,495	7,989,025	49,789	17,018,158
Michael F. Goss	174,769,640	35,680,279	48,390	17,018,158
Ryan Israel	177,011,788	33,435,731	50,790	17,018,158
E. Stanley O'Neal	207,383,853	3,060,840	53,616	17,018,158

Proposal 2 - Say-on-Pay Vote : Platform's stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid by Platform to its named executive officers ("say-on-pay" vote) as follows:

For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
209,030,539	1,387,830	79,940	17,018,158

Proposal 3 - Ratification of Auditors : Platform's stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Platform's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017 as follows:

For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
227,134,843	152,754	228,870	--

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.

	PLATFORM SPECIALTY PRODUCTS CORPORATION (Registrant)
June 6, 2017	/s/ John E. Capps
(Date)	John E. Capps Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary