OLIN Corp — Regulatory Filings 2017

Dec 12, 2017

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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): December 8, 2017

OLIN CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Virginia	1-1070	13-1872319
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

190 Carondelet Plaza, Suite 1530 Clayton, MO (Address of principal executive offices) 63105 (Zip Code)

(314) 480-1400 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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

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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 December 8, 2017, the Benefit Plan Review Committee of Olin Corporation (the Registrant) amended the Olin Corporation Supplemental Contributing Employee Ownership Plan (SCEOP), effective January 1, 2018. The amendment to the SCEOP permits that eligible transferees from The Dow Chemical Company will be eligible for excess retirement contributions under the SCEOP starting in 2018. The amendment also provides that, starting in 2018, the maximum match under the SCEOP will be limited to the first 7% of a SCEOP participant’s contributions under the SCEOP. This description is qualified by reference to the form of amendment to the SCEOP attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, which is incorporated into this Item 5.02 by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibit No.	Exhibit
99.1	Unanimous Written Consent of the Registrant’s Benefit Plan Review Committee regarding the amendment to the Olin Corporation Supplemental Contributing Employee Ownership Plan effective January, 1 2018.

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.

/s/ Eric A. Blanchard
Name:	Eric A. Blanchard
Title:	Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Date: December 12, 2017