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): May 10, 2016
WESTLAKE CHEMICAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-32260 | 76-0346924 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 2801 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 600 Houston, Texas |
77056 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 960-9111
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
| ¨ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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| ¨ | 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)) |
| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
Two matters were voted upon by the Company’s stockholders at the 2016 Annual Meeting held on May 10, 2016: (1) three members of the board of directors were elected; and (2) the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016 was ratified. The following tabulation sets forth the number of votes cast for, against or withheld and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes, as applicable.
| Election of Directors |
Votes For |
Votes Withheld |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| Robert T. Blakely |
120,010,684 | 917,610 | 4,163,135 | |||
| Albert Chao |
104,896,477 | 16,031,817 | 4,163,135 | |||
| Michael J. Graff |
99,689,344 | 21,238,950 | 4,163,135 |
| Ratification of the appointment of |
Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstentions | |||
| 124,916,777 | 150,115 | 24,537 |
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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.
| WESTLAKE CHEMICAL CORPORATION | ||||
| By: | /S/ ALBERT CHAO | |||
| Albert Chao | ||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||
Date: May 11, 2016
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