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, 2012
Chemtura
Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
1-15339 (Commission file number) |
52-2183153 (IRS employer identification number) | ||||
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1818 Market Street, Suite 3700, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 199 Benson Road, Middlebury, Connecticut |
19103 06749 | |||||
(203) 573-2000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 10, 2012, Chemtura Corporation held its 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The matters listed below were submitted to a vote of the shareholders through the solicitation of proxies, and the proposals are described in detail in Chemtura’s Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 2, 2012 (the “Proxy Statement”). The results of the shareholder vote are as follows:
| a. | Messrs. Jeffrey D. Benjamin, Timothy J. Bernlohr, Alan S. Cooper, James W. Crownover, Robert A. Dover, Jonathan F. Foster, Craig A. Rogerson, John K. Wulff and Ms. Anna C. Catalano were each elected by the shareholders to a term to expire in 2013 or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified. |
| Nominees | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
| Jeffrey D. Benjamin | 80,556,121 | 90,432 | 9,014,213 | |||||||||
| Timothy J. Bernlohr | 79,771,476 | 875,077 | 9,014,213 | |||||||||
| Anna C. Catalano | 80,047,864 | 598,689 | 9,014,213 | |||||||||
| Alan S. Cooper | 80,568,549 | 78,004 | 9,014,213 | |||||||||
| James W. Crownover | 79,992,178 | 654,375 | 9,014,213 | |||||||||
| Robert A. Dover | 80,569,407 | 77,146 | 9,014,213 | |||||||||
| Jonathan F. Foster | 80,125,256 | 521,297 | 9,014,213 | |||||||||
| Craig A. Rogerson | 77,899,679 | 2,746,874 | 9,014,213 | |||||||||
| John K. Wulff | 75,539,225 | 5,107,328 | 9,014,213 |
| b. | The shareholders approved, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation paid to Chemtura’s named executive officers disclosed in the Proxy Statement, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the compensation tables and related disclosures. |
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||
| 77,854,183 | 1,021,160 | 1,771,210 | 9,014,213 |
| c. | The shareholders approved the Chemtura Corporation 2012 Employee Stock Purchase Plan attached as Appendix B to the Proxy Statement. |
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||
| 79,233,925 | 333,439 | 1,079,189 | 9,014,213 |
| d. | The shareholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as Chemtura’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2012. |
| For | Against | Abstain | |||||||||
| 89,364,226 | 253,986 | 45,554 |
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.
| Chemtura Corporation | |||
| (Registrant) | |||
| By: | /s/ Billie S. Flaherty | ||
| Name: | Billie S. Flaherty | ||
| Title: | SVP, General Counsel & Secretary | ||
| Date: | May 14, 2012 |