Edgar Filing: LyondellBasell Industries N.V.

LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES N.V.

Date: May 12, 2015

/s/ Jeffrey A. Kaplan

Jeffrey A. Kaplan

Executive Vice President

8-K

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 6, 2015

LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES N.V.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

The Netherlands

001-34726

98-0646235

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

1221 McKinney St.,

Suite 300

Houston, Texas

USA 77010

4^th Floor, One Vine Street

London

W1J0AH

The United Kingdom

Delftseplein 27E

3013 AA Rotterdam

The Netherlands

(Addresses of principal executive offices)


(713) 309-7200	+44 (0)207 220 2600	+31 (0)10 275 5500
(Registrant’s telephone numbers, including area codes)

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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

LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (the “Company”) held its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on May 6, 2015. Shareholders voted on and approved each of the matters set forth below.

The re-election of four Class II directors to serve as members of the Supervisory Board until the annual meeting of shareholders in 2018 was approved based on the following votes:


	FOR		AGAINST		WITHHOLD		BROKER NON-VOTES

Robin Buchanan		393,200,462		1,363,625		677,608		13,438,442
Stephen F. Cooper		392,717,188		1,846,661		677,846		13,438,442
Isabella D. Goren		393,778,040		786,358		677,297		13,438,442
Robert G. Gwin		387,387,327		5,867,632		1,986,736		13,438,442

The election of two individuals to serve as members of the Management Board until the annual meeting of shareholders in 2018 was approved based on the following votes:


	FOR		AGAINST		WITHHOLD		BROKER NON-VOTES
Kevin W. Brown		394,331,065		257,131		653,499		13,438,442
Jeffrey A. Kaplan		394,330,718		255,243		655,734		13,438,442

The adoption of the Company’s Dutch statutory annual accounts, as prepared in accordance with Dutch law, for the year ended December 31, 2014 was approved based on the following votes:


FOR		AGAINST		ABSTAIN
	406,545,407		94,701		2,040,029

The discharge from liability of members of the Management Board was approved based on the following votes:


FOR		AGAINST		ABSTAIN		BROKER NON-VOTES
	391,018,724		2,180,067		2,042,904		13,438,442

The discharge from liability of members of the Supervisory Board was approved based on the following votes:


FOR		AGAINST		ABSTAIN		BROKER NON-VOTES
	391,035,455		2,163,388		2,042,852		13,438,442

The ratification of the Company’s selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accountants was approved based on the following votes:


FOR		AGAINST		ABSTAIN
	406,971,359		1,008,014		700,764

The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers N.V. as auditors who will audit the Dutch statutory annual accounts was approved based on the following votes:


FOR		AGAINST		ABSTAIN
	406,967,439		1,007,111		705,587

The ratification and approval of the dividends declared by the Management Board, acting with the approval of the Supervisory Board, in respect of the 2014 fiscal year was approved based on the following votes:


FOR		AGAINST		ABSTAIN
	407,768,565		38,082		873,490

The approval, in an advisory vote, of the Company’s executive compensation was approved based on the following votes:


FOR		AGAINST		ABSTAIN		BROKER NON-VOTES
	389,261,809		5,263,995		715,891		13,438,442

The approval of the authority of the Supervisory Board to issue Company shares or grant rights to subscribe for Company shares for a period of 18 months was approved based on the following votes:


FOR		AGAINST		ABSTAIN		BROKER NON-VOTES
	383,564,972		11,015,935		660,788		13,438,442

The approval of the authority of the Supervisory Board to limit or exclude preemptive rights for Company shares issued pursuant to the prior authority was approved based on the following votes:


FOR		AGAINST		ABSTAIN		BROKER NON-VOTES
	271,178,885		123,386,697		676,113		13,438,442

The approval of the amendment to the LyondellBasell Industries N.V. 2012 Global Employee Stock Purchase Plan was approved based on the following votes:


FOR		AGAINST		ABSTAIN		BROKER NON-VOTES
	392,774,372		627,598		1,839,725		13,438,442

The approval of the authority of the Management Board, acting with the approval of the Supervisory Board, to repurchase up to 10% of the Company’s shares was approved based on the following votes:


FOR		AGAINST		ABSTAIN		BROKER NON-VOTES
	392,182,519		1,313,581		1,745,595		13,438,442

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.