Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
$AXTA
Paints/Coatings
Consumer Discretionary
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) June 3, 2026
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The 2026 Annual General Meeting of Members (“AGM”) of Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (“Axalta”) was held on June 3, 2026. The matters that were voted upon by Axalta’s members at the AGM and the number of votes cast for, against or withheld, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes, as to each such matter, as applicable, are set forth below.
At the AGM, Axalta’s members: (i) elected nine directors, each for a term expiring at Axalta’s 2027 Annual General Meeting of Members (the “2027 AGM”); (ii) approved the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Axalta’s independent registered public accounting firm and auditor until the conclusion of the 2027 AGM and the delegation of authority to Axalta’s Board of Directors, acting through the Audit Committee, to set the terms and remuneration thereof; and (iii) approved the compensation of Axalta’s named executive officers (“Say on Pay”) for 2025.
Election of Nine Directors: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Name | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker-Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| Jan A. Bertsch | 175,398,682 | 2,476,369 | 5,087,439 | |||||||||||||||||
| William M. Cook | 174,519,296 | 3,355,755 | 5,087,439 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tyrone M. Jordan | 168,990,869 | 8,884,182 | 5,087,439 | |||||||||||||||||
| Deborah J. Kissire | 174,557,043 | 3,318,008 | 5,087,439 | |||||||||||||||||
| Rakesh Sachdev | 172,104,009 | 5,771,042 | 5,087,439 | |||||||||||||||||
| Samuel L. Smolik | 176,344,625 | 1,530,425 | 5,087,439 | |||||||||||||||||
| Kevin M. Stein | 176,832,476 | 1,042,574 | 5,087,439 | |||||||||||||||||
| Chris Villavarayan | 177,247,432 | 627,618 | 5,087,439 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mary S. Zappone | 176,084,028 | 1,791,022 | 5,087,439 | |||||||||||||||||
Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 178,516,805 | 4,352,198 | 93,487 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Say on Pay for 2025: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Votes For | Votes Against | Broker Non-Votes | Abstentions | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 175,746,487 | 2,013,619 | 5,087,439 | 114,945 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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.
| AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS LTD. | |||||||||||
| Date: | June 4, 2026 | By: | /s/ Alex Tablin-Wolf | ||||||||
| Alex Tablin-Wolf | |||||||||||
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | |||||||||||