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 25, 2020 (June 24, 2020)

 
TRONOX HOLDINGS PLC
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 
England and Wales
001-35573
98-1467236
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

263 Tresser Boulevard, Suite 1100
  
Laporte Road, Stallingborough
Stamford, Connecticut 06901
  
Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, DN40 2PR, England
 
 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
 
(203) 705-3800
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of exchange on which registered
Ordinary shares, par value $0.01 per share
TROX
NYSE

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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

(a) The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Tronox Holdings plc (the “Company”) was held on June 24, 2020.

(b) At the Annual Meeting, shareholders voted in favor of the following proposals:

Proposal 1. Election of directors. To elect directors to terms expiring in 2021.

Nominee
  
Votes
For
    
%
    
Votes
Against
    
%
    
Abstain
    
%
    
Broker
Non-Votes
  
Jeffry N. Quinn
    
119,741,167
      
98.85
%
    
1,265,937
      
1.04
%
    
122,074
      
.10
%
    
11,224,873
  
Ilan Kaufthal
    
120,787,286
      
99.71
%
    
197,244
      
0.16
%
    
144,648
      
.11
%
    
11,224,873
  
Mutlaq
Al-Morished
    
115,215,505
      
95.11
%
    
5,774,671
      
4.76
%
    
139,002
      
.11
%
    
11,224,873
  
Vanessa Guthrie
    
120,847,657
      
99.76
%
    
208,880
      
0.17
%
    
72,641
      
.05
%
    
11,224,873
  
Peter B. Johnston
    
112,473,161
      
92.85
%
    
8,533,100
      
7.04
%
    
122,917
      
.10
%
    
11,224,873
  
Ginger M. Jones
    
120,726,543
      
99.66
%
    
328,504
      
0.27
%
    
74,131
      
.06
%
    
11,224,873
  
Stephen Jones
    
120,873,812
      
99.78
%
    
125,806
      
0.10
%
    
129,560
      
.10
%
    
11,224,873
  
Moazzam Khan
    
120,770,652
      
99.70
%
    
228,570
      
0.18
%
    
129,956
      
.10
%
    
11,224,873
  
Sipho Nkosi
    
120,795,799
      
99.72
%
    
206,278
      
0.17
%
    
127,101
      
.10
%
    
11,224,873
  

Proposal 2. To approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers (the “Say-on-Pay”).

Votes
For
    
%
    
Votes
Against
    
%
    
Abstain
    
%
    
Broker
Non-Votes
  
120,032,076
      
99.09
%
    
923,875
      
.76
%
    
173,227
      
.14
%
    
11,224,873
  

Proposal 3. To ratify the appointment of the Company’s independent registered public auditor.

Votes
For
    
%
    
Votes
Against
    
%
    
Abstain
    
%
    
Broker
Non-Votes
  
132,062,422
      
99.77
%
    
155,825
      
.11
%
    
135,804
      
.10
%
    
0
  

Proposal 4. To approve receipt of the Company’s U.K. audited annual accounts and related directors’ and auditor’s report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019.

Votes
For
    
%
    
Votes
Against
    
%
    
Abstain
    
%
    
Broker
Non-Votes
  
132,059,254
      
99.77
%
    
60,546
      
.04
%
    
234,251
      
.17
%
    
0
  

Proposal 5. To approve the Company’s U.K. directors’ remuneration policy.

Votes
For
    
%
    
Votes
Against
    
%
    
Abstain
    
%
    
Broker
Non-Votes
  
120,418,065
      
99.41
%
    
540,297
      
0.44
%
    
170,816
      
.14
%
    
11,224,873
  

Proposal 6. To approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the Company’s U.K. directors’ remuneration report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019.
 
Votes
For
    
%
    
Votes
Against
    
%
    
Abstain
    
%
    
Broker
Non-Votes
  
120,332,315
      
99.34
%
    
621,702
      
.51
%
    
175,161
      
.14
%
    
11,224,873
  

Proposal 7. To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s U.K. statutory auditor for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020.
 
Votes
For
    
%
    
Votes
Against
    
%
    
Abstain
    
%
    
Broker
Non-Votes
  
132,037,093
      
99.76
%
    
174,160
      
.13
%
    
142,798
      
.10
%
    
0
  

Proposal 8. To authorize the Board of Directors or Audit Committee to determine the remuneration of PwC U.K. in its capacity as the Company’s U.K. statutory auditor.
 
Votes
For
    
%
    
Votes
Against
    
%
    
Abstain
    
%
    
Broker
Non-Votes
  
132,036,129
      
99.75
%
    
195,304
      
.14
%
    
122,618
      
.09
%
    
0
  

 
Proposal 9. To approve an amendment to the Tronox Holdings Amended and Restated Management Equity Incentive Plan for the sole purpose of increasing the authorized shares thereunder.
 
Votes
For
    
%
    
Votes
Against
    
%
    
Abstain
    
%
    
Broker
Non-Votes
  
107,743,795
      
88.94
%
    
13,258,502
      
10.94
%
    
126,881
      
.10
%
    
11,224,873
  
 
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.
 
   
TRONOX HOLDINGS PLC
     
Date: June 25, 2020
By: 
/s/ Jeffrey Neuman
   
Name:
Jeffrey Neuman
   
Title:
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary