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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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 30, 2022

 

ORION ENGINEERED CARBONS S.A.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Grand Duchy of Luxembourg   001-36563   00-0000000

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

1700 City Plaza Drive, Suite 300

Spring, Texas 77389

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

(281) 318-2959

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

(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)
   
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
   
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))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol   Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Shares, no par value   OEC   New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

 

   

 

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

Orion Engineered Carbons S.A. (the “Company”) held its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual General Meeting”) on June 30, 2022. The Company’s shareholders approved and adopted all matters submitted to them at the General Meeting, which matters are described in the Company’s proxy statement that was filed with the SEC on April 29, 2022.

The results of votes on the matters adopted by the Annual General Meeting are as follows:

Proposal 1(i) Election of Mr. Anthony L. Davis for a term ending on the date of the annual general meeting of shareholders of the Company called to approve the annual accounts of the Company for the financial year ending on December 31, 2022.

For   Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes
44,652,408   97,427   40,270   5,493,011

Proposal 1(ii) Election of Ms. Kerry Galvin for a term ending on the date of the annual general meeting of shareholders of the Company called to approve the annual accounts of the Company for the financial year ending on December 31, 2022.

For   Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes
44,241,217   531,917   16,970   5,493,012.

Proposal 1(iii) Election of Mr. Paul Huck for a term ending on the date of the annual general meeting of shareholders of the Company called to approve the annual accounts of the Company for the financial year ending on December 31, 2022.

For   Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes
44,439,883   332,645   17,577   5,493,011

Proposal 1(iv) Election of Ms. Mary Lindsey for a term ending on the date of the annual general meeting of shareholders of the Company called to approve the annual accounts of the Company for the financial year ending on December 31, 2022.

For   Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes
44,496,310   276,824   16,970   5,493,012.

Proposal 1(v) Election of Mr. Didier Miraton for a term ending on the date of the annual general meeting of shareholders of the Company called to approve the annual accounts of the Company for the financial year ending on December 31, 2022.

For   Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes
44,379,023   399,437   11,644   5,493,012

Proposal 1(vi) Election of Mr. Yi Hiyon Paik for a term ending on the date of the annual general meeting of shareholders of the Company called to approve the annual accounts of the Company for the financial year ending on December 31, 2022.

For   Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes
43,617,740   507,858   664,506   5,493,012

Proposal 1(vii) Election of Mr. Corning F. Painter for a term ending on the date of the annual general meeting of shareholders of the Company called to approve the annual accounts of the Company for the financial year ending on December 31, 2022.

For   Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes
44,454,294   324,629   11,173   5,493,020

 

   

 

Proposal 1(viii) Election of Mr. Dan F. Smith for a term ending on the date of the annual general meeting of shareholders of the Company called to approve the annual accounts of the Company for the financial year ending on December 31, 2022.

For   Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes
43,618,467   1,154,368   17,270   5,493,011

Proposal 1(ix) Election of Mr. Hans-Dietrich Winkhaus for a term ending on the date of the annual general meeting of shareholders of the Company called to approve the annual accounts of the Company for the financial year ending on December 31, 2022.

For   Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes
44,322,771   455,890   11,444   5,493,011

Proposal 1(x) Election of Mr. Michel Wurth for a term ending on the date of the annual general meeting of shareholders of the Company called to approve the annual accounts of the Company for the financial year ending on December 31, 2022.

For   Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes
42,869,989   1,904,524   15,592   5,493,011

Proposal 2 Approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers for 2021 (Say-on-Pay vote) as disclosed in the proxy statement.

For   Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes
41,832,115   2,884,741   73,238   5,493,022

Proposal 3 Approval of the compensation that shall be paid to the Board of Directors of the Company for the period commencing on January 1, 2022 and ending on December 31, 2022.

For   Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes
42,838,472   2,151,270   82,800   5,210,574

Proposal 4 Approval of the annual accounts of the Company for the financial year that ended on December 31, 2021.

For   Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes
50,119,139   94,616   69,359   0

Proposal 5 Approval of the consolidated financial statements of the Company for the financial year that ended on December 31, 2021.

For   Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes
50,201,896   11,204   70,014   0

 

   

 

Proposal 6 Allocation of results of the financial year that ended on December 31, 2021, and approval of the interim dividends declared by the Company in the aggregate amount of EUR 1,094,464.77.

For   Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes
49,948,610   12,226   39,840   282,440

Proposal 7 Discharge of the current members of the Board of Directors of the Company for the performance of their mandates during the financial year that ended on December 31, 2021.

For   Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes
44,750,391   24,182.   15,531   5,493,012

Proposal 8 Discharge of the independent auditor of the Company, Ernst & Young, Luxembourg, Société anonyme – Cabinet de revision agréé for the financial year that ended on December 31, 2021.

For   Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes
44,472,567   391,232   21,030   5,398,287

Proposal 9 Appointment of Ernst & Young, Luxembourg, Société anonyme – Cabinet de revision agréé, to be the Company’s independent auditor (Réviseur d’Entreprises) for all statutory accounts required by Luxembourg law for the financial year ending on December 31, 2022.

For   Against   Abstentions
49,972,121   86,638   36,640

Proposal 10 Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLC to be the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for all matters not required by Luxembourg law for the fiscal year ending on December 31, 2022.

For   Against   Abstentions
50,070,199   81,632   36,558

Proposal 11 Renewal of the authorization to the Board of Directors of the Company to purchase shares of the Company in the name and on behalf of the Company for a period of five years in accordance with article 430-15 of the Luxembourg law of 10 August 1915 governing commercial companies, as amended and any other applicable laws and regulations.

For   Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes
44,229,739   308,206   439,874   5,305,297

 

   

 

 

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, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

Orion Engineered Carbons S.A.

 
         
         
By: /s/ Jeff Glajch  
    Name:

Jeff Glajch

 
    Title:

Chief Financial Officer

 
         
         

 

Date: June 30, 2022