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 21, 2017

 
Trinseo S.A.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Luxembourg	 	001-36473	 	N/A	
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)	 	(Commission
File Number)	 	(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)	
 
1000 Chesterbrook Boulevard, Suite 300,
Berwyn, Pennsylvania 19312
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
 
(610) 240-3200
(Telephone number, including area code)

 
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Item 5.07                        Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
On June 21, 2017, Trinseo S.A. (the “Company”) held its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the “General Meeting”) pursuant to notice duly given. A total of 41,053,510 ordinary shares were present or represented by proxy, which accounted for approximately 93% of the shares entitled to vote at the General Meeting. The Company’s shareholders voted on the following eleven proposals and cast their votes as set forth below.
 
Proposal One: Election of Class III Directors
 
The Company’s shareholders approved the election of the Company’s Class III Director nominees by the votes set forth in the table below:

 	 	For	 	Against	 	Abstain	 	Broker Non-Votes	 	
1. K’Lynne Johnson	 	37,389,448	 	59,106	 	17,107	 	3,587,849	 	
2. Donald Misheff	 	21,659,040	 	15,789,319	 	17,302	 	3,587,849	 	
 
Proposal Two:  Ratification of the Appointments of Philip Martens as a Class II Director and Joseph Alvarado as a Class I Director
 
The Company’s shareholders ratified the Board’s appointments of Philip Martens as a Class II Director and Joseph Alvarado as a Class I Director by the votes set forth in the table below:

 	 	For	 	Against	 	Abstain	 	Broker Non-Votes	 	
1. Philip Martens	 	37,369,671	 	78,158	 	17,832	 	3,587,849	 	
2. Joseph Alvarado	 	37,401,459	 	46,306	 	17,896	 	3,587,849	 	
 
Proposal Three:  Approval of Changes to the Company’s Director Compensation Program
 
The Company’s shareholders approved the proposed changes to the Company’s director compensation program as described in its proxy statement by the votes set forth in the table below:

For	 	37,238,454	 	
Against	 	184,627	 	
Abstain	 	42,580	 	
Broker Non-Votes	 	3,587,849	 	
 
Proposal Four:  Approval, on an Advisory Basis, of the Company’s Named Executive Officer Compensation
 
The Company’s shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers in 2016 and described in its proxy statement by the votes set forth in the table below:

For	 	36,051,841	 	
Against	 	1,387,606	 	
Abstain	 	26,214	 	
Broker Non-Votes	 	3,587,849	 	
 
Proposal Five:  Approval of the Company’s Luxembourg Statutory Accounts
 
The Company’s shareholders approved the Company’s Luxembourg annual statutory accounts as of and for the year ended December 31, 2016 by the votes set forth in the table below:

F or	 	40,898,282	 	
Against	 	11,827	 	
Abstain	 	143,401	 	
 
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Proposal Six: Approval of the Allocation of the Results of the Financial Year Ended December 31, 2016
 
The Company’s shareholders approved that the $77.7 million profit for the year ended December 31, 2016 be retained to the following year by the votes set forth in the table below:

For	 	40,958,090	 	
Against	 	16,136	 	
Abstain	 	79,284	 	
 
Proposal Seven: Approval of the Granting of Discharge to the Directors and Auditor for the Performance of their Respective Duties during the Financial Year Ended December 31, 2016
 
The Company’s shareholders approved the granting of discharge to the directors and auditor for the performance of their duties during the financial year ended December 31, 2016 by the votes set forth in the table below:

For	 	37,302,361	 	
Against	 	86,746	 	
Abstain	 	76,554	 	
Broker Non-Votes	 	3,587,849	 	
 
Proposal Eight: Ratification of the Appointment of the Company’s Independent Auditor for All Statutory Accounts
 
The Company’s shareholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers Société coopérative to be the Company’s independent auditor for all statutory accounts required under Luxembourg law for the year ended December 31, 2017 by the votes set forth in the table below:

For	 	40,326,033	 	
Against	 	632,388	 	
Abstain	 	95,089	 	
 
Proposal Nine: Ratification of the Appointment of the Company’s Independent Registered Accounting Firm
 
The Company’s shareholders ratified the audit committee’s appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to be the Company’s independent registered accounting firm for the year ended December 31, 2017 by the votes set forth in the table below:

For	 	40,293,982	 	
Against	 	665,133	 	
Abstain	 	94,395	 	
 
Proposal Ten: Authorization of the Company’s New Share Repurchase Program
 
The Company’s shareholders authorized the Company’s new share repurchase program, whereby the Board is empowered to repurchase up to  4 million of its outstanding ordinary shares over the next three years, by the votes set forth in the table below:

For	 	40,782,151	 	
Against	 	75,851	 	
Abstain	 	195,508	 	
 
Proposal Eleven: Approval of Amendments to the Company’s Articles of Association
 
The Company’s shareholders approved the proposed amendments to the Company’s articles of association as described in its proxy statement by the votes set forth in the table below:

For	 	37,358,859	 	
Against	 	77,601	 	
Abstain	 	29,201	 	
Broker Non-Votes	 	3,587,849	 	
 
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SIGNATURE
 
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.

 	 	Trinseo S.A.	
 	 	 	
 	By:	/s/ Angelo N. Chaclas	
 	Name:	Angelo N. Chaclas	
 	Title:	Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, & Corporate Secretary	
Date: June 22, 2017	 	 	
 
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