UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM
i 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) i July
3, 2020 i AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS LTD.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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i Bermuda | | i 98-1073028 |
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or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
i Two Commerce Square, 2001 Market Street, Suite 3600, i Philadelphia,
i Pennsylvania i 19103
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
( i 855)
i 547-1461
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:
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i Common Shares, $1.00 par value | | i AXTA | | i New
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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 Rule12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company i ☐
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Item
5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Appointment of Director Steven M. Chapman
On July 3, 2020, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (“Axalta” or the “Company”), upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board, appointed Steven M. Chapman to the Board as a Class III director, effective as of July 21, 2020, with a term expiring at Axalta’s 2021 annual general meeting of members. Mr. Chapman has been appointed to the Audit Committee and the Environment, Health, Safety & Sustainability Committee of the Board. Prior to his appointment,
the Board concluded that Mr. Chapman satisfies all of the applicable independence requirements of Axalta, the New York Stock Exchange and the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Mr. Chapman currently serves as a director, and on the compensation and nominating and governance committees, of Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. Effective as of July 31, 2020, Mr. Chapman is retiring from Cummins Inc., where he has served for 35 years and currently serves as Group Vice President — China and Russia. Upon his appointment to the Board, Mr. Chapman will be entitled to receive the annual cash stipend for non-employee directors in the amount of $75,000, payable quarterly in arrears and prorated for partial service in the quarter. Mr. Chapman will also be granted restricted stock units (“RSUs”) under the Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. Amended and Restated 2014 Incentive
Award Plan with a grant date fair value of approximately $89,617, which is based upon a $200,000 annual grant amount, prorated based on the number of days remaining in the calendar year on his date of appointment to the Board divided by 366 and rounded to the nearest whole share. The RSUs shall vest 100% on the first anniversary of the grant date. In addition, Mr. Chapman and Axalta will enter into Axalta’s standard form of director Indemnification and Advancement Agreement, which was filed with the SEC on July 26, 2018 as Exhibit 10.67 to Axalta’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2018 (File No. 001-36733). There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Chapman and any other persons pursuant to which
Mr. Chapman was named as director. There are no transactions between Mr. Chapman and the Company that would be reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On July 7, 2020, Axalta issued a press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Chapman to the Board. The press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Item 7.01. The information furnished with this Current Report, including Exhibit
99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any other filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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104 | | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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. |
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