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Arcadium Lithium plc – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/23 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On: Thursday, 2/29/24, at 4:53pm ET · For: 12/31/23 · Accession #: 1977303-24-8 · File #: 1-41907

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size

 2/29/24  Arcadium Lithium plc              10-K       12/31/23  135:46M

Annual Report — Form 10-K — SEA’34

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML   2.91M 
 2: EX-4.1      Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders  HTML     50K 
 3: EX-10.19    Material Contract                                   HTML     77K 
 4: EX-10.20    Material Contract                                   HTML     77K 
 5: EX-10.21    Material Contract                                   HTML     76K 
 6: EX-19.1     Report Furnished to Security Holders                HTML     79K 
 7: EX-21.1     Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     35K 
 8: EX-23.1     Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     32K 
17: EX-23.10    Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     35K 
18: EX-23.11    Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     34K 
19: EX-23.12    Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     35K 
20: EX-23.13    Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     35K 
21: EX-23.14    Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     35K 
22: EX-23.15    Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     34K 
23: EX-23.16    Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     35K 
24: EX-23.17    Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     35K 
25: EX-23.18    Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     35K 
26: EX-23.19    Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     35K 
 9: EX-23.2     Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     34K 
10: EX-23.3     Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     34K 
11: EX-23.4     Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     34K 
12: EX-23.5     Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     35K 
13: EX-23.6     Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     35K 
14: EX-23.7     Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     35K 
15: EX-23.8     Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     32K 
16: EX-23.9     Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     34K 
31: EX-97.1     Clawback Policy re: Recovery of Erroneously         HTML     52K 
                Awarded Compensation                                             
27: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     38K 
28: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     38K 
29: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     34K 
30: EX-32.2     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     34K 
37: R1          Cover                                               HTML    102K 
38: R2          Audit Information                                   HTML     39K 
39: R3          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML    116K 
40: R4          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     81K 
41: R5          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     38K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
42: R6          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    171K 
43: R7          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     52K 
44: R8          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    170K 
45: R9          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML     39K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
46: R10         Consolidated Statements of Equity                   HTML    103K 
47: R11         Consolidated Statements of Equity (Parenthetical)   HTML     35K 
48: R12         Description of the Business                         HTML     38K 
49: R13         Principal Accounting Policies and Related           HTML     76K 
                Financial Information                                            
50: R14         Recently Issued and Adopted Accounting              HTML     47K 
                Pronouncements and Regulatory Items                              
51: R15         Revenue Recognition                                 HTML     79K 
52: R16         Inventories, Net                                    HTML     42K 
53: R17         Investments                                         HTML    161K 
54: R18         Property, Plant and Equipment, Net                  HTML     49K 
55: R19         Restructuring and Other Charges                     HTML     50K 
56: R20         Environmental Obligations                           HTML     57K 
57: R21         Income Taxes                                        HTML    128K 
58: R22         Debt                                                HTML     73K 
59: R23         Stock-based Compensation                            HTML    104K 
60: R24         Equity                                              HTML     99K 
61: R25         Earnings Per Share                                  HTML     61K 
62: R26         Financial Instruments, Risk Management and Fair     HTML    109K 
                Value Measurements                                               
63: R27         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     64K 
64: R28         Supplemental Information                            HTML     81K 
65: R29         Subsequent Event                                    HTML     45K 
66: R30         Pay vs Performance Disclosure                       HTML     46K 
67: R31         Insider Trading Arrangements                        HTML     40K 
68: R32         Principal Accounting Policies and Related           HTML    149K 
                Financial Information (Policies)                                 
69: R33         Principal Accounting Policies and Related           HTML     52K 
                Financial Information (Tables)                                   
70: R34         Revenue Recognition (Tables)                        HTML     69K 
71: R35         Inventories, Net (Tables)                           HTML     43K 
72: R36         Investments (Tables)                                HTML    152K 
73: R37         Property, Plant and Equipment, Net (Tables)         HTML     52K 
74: R38         Restructuring and Other Charges (Tables)            HTML     49K 
75: R39         Environmental Obligations (Tables)                  HTML     51K 
76: R40         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    130K 
77: R41         Debt (Tables)                                       HTML     60K 
78: R42         Stock-based Compensation (Tables)                   HTML    101K 
79: R43         Equity (Tables)                                     HTML    102K 
80: R44         Earnings Per Share (Tables)                         HTML     58K 
81: R45         Financial Instruments, Risk Management and Fair     HTML    104K 
                Value Measurements (Tables)                                      
82: R46         Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)              HTML     59K 
83: R47         Supplemental Information (Tables)                   HTML     83K 
84: R48         Subsequent Event (Tables)                           HTML     39K 
85: R49         Principal Accounting Policies and Related           HTML     50K 
                Financial Information - Property, Plant and                      
                Equipment (Details)                                              
86: R50         Principal Accounting Policies and Related           HTML     75K 
                Financial Information - Narrative (Details)                      
87: R51         Revenue Recognition - Revenue By Major              HTML     58K 
                Geographical Region (Details)                                    
88: R52         Revenue Recognition - Narrative (Details)           HTML     58K 
89: R53         Revenue Recognition - Revenue By Major Product      HTML     50K 
                Category (Details)                                               
90: R54         Revenue Recognition - Assets and Liabilities        HTML     52K 
                (Details)                                                        
91: R55         Revenue Recognition - Performance Obligations       HTML     39K 
                (Details)                                                        
92: R56         Inventories, Net (Details)                          HTML     42K 
93: R57         Investments - Narrative (Details)                   HTML     67K 
94: R58         Investments - Summarized Financial Information      HTML    215K 
                (Details)                                                        
95: R59         Investments - Statement of Operations (Details)     HTML     66K 
96: R60         Investments - Cash Flow Information (Details)       HTML     88K 
97: R61         Property, Plant and Equipment, Net (Details)        HTML     56K 
98: R62         Restructuring and Other Charges - Restructuring     HTML     55K 
                Charges in Consolidated Income (Details)                         
99: R63         Environmental Obligations - Narrative (Details)     HTML     39K 
100: R64         Environmental Obligations - Environmental Reserve   HTML     42K  
                Rollforward (Details)                                            
101: R65         Environmental Obligations - Reserves (Details)      HTML     48K  
102: R66         Income Taxes - Domestic and Foreign Income Tax      HTML     43K  
                Components (Details)                                             
103: R67         Income Taxes - Provision (Benefit) (Details)        HTML     62K  
104: R68         Income Taxes - Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities  HTML     64K  
                (Details)                                                        
105: R69         Income Taxes - Effective Income Tax Rate            HTML     63K  
                Reconciliation (Details)                                         
106: R70         Income Taxes - Narrative (Details)                  HTML     82K  
107: R71         Debt - Long-term Debt (Details)                     HTML     83K  
108: R72         Debt - Narrative (Details)                          HTML    124K  
109: R73         Stock-based Compensation - Narrative (Details)      HTML     92K  
110: R74         Stock-based Compensation - Stock Compensation       HTML     60K  
                (Details)                                                        
111: R75         Stock-based Compensation - Black Scholes            HTML     52K  
                Assumptions (Details)                                            
112: R76         Stock-based Compensation - Stock Option Activity    HTML     76K  
                (Details)                                                        
113: R77         Stock-based Compensation - Stock Activity           HTML     72K  
                (Details)                                                        
114: R78         Stock-based Compensation - Fair Value Assumptions   HTML     66K  
                (Details)                                                        
115: R79         Equity - Summary of Common Stock Activity           HTML     64K  
                (Details)                                                        
116: R80         Equity - Additional Information (Details)           HTML     50K  
117: R81         Equity - Schedule of Accumulated Other              HTML     53K  
                Comprehensive Loss) (Details)                                    
118: R82         Equity - Reclassification Out of Accumulated Other  HTML     66K  
                Comprehensive Income (Details)                                   
119: R83         Earnings Per Share - EPS Computation (Details)      HTML     90K  
120: R84         Earnings Per Share - Narrative (Details)            HTML     41K  
121: R85         Financial Instruments, Risk Management and Fair     HTML     50K  
                Value Measurements - Narrative (Details)                         
122: R86         Financial Instruments, Risk Management and Fair     HTML     52K  
                Value Measurements - Derivatives in Cash Flow                    
                Hedging Relationships (Details)                                  
123: R87         Financial Instruments, Risk Management and Fair     HTML     41K  
                Value Measurements - Derivatives Not Designated As               
                Cash Flow Hedging Instruments (Details)                          
124: R88         Financial Instruments, Risk Management and Fair     HTML     61K  
                Value Measurements - Recurring Fair Value                        
                Measurements (Details)                                           
125: R89         Commitments and Contingencies - Narrative           HTML     52K  
                (Details)                                                        
126: R90         Commitments and Contingencies - Lease Cost and      HTML     47K  
                Terms (Details)                                                  
127: R91         Commitments and Contingencies - Maturity of         HTML     52K  
                Operating Lease Liabilities (Details)                            
128: R92         Supplemental Information (Details)                  HTML    117K  
129: R93         Subsequent Event - Narrative (Details)              HTML     66K  
130: R94         Subsequent Event - Estimated fair Value of the      HTML     44K  
                Consideration Associated with the Allkem Livent                  
                Merger (Details)                                                 
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Arcadium Lithium plc – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/23 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On: Thursday, 2/29/24, at 4:53pm ET · For: 12/31/23 · Accession #: 1977303-24-8 · File #: 1-41907

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