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On May 19, 2021, Kraton Corporation (the "Company") held its 2021 Annual General Meeting of Stockholders (the "Meeting"). At the Meeting, the stockholders of the Company approved the First Amendment to the Kraton Corporation Amended and Restated 2016 Equity and Cash Incentive Plan (the "Amendment"), as summarized in our definitive proxy statement for the Meeting filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 8, 2021 (the "Proxy Statement"). The Amendment previously had been approved, subject to stockholder approval, by the board of directors of the Company (the "Board").</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Award Agreement Restatements</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. On May 19, 2021, the Compensation Committee of the Boar</span><span style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">d approved restatements of the restricted stock unit ("RSU") and performance restricted stock unit ("PRSU") award agreements, which were granted in 2019, 2020 and 2021 under each of the Company's 2019 Equity Inducement Plan, 2016 Equity and Cash Incentive Plan and Amended and Restated 2016 Equity and Cash Incentive Plan (the "Award Agreements"). The revisions, effective May 19, 2021, include permitting a double-trigger acceleration of the vesting of relevant awards if a participant terminates participant's employment for Good Reason (as defined in the Company's Executive Severance Plan) on or before the second anniversary of a Change in Control (as defined in the respective governing plan).</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">These summaries and the foregoing description of the Amendment and Award Agreements are qualified in their entirety by reference to the text of the Amendment, which is included as an exhibit to the Proxy Statement, and the new form of Award Agreements, when filed which are incorporated herein by reference. </span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Item 5.07    &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">A total o</span><span style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">f 29,596,697</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> shares of common stock of the Company were represented in person or by proxy at the Meeting. The Company's stockholders considered four proposals as described in the Proxy Statement. The final results of the voting on each matter submitted to the Company's stockholders at the Meeting are set forth below.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Proposal 1 - Election of Class III Directors</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. The stockholders elected all three nominees for Class III director by the vote shown below.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="padding-left:36pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:81.286%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:23.360%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.519%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:23.360%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.519%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:23.360%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.519%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:23.363%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Nominee</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Votes "For"</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Votes "Withheld"</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Broker Non-Votes</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Shelley J. Bausch</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">26,566,128.71&#160;</span></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,263,632&#160;</span></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,766,937&#160;</span></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Kevin M. Fogarty</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">27,649,051&#160;</span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">180,709.71</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,766,937&#160;</span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Karen A. Twitchell</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">26,316,275.71&#160;</span></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,513,485&#160;</span></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,766,937&#160;</span></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr></table></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Proposal 2 - Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="padding-left:36pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:81.286%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:23.360%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.519%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:23.360%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.519%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:23.360%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.519%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:23.363%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Votes "For"</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Votes "Against"</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Abstentions</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Broker Non-Votes</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">27,037,087&#160;</span></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">788,218.70&#160;</span></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">4,455</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,766,937&#160;</span></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr></table></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Proposal 3 - Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. The stockholders ratified the retention of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2021.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="padding-left:36pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:81.286%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:23.360%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.519%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:23.360%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.519%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:23.360%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.519%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:23.363%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Votes "For"</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Votes "Against"</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Abstentions</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Broker Non-Votes</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">29,412,836&#160;</span></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">177,193.38&#160;</span></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">6,668&#160;</span></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,766,937&#160;</span></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr></table></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="height:42.75pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"/><div style="min-height:42.75pt;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Proposal 4 - Adoption of the First Amendment to the Amended and Restated 2016 Equity and Cash Incentive Plan</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. The stockholders approved the adoption of the First Amendment to the Amended and Restated 2016 Equity and Cash Incentive Plan.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="padding-left:36pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:81.286%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:23.360%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.519%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:23.360%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.519%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:23.360%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.519%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:23.363%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Votes "For"</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Votes "Against"</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Abstentions</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Broker Non-Votes</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">27,099,868&#160;</span></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">725,623.70&#160;</span></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">4,269&#160;</span></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,766,937&#160;</span></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr></table></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Item 9.01     Financial Statement and Exhibits.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(d)    Exhibits</span></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:98.245%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:12.441%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.395%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:84.764%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Exhibit No.</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Description</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><span style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline"><a style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline" href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001321646/000132164621000088/proxystatement2021.htm">10.1</a></span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*</span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 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kra-20210519
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):
May 19, 2021
Kraton Corp
oration
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
001-34581
20-0411521
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
15710 John F. Kennedy Blvd.
,
Suite 300
Houston
,
TX
77032
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
281
-
504-4700
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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).
Emerging growth company
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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
o
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol
Name of exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01
KRA
New York Stock Exchange
Item 5.02         Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(e)
First Amendment to the Kraton Corporation Amended and Restated 2016 Equity and Cash Incentive Plan
.  On May 19, 2021, Kraton Corporation (the "Company") held its 2021 Annual General Meeting of Stockholders (the "Meeting"). At the Meeting, the stockholders of the Company approved the First Amendment to the Kraton Corporation Amended and Restated 2016 Equity and Cash Incentive Plan (the "Amendment"), as summarized in our definitive proxy statement for the Meeting filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 8, 2021 (the "Proxy Statement"). The Amendment previously had been approved, subject to stockholder approval, by the board of directors of the Company (the "Board").
Award Agreement Restatements
. On May 19, 2021, the Compensation Committee of the Boar
d approved restatements of the restricted stock unit ("RSU") and performance restricted stock unit ("PRSU") award agreements, which were granted in 2019, 2020 and 2021 under each of the Company's 2019 Equity Inducement Plan, 2016 Equity and Cash Incentive Plan and Amended and Restated 2016 Equity and Cash Incentive Plan (the "Award Agreements"). The revisions, effective May 19, 2021, include permitting a double-trigger acceleration of the vesting of relevant awards if a participant terminates participant's employment for Good Reason (as defined in the Company's Executive Severance Plan) on or before the second anniversary of a Change in Control (as defined in the respective governing plan).
These summaries and the foregoing description of the Amendment and Award Agreements are qualified in their entirety by reference to the text of the Amendment, which is included as an exhibit to the Proxy Statement, and the new form of Award Agreements, when filed which are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07         Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
A total o
f 29,596,697
shares of common stock of the Company were represented in person or by proxy at the Meeting. The Company's stockholders considered four proposals as described in the Proxy Statement. The final results of the voting on each matter submitted to the Company's stockholders at the Meeting are set forth below.
Proposal 1 - Election of Class III Directors
. The stockholders elected all three nominees for Class III director by the vote shown below.
Nominee
Votes "For"
Votes "Withheld"
Broker Non-Votes
Shelley J. Bausch
26,566,128.71
1,263,632
1,766,937
Kevin M. Fogarty
27,649,051
180,709.71
1,766,937
Karen A. Twitchell
26,316,275.71
1,513,485
1,766,937
Proposal 2 - Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers
. The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.
Votes "For"
Votes "Against"
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
27,037,087
788,218.70
4,455
1,766,937
Proposal 3 - Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
. The stockholders ratified the retention of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2021.
Votes "For"
Votes "Against"
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
29,412,836
177,193.38
6,668
1,766,937
Proposal 4 - Adoption of the First Amendment to the Amended and Restated 2016 Equity and Cash Incentive Plan
. The stockholders approved the adoption of the First Amendment to the Amended and Restated 2016 Equity and Cash Incentive Plan.
Votes "For"
Votes "Against"
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
27,099,868
725,623.70
4,269
1,766,937
Item 9.01     Financial Statement and Exhibits.
(d)    Exhibits
Exhibit No.
Description
10.1
*
First Amendment to the Kraton Corporation Amended and Restated 2016 Equity and Cash Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Annex A to the Company's definitive proxy statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 8, 2021)
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Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
* Denotes compensatory plan.
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.
Kraton Corporation
Date: May 24, 2021
By:
/s/ James L. Simmons
James L. Simmons
Senior Vice President and             General Counsel