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contextRef="ia261e9ab55d3416aa1725bd8b7ce5f31_D20190826-20190826" format="ixt-sec:stateprovnameen" name="dei:EntityAddressStateOrProvince" id="id3VybDovL2RvY3MudjEvZG9jOjAzOTJlYjgzNTRjZjQ0OWI4OWI0YjA0ZDI2MmQ0YzFlL3NlYzowMzkyZWI4MzU0Y2Y0NDliODliNGIwNGQyNjJkNGMxZV8xL2ZyYWc6ZGFhODYyOGZiOTNkNDBhNTljMzc0OGUyZDU5MzBiODQvdGFibGU6YmZhMTQzYTg4NjI0NDk1NWE1NDExODg5NTkyZTc5N2IvdGFibGVyYW5nZTpiZmExNDNhODg2MjQ0OTU1YTU0MTE4ODk1OTJlNzk3Yl80LTEtMS0xLTA_81d24d0f-f53f-4603-85ff-a84e2751ec31">Florida</ix:nonNumeric></span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">(Zip Code)</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:center;vertical-align:top;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">(Address of principal executive offices)</span></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 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contextRef="ia261e9ab55d3416aa1725bd8b7ce5f31_D20190826-20190826" name="dei:LocalPhoneNumber" id="id3VybDovL2RvY3MudjEvZG9jOjAzOTJlYjgzNTRjZjQ0OWI4OWI0YjA0ZDI2MmQ0YzFlL3NlYzowMzkyZWI4MzU0Y2Y0NDliODliNGIwNGQyNjJkNGMxZV8xL2ZyYWc6ZGFhODYyOGZiOTNkNDBhNTljMzc0OGUyZDU5MzBiODQvdGV4dHJlZ2lvbjpkYWE4NjI4ZmI5M2Q0MGE1OWMzNzQ4ZTJkNTkzMGI4NF81Nzc_2f22d545-a6c2-4f2d-9aa8-06bd0ef4ca5d">207-9600</ix:nonNumeric> </span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">Not Applicable</span></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">________________________________________________________</span></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">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:</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;vertical-align:top;width:99.853%;"><tr><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:8.270%;"></td><td style="width:0.1%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:89.530%;"></td><td style="width:0.1%;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 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Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="ia261e9ab55d3416aa1725bd8b7ce5f31_D20190826-20190826" format="ixt-sec:boolballotbox" name="dei:SolicitingMaterial" id="id3VybDovL2RvY3MudjEvZG9jOjAzOTJlYjgzNTRjZjQ0OWI4OWI0YjA0ZDI2MmQ0YzFlL3NlYzowMzkyZWI4MzU0Y2Y0NDliODliNGIwNGQyNjJkNGMxZV8xL2ZyYWc6ZGFhODYyOGZiOTNkNDBhNTljMzc0OGUyZDU5MzBiODQvdGFibGU6MGQ3MjEwNjZhYWFmNDM3MTg4N2Y2MWQzZGQwYzE1NGMvdGFibGVyYW5nZTowZDcyMTA2NmFhYWY0MzcxODg3ZjYxZDNkZDBjMTU0Y18xLTAtMS0xLTA_a72b828f-35d4-40fc-b7e0-ce1fb474df88">&#9744;</ix:nonNumeric></span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="ia261e9ab55d3416aa1725bd8b7ce5f31_D20190826-20190826" format="ixt-sec:boolballotbox" name="dei:PreCommencementTenderOffer" id="id3VybDovL2RvY3MudjEvZG9jOjAzOTJlYjgzNTRjZjQ0OWI4OWI0YjA0ZDI2MmQ0YzFlL3NlYzowMzkyZWI4MzU0Y2Y0NDliODliNGIwNGQyNjJkNGMxZV8xL2ZyYWc6ZGFhODYyOGZiOTNkNDBhNTljMzc0OGUyZDU5MzBiODQvdGFibGU6MGQ3MjEwNjZhYWFmNDM3MTg4N2Y2MWQzZGQwYzE1NGMvdGFibGVyYW5nZTowZDcyMTA2NmFhYWY0MzcxODg3ZjYxZDNkZDBjMTU0Y18yLTAtMS0xLTA_4f756c61-749c-42bf-907a-276f50048677">&#9744;</ix:nonNumeric></span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="ia261e9ab55d3416aa1725bd8b7ce5f31_D20190826-20190826" format="ixt-sec:boolballotbox" name="dei:PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer" id="id3VybDovL2RvY3MudjEvZG9jOjAzOTJlYjgzNTRjZjQ0OWI4OWI0YjA0ZDI2MmQ0YzFlL3NlYzowMzkyZWI4MzU0Y2Y0NDliODliNGIwNGQyNjJkNGMxZV8xL2ZyYWc6ZGFhODYyOGZiOTNkNDBhNTljMzc0OGUyZDU5MzBiODQvdGFibGU6MGQ3MjEwNjZhYWFmNDM3MTg4N2Y2MWQzZGQwYzE1NGMvdGFibGVyYW5nZTowZDcyMTA2NmFhYWY0MzcxODg3ZjYxZDNkZDBjMTU0Y18zLTAtMS0xLTA_afd6a90b-bc6b-47ea-9756-999b2e68adbc">&#9744;</ix:nonNumeric></span></td><td colspan="3" 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id="id3VybDovL2RvY3MudjEvZG9jOjAzOTJlYjgzNTRjZjQ0OWI4OWI0YjA0ZDI2MmQ0YzFlL3NlYzowMzkyZWI4MzU0Y2Y0NDliODliNGIwNGQyNjJkNGMxZV8xL2ZyYWc6ZGFhODYyOGZiOTNkNDBhNTljMzc0OGUyZDU5MzBiODQvdGFibGU6MjFjNmZiZDU0ZGUzNDQ4Mjg2NDRjMTEwZDg4MzJkOWYvdGFibGVyYW5nZToyMWM2ZmJkNTRkZTM0NDgyODY0NGMxMTBkODgzMmQ5Zl8xLTAtMS0xLTA_a16ec277-7af4-4bfc-a242-2775d3d7e034">Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share</ix:nonNumeric></span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="ia261e9ab55d3416aa1725bd8b7ce5f31_D20190826-20190826" name="dei:TradingSymbol" id="id3VybDovL2RvY3MudjEvZG9jOjAzOTJlYjgzNTRjZjQ0OWI4OWI0YjA0ZDI2MmQ0YzFlL3NlYzowMzkyZWI4MzU0Y2Y0NDliODliNGIwNGQyNjJkNGMxZV8xL2ZyYWc6ZGFhODYyOGZiOTNkNDBhNTljMzc0OGUyZDU5MzBiODQvdGFibGU6MjFjNmZiZDU0ZGUzNDQ4Mjg2NDRjMTEwZDg4MzJkOWYvdGFibGVyYW5nZToyMWM2ZmJkNTRkZTM0NDgyODY0NGMxMTBkODgzMmQ5Zl8xLTEtMS0xLTA_dd81a387-9f52-45dd-aa1d-2df56b0e4a89">ESI</ix:nonNumeric></span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="ia261e9ab55d3416aa1725bd8b7ce5f31_D20190826-20190826" format="ixt-sec:exchnameen" name="dei:SecurityExchangeName" 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style="padding-left:2.25pt;"><span><br/></span></div><div style="padding-left:2.25pt;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">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. </span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">&#9744;</span></div><div style="position:relative;width:100%;height:42.75pt;"><div style="position:absolute;bottom:0;width:100%;"><div style="text-align:center;"><span><br/></span></div></div></div><div id="i0392eb8354cf449b89b4b04d262d4c1e_7"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"/><div style="min-height:42.75pt;width:100%;"><div style="text-align:right;"><span><br/></span></div></div><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">On October 27, 2020, Element Solutions Inc ("Element Solutions") issued a press release announcing its financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.</span></div><div style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">To supplement the financial measures prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America ("GAAP"), within the press release, Element Solutions has provided the following non-GAAP financial measures: EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, Q4 2020 adjusted EBITDA guidance, adjusted earnings per share (EPS), adjusted common shares outstanding, free cash flow, free cash flow outlook for the full year 2020, net debt to adjusted EBITDA ratio and organic net sales growth. Element Solutions also evaluates and presents its results of operations on a constant currency basis. Investors are encouraged to refer to the Non-GAAP Measures section in the press release for definitions of these non-GAAP measures, descriptions of non-GAAP adjustments, and reconciliation of these non-GAAP measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.</span></div><div style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">The information in this Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing of Element Solutions, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing, unless expressly incorporated by specific reference to such filing.</span></div><div id="i0392eb8354cf449b89b4b04d262d4c1e_10"></div><div style="text-align:justify;margin-top:12pt;-sec-extract:summary;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">Item 9.01. 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Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Description</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:top;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">99.1</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New 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esi-20201027
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):
October 27, 2020
________________________________________________________
Element Solutions Inc
________________________________________________________
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
001-36272
37-1744899
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
500 East Broward Boulevard,
Suite 1860
33394
Fort Lauderdale,
Florida
(Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(
561
)
207-9600
Not Applicable
________________________________________________________
(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:
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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))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
ESI
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.
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On October 27, 2020, Element Solutions Inc ("Element Solutions") issued a press release announcing its financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
To supplement the financial measures prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America ("GAAP"), within the press release, Element Solutions has provided the following non-GAAP financial measures: EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, Q4 2020 adjusted EBITDA guidance, adjusted earnings per share (EPS), adjusted common shares outstanding, free cash flow, free cash flow outlook for the full year 2020, net debt to adjusted EBITDA ratio and organic net sales growth. Element Solutions also evaluates and presents its results of operations on a constant currency basis. Investors are encouraged to refer to the Non-GAAP Measures section in the press release for definitions of these non-GAAP measures, descriptions of non-GAAP adjustments, and reconciliation of these non-GAAP measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.
The information in this Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing of Element Solutions, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing, unless expressly incorporated by specific reference to such filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
The following exhibits are furnished herewith:
Exhibit Number
Description
99.1
Press release, dated October 27, 2020, relating to the financial results of Element Solutions for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020
(furnished only)
104
Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL)(furnished only)
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.
ELEMENT SOLUTIONS INC
(Registrant)
October 27, 2020
/s/ Michael Russnok
(Date)
Michael Russnok
Chief Accounting Officer