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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Item 5.07Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Chemours Company (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of shareholders on April 28, 2020 (the “Annual Meeting”).
At the Annual Meeting, shareholders:
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elected all nine director nominees to serve a one-year term; |
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approved the Company’s annual “say-on-pay” vote on an advisory basis; |
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ratified PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2020; and |
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voted against the shareholder proposal. |
The final voting results for each proposal were as follows:
Proposal 1 – Election of Directors to Serve One-Year Term
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Nominee |
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Against |
Abstain |
Total |
Broker Non-Votes |
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Curtis V. Anastasio |
115,011,915 (99.21%) |
686,897 |
232,944 |
115,931,756 |
27,709,175 |
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Bradley J. Bell |
114,615,168 (98.86%) |
1,082,595 |
233,993 |
115,931,756 |
27,709,175 |
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Richard H. Brown |
114,724,801 (98.96%) |
982,581 |
224,373 |
115,931,755 |
27,709,176 |
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Mary B. Cranston |
114,574,816 (98.83%) |
1,136,231 |
220,709 |
115,931,756 |
27,709,175 |
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Curtis J. Crawford |
114,122,805 (98.44%) |
1,585,300 |
223,648 |
115,931,753 |
27,709,178 |
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Dawn L. Farrell |
114,639,856 (98.89%) |
1,065,847 |
226,052 |
115,931,755 |
27,709,176 |
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Erin N. Kane |
114,720,121 (98.96%) |
993,965 |
217,669 |
115,931,755 |
27,709,176 |
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Sean D. Keohane |
114,705,616 (98.94%) |
1,003,865 |
222,269 |
115,931,750 |
27,709,181 |
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Mark P. Vergnano |
115,075,817 (99.26%) |
647,411 |
208,525 |
115,931,753 |
27,709,178 |
Proposal 2 – Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation
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Abstain |
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Broker Non-Votes |
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109,513,548 (94.46%) |
5,829,514 |
588,686 |
115,931,748 |
27,709,183 |
Proposal 3 – Ratification of Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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142,171,502 (98.98%) |
1,057,598 |
411,831 |
143,640,931 |
n/a |
Proposal 4 – Shareholder Proposal for a Board Advisory Position
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4,043,867 (3.49%) |
111,144,957 |
742,915 |
115,931,739 |
27,709,192 |
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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THE CHEMOURS COMPANY |
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/s/ Sameer Ralhan |
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Sameer Ralhan |
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Senior Vice President, Chief Financial |
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Officer and Treasurer |
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April 29, 2020 |