Form 8-K
8-K — EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO
Accession: 0000915389-26-000123
Filed: 2026-05-12
Period: 2026-05-07
CIK: 0000915389
SIC: 2821 (PLASTICS, MATERIALS, SYNTH RESINS & NONVULCAN ELASTOMERS)
Item: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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 7, 2026
EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware 1-12626 62-1539359
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
200 South Wilcox Drive
Kingsport Tennessee 37662
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(423) 229-2000
(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:
☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐ 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 EMN New York Stock Exchange
1.875% Notes Due 2026 EMN26 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 (§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 ☐
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. ☐
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The 2026 Annual Meeting of the Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Eastman Chemical Company (the "Company") was held on May 7, 2026. There were 114,349,911 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to be voted, and of those shares 100,631,008 were represented virtually or by proxy, at the Annual Meeting.
Four items of business were considered by stockholders at the Annual Meeting:
•The election of eleven directors to serve until the Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2027 and until their successors are duly elected and qualified;
•Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026;
•An advisory vote on executive compensation (the “say-on-pay” vote) as disclosed in the 2026 Annual Meeting Proxy Statement (the “Proxy Statement”);
•Approval of the 2026 Omnibus Stock Compensation Plan; and
•An advisory vote on stockholder proposal regarding lowering the threshold for calling special shareholder meetings to 10% as disclosed in the Proxy Statement.
1.The results of the voting on the election of directors were as follows:
Nominee
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
Humberto P. Alfonso
86,574,085 3,721,684 121,907 10,213,332
Damon J. Audia 89,949,795 344,446 123,438 10,213,329
Brett D. Begemann
85,780,518 4,534,791 102,368 10,213,331
Eric L. Butler
89,454,490 855,441 107,747 10,213,330
Mark J. Costa
86,014,316 4,291,824 111,536 10,213,332
Linnie M. Haynesworth
89,759,261 559,329 99,089 10,213,329
Julie F. Holder
82,207,815 8,114,787 95,066 10,213,340
Renée J. Hornbaker
86,314,362 4,007,136 96,182 10,213,328
Kim Ann Mink
87,902,915 2,396,876 117,887 10,213,330
James J. O'Brien
87,179,492 3,114,040 124,149 10,213,327
Donald W. Slager
89,954,694 358,034 104,952 10,213,328
Accordingly, each of the eleven nominees received a majority of votes cast in favor of that director's election and was elected.
2.The results of the voting on the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for 2026 were as follows:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
96,146,277 4,386,005 98,726 0
Accordingly, a majority of votes cast on the ratification of the appointment of the independent registered public accounting firm were in favor of the proposal and the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP was ratified.
3.The results of the voting on the advisory "say-on-pay" vote were as follows:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
69,669,114 20,478,706 269,847 10,213,341
Accordingly, a majority of votes cast on the advisory "say-on-pay" vote were "for" approval of the executive compensation as disclosed in the Proxy Statement.
4.The results of the voting on the 2026 Omnibus Stock Compensation Plan were as follows:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
80,737,425 9,464,242 216,004 10,213,337
Accordingly, a majority of votes cast on the 2026 Omnibus Stock Compensation Plan (the "Plan") were "for" approval of this proposal. A description of the Plan is contained in the Proxy Statement.
5.The results of the voting on the advisory stockholder proposal regarding lowering the threshold for calling special shareholder meetings to 10% were as follows:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
25,178,875 64,930,702 308,085 10,213,346
Accordingly, a majority of votes cast on this stockholder proposal were not in favor of the advisory proposal and the proposal was not adopted.
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.
Eastman Chemical Company
By: /s/ Iké G. Adeyemi
Iké G. Adeyemi
Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and
Corporate Secretary
Date: May 12, 2026
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