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): February 3, 2011

 

Huntsman Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (801) 584-5700

 

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 obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

 

On February 3, 2011, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Huntsman Corporation (the “Company”) accepted the resignation of H. William Lichtenberger, a member of the Board, to be effective as of the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders on May 5, 2011. Mr. Lichtenberger tendered his resignation in accordance with the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines, which require that upon reaching age 75, a director (other than a director also serving as an executive officer) must offer his or her resignation to the Board effective as of the next annual meeting of stockholders.

 

In connection with Mr. Lichtenberger’s resignation, the Board appointed Nolan D. Archibald to serve as Vice Chairman and Lead Independent Director of the Board, Marsha J. Evans to serve as a member of the Audit Committee, Patrick T. Harker to serve as Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and M. Anthony Burns to serve as a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, each appointment to be effective as of the Company’s next annual meeting of stockholders.

 

 

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.

 

 

	HUNTSMAN CORPORATION
	/s/ Troy M. Keller
	Assistant Secretary

 

 

Dated: February 9, 2011

 

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