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 3, 2012

 


 

Huntsman Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

001-32427

 

42-1648585

(State or other jurisdiction

 

(Commission

 

(IRS Employer

of incorporation)

 

File Number)

 

Identification No.)

 

500 Huntsman Way

 

 

Salt Lake City, Utah

 

84108

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

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):

 

o    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 



 

Item 5.07  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

(a)  The 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Huntsman Corporation (the “Company”) was held on May 3, 2012 (the “Annual Meeting”).

 

(b)  The Company’s stockholders voted on the following three proposals (described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 23, 2012) at the Annual Meeting and cast their votes as follows:

 

Proposal No. 1    The three nominees named below were elected to serve as Class II directors of the board of directors, to serve until the 2015 Annual Meeting, and the voting results were as follows:

 

Class II Directors

 

For

 

Withheld

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

Peter R. Huntsman

 

171,784,776

 

10,182,757

 

37,407,278

 

Wayne A. Reaud

 

163,305,904

 

18,661,629

 

37,407,278

 

Alvin V. Shoemaker

 

175,278,317

 

6,689,216

 

37,407,278

 

 

Proposal No. 2    The non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved as set forth below.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

144,214,706

 

35,421,228

 

2,331,599

 

37,407,278

 

 

Proposal No. 3    The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2012 was ratified, and the voting results were as follows.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

211,771,479

 

6,759,263

 

844,069

 

 

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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: May 9, 2012

 

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