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 20, 2020 
 

Kronos Worldwide, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) 
 

  
 
 
 
 
Delaware
 
1-31763
 
76-0294959
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
 

 
5430 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1700, Dallas, Texas 75240-2620
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, and Zip Code)

 
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code
(972) 233-1700
 
 (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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
 

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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
KRO
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. ☐







Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The registrant held its 2020 annual meeting of stockholders on May 20, 2020.  At the 2020 annual meeting, the registrant’s stockholders voted on the two proposals described in detail in the registrant’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 1, 2020.  Stockholders present at the 2020 annual meeting, either in person or by proxy, represented 94.27% of the 115,651,706 shares eligible to vote at the meeting.

Proposal 1:  Election of Directors

The registrant’s stockholders elected Ms. Loretta J. Feehan, Mr. Robert D. Graham, Mr. John E. Harper, Ms. Meredith W. Mendes, Mr. Cecil H. Moore, Jr., Gen. Thomas P. Stafford (ret.) and Dr. R. Gerald Turner as directors.  Each director nominee received votes “For” his or her election from at least 88.9% of the shares eligible to vote at the annual meeting.

Proposal 2:  Say-on-Pay, Nonbinding Advisory Vote Approving Executive Compensation

The registrant’s stockholders adopted a resolution, on a nonbinding advisory basis, approving the compensation of the registrant’s named executive officers as described in the registrant’s 2020 proxy statement.  The resolution received the approval from 88.1% of the shares eligible to vote at the annual meeting.

Item 7.01
Regulation FD Disclosure.

The registrant also hereby furnishes the information set forth in its press releases issued on May 20, 2020, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.  The information the registrant furnishes in this report under this Item 7.01, and the exhibit in Item 9.01, is not deemed “filed” for purposes of section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section.  Registration statements or other documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission shall not incorporate this information by reference, except as otherwise expressly stated in such filing.

Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)
Exhibits
   
       
 
Item No.
 
Exhibit Index
       
 
99.1
 





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.

 
KRONOS WORLDWIDE, INC.
 
(Registrant)
   
   
   
   
 
By: /s/ Clarence B. Brown, III 
Date:  May 20, 2020
Clarence B. Brown, III, Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary



Kronos Worldwide, Inc.
Three Lincoln Centre
5430 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1700
Dallas, Texas   75240-2620
Contact:      Janet G. Keckeisen
Vice President,
Corporate Strategy and
Investor Relations
(972) 233-1700
Press Release
 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


KRONOS WORLDWIDE, INC. ANNOUNCES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND AND
RESULTS OF ANNUAL STOCKHOLDER MEETING


DALLAS, TEXAS – May 20, 2020 – Kronos Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:  KRO) announced that its board of directors has declared a regular quarterly dividend of eighteen cents ($0.18) per share on its common stock, payable on June 18, 2020 to stockholders of record at the close of business on June 9, 2020.

Kronos Worldwide also announced that at its 2020 annual stockholder meeting held today its stockholders had:

      ●
elected each of Loretta J. Feehan, Robert D. Graham, John E. Harper, Meredith W. Mendes, Cecil H. Moore, Jr., Thomas P. Stafford, and R. Gerald Turner as a director for a one year term; and
      ●
adopted a resolution that approved, on a nonbinding advisory basis, the compensation of its named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement for the 2020 annual stockholder meeting.

Kronos Worldwide, Inc. is a major international producer of titanium dioxide products.

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