Robert F. Buesinger Form 4 WESTLAKE / Robert F. Buesinger ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Buesinger Robert F.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

2801 POST OAK BLVD., STE. 600

(Street)

HOUSTON TX 77056

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
WESTLAKE CORP [ WLK ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
EVP, HIP, IT & Digital

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/16/2024

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	02/16/2024		A		8,592(1)	A	$0	25,346	D
Common Stock	02/19/2024		M		4,283	A	$0(2)	29,629	D
Common Stock	02/20/2024		F		4,083(3)	D	$129.92	25,546	D
Common Stock	02/20/2024		F		3(3)	D	$135.323(4)	25,543	D
Common Stock	02/20/2024		F		399	D	$137.376(5)	25,144	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units	(2)	02/19/2024		M			4,283	(6)	(6)	Common Stock	4,283	$0	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents shares of common stock that vested on February 16, 2024 upon the approval of the Issuer's Board of Directors ("BOD"), and the determination by the Compensation Committee of the BOD, of the satisfaction of performance criteria underlying an award of performance stock units ("PSUs") granted to the Reporting Person on February 19, 2021 under the terms of the Issuer's 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan.

2. Restricted stock units ("RSUs") convert into the Issuer's common stock on a one-for-one basis.

3. Shares otherwise issuable were withheld to satisfy tax obligations arising out of the vesting of the reporting persons RSUs and PSUs.

4. Weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $135.27 to $135.43 inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide the issuer, any security holder of the issuer, or the staff of the SEC, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above.

5. Weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $137.33 to $137.44 inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide the issuer, any security holder of the issuer, or the staff of the SEC, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above.

6. On February 19, 2021, the reporting person was granted 4,283 RSUs vesting on the third anniversay of the grant date.

	Robert F. Buesinger by J Feng POA	02/21/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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