UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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 15, 2017
Trinseo S.A.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Luxembourg | | 001-36473 | | N/A |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization) | | (Commission
File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number) |
1000 Chesterbrook Boulevard, Suite 300,
Berwyn, Pennsylvania 19312
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(610) 240-3200
(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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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).
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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.
(b) Departure of Directors
On May 15, 2017, Jeannot Krecké announced his intention to resign as a member of the board of directors of Trinseo S.A. (the “Company”) for personal reasons effective May 22, 2017. There are no disagreements between Mr. Krecké and the Company.
ITEM 8.01 Other Events.
In response to Mr. Krecké’s resignation the Company filed additional definitive proxy materials to remove Mr. Krecké as a Board nominee standing for election at its 2017 annual general meeting of shareholders.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| TRINSEO S.A. |
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| By: | /s/ Angelo N. Chaclas |
| Name: | Angelo N. Chaclas |
| Title: | Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, & Corporate Secretary |
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Date: May 19, 2017 | | |
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