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): February 16, 2016
AXIALL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-09753 | 58-1563799 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 1000 Abernathy Road, Suite 1200, Atlanta, GA | 30328 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (770) 395-4500
(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:
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On February 16, 2016, Axiall Corporation (the “Company”) sent a letter to its employees regarding the letter it previously received from Westlake Chemical Corporation (“Westlake”) on February 16, 2016 expressing Westlake’s intention to nominate ten individuals to the Company’s Board of Directors at the Company’s 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
A copy of the letter is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Letter to Axiall Employees, dated February 16, 2016. | |
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.
| AXIALL CORPORATION | ||
| By: |
/s/ Daniel S. Fishbein | |
| Name: |
Daniel S. Fishbein | |
| Title: |
Vice President & General Counsel | |
Date: February 17, 2016
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Letter to Axiall Employees, dated February 16, 2016. | |