Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(d) On August 4, 2022, the Board of Directors of Eastman Chemical Company (the
"Company") elected Eric L. Butler as a director to serve until the Company's
2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. He has been appointed to serve as a member
of the Audit, Finance, and Environmental, Safety and Sustainability Committees
of the Board of Directors. Mr. Butler will receive non-employee director
compensation under the standard arrangements and agreements, which include cash
compensation, equity awards, and an indemnification agreement, which are further
described in the Company's 2022 Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on March 23, 2022.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Butler and any other
persons pursuant to which he was elected as a director. Mr. Butler does not have
any family relationships with any of the Company's directors or executive
officers. There are no transactions and no proposed transactions between
Mr. Butler and the Company that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to
Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On August 8, 2022, the Company issued a press release announcing the change to
the Board discussed in Item 5.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K. A copy of
the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form
8-K
Item 9.01 (d) Exhibits
Exhibit 99.1 is furnished pursuant to Item 9.01(d).
99.1 Press release announcing election of Eric L. Butler as a director.
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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.
Eastman Chemical Company
By: /s/ Clark L. Jordan
Clark L. Jordan
Vice President, Legal and Corporate Secretary
Date: August 8, 2022
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