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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):
July 1, 2018

EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 
 
Delaware
 
1-12626
 
62-1539359
 
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
 
 
200 South Wilcox Drive, Kingsport, TN
 
37662
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)

(423) 229-2000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 


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Item 5.02(d) -- Election of Director
 
On July 1, 2018 the Board of Directors of Eastman Chemical Company (the “Company”) elected Kim Ann Mink as a director. Dr. Mink and the other directors serve until the Company's Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 2, 2019, and she serves as a member of the Audit Committee, the Finance Committee, and the Health, Safety, Environmental and Security Committee of the Board of Directors. Dr. Mink will receive non-employee director compensation under the standard arrangements and agreements described in the Company’s 2018 Annual Meeting Proxy Statement and filed as exhibits to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for 2017, including cash compensation, equity awards, and an indemnification agreement.

The text of the Company’s release announcing the election of Dr. Mink as a director is filed as Exhibit 99.01 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by this reference.


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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.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Eastman Chemical Company
 
 
 
By:  /s/   Brian L. Henry                         
Brian L. Henry
Senior Securities - Governance Counsel and Assistant Secretary
 
 
 
Date:  July 2, 2018
 
 






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