---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950142-23-001624"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "OEC"
cik: "0001609804"
company_name: "Orion S.A."
filed_at: "2023-06-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-14T05:50:24.004050+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Orion S.A. shareholders approve name change and share authorization renewal

## Summary
- Shareholders voted 46,568,173 for, 125,351 against to renew authorized share capital for 5 years, authorizing up to 5M common shares.
- Name change from Orion Engineered Carbons S.A. to Orion S.A. approved with 46,621,463 votes for, 77,023 against.
- Both proposals passed at the Extraordinary General Meeting held on June 7, 2023.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950142-23-001624
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: OEC
- cik: 0001609804
- company_name: Orion S.A.
- filed_at: 2023-06-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.1
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1609804/000095014223001624/0000950142-23-001624-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1609804/000095014223001624/eh230367162_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  Orion S.A. shareholders approved Change of the name of the Company from Orion Engineered Carbons S.A. to Orion S.A. and respective amendment of article 1 of the Company’s articles of association. at the 2023-06-07 meeting.
  - Proposal: charter amendment
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-06-07
  source text: Proposal 2 Change of the name of the Company from Orion Engineered Carbons S.A. to Orion S.A. and respective amendment of article 1 of the Company’s articles of association. For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 46,621,463 77,023 3,429 0
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1609804/000095014223001624/0000950142-23-001624-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Orion S.A. shareholders approved Renewal of the Company’s authorized share capital pursuant to article 6 of the Company’s articles of association for a period of five years starting from the date of this Extraordinary General Meeting with the authorization to the Board of Directors to issue up to 5 million common shares or other in at the 2023-06-07 meeting.
  - Proposal: charter amendment
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-06-07
  source text: Proposal 1 Renewal of the Company’s authorized share capital pursuant to article 6 of the Company’s articles of association for a period of five years starting from the date of this Extraordinary General Meeting with the authorization to the Board of Directors to issue up to 5 million common shares or other instruments that give access to respective common shares with or without reserving a preferential right to subscribe for such newly issued shares or instruments to existing holders of shares and respective amendment of article 6 of the Company’s articles of association. For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 46,568,173 125,351 8,391 0
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1609804/000095014223001624/0000950142-23-001624-index.htm

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