---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-24-133198"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EMN"
cik: "0000915389"
company_name: "EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO"
filed_at: "2024-05-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-02T21:32:39.535916+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Eastman Chemical 2024 annual meeting: all proposals pass, say-on-pay sees 24.6% opposition

## Summary
- All ten director nominees elected; each received >85M votes for, with average support ~95% of votes cast.
- Ratification of PwC as auditor approved: 92.8M for vs 7.7M against (92.3% of votes cast).
- Advisory say-on-pay passed with 68.3M for (75.4%) and 22.3M against (24.6%); notable opposition.
- Shareholder turnout: 100.6M of 117.6M outstanding shares voted (85.5% participation).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-24-133198
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EMN
- cik: 0000915389
- company_name: EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO
- filed_at: 2024-05-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/915389/000119312524133198/0001193125-24-133198-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/915389/000119312524133198/d806345d8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO shareholders approved Advisory vote on executive compensation (say-on-pay) at the 2024-05-02 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2024-05-02
  source text: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 68,324,588 22,341,976 439,639 9,483,386
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/915389/000119312524133198/0001193125-24-133198-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO shareholders approved Election of ten directors at the 2024-05-02 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2024-05-02
  source text: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes Humberto P. Alfonso 86,749,545 4,232,064 124,594 9,483,386 Brett D. Begemann 86,029,861 4,959,829 116,516 9,483,383 Eric L. Butler 90,021,879 968,262 116,070 9,483,378 Mark J. Costa 85,095,830 5,896,740 113,638 9,483,381 Linnie M. Haynesworth 89,792,492 1,201,825 111,890 9,483,382 Julie F. Holder 85,596,942 5,397,798 111,466 9,483,383 Renée J. Hornbaker 86,045,811 4,940,240 120,156 9,483,382 Kim Ann Mink 89,884,078 1,110,493 111,636 9,483,382 James J. O’Brien 88,007,388 2,984,170 114,653 9,483,378 David W. Raisbeck 85,955,513 5,035,331 115,360 9,483,385
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/915389/000119312524133198/0001193125-24-133198-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO shareholders approved Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for 2024 at the 2024-05-02 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2024-05-02
  source text: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 92,779,998 7,700,004 109,587 0
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/915389/000119312524133198/0001193125-24-133198-index.htm

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