8-K
filed May 22, 2026, 4:05 PM ET
ticker LYB
CIK 0001489393
other material
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.55
LyondellBasell shareholders approve share repurchase of up to 10% of capital, LTIP amendment
LyondellBasell Industries N.V.
- Shareholders approved repurchase of up to 34,042,250 shares (10% of issued capital) through Nov 22, 2027.
- LTIP amended to add 8M authorized shares and cap annual director awards at $2M.
- All 12 director nominees elected; say-on-pay passed with ~96.7% of votes cast.
- PwC appointed as auditor for 2026 statutory accounts; ratification of PwC LLP as independent auditor.
- Shareholders authorized cancellation of treasury shares and discharge of directors.
Key facts
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
LyondellBasell Industries N.V. shareholders approved Authorization of Board to repurchase up to 10% of issued share capital until November 22, 2027 at the 2026-05-22 meeting.
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-22
Exact text from the filing
Proposal 7 The authorization of the Board to repurchase up to 10% of the Company’s issued share capital, at prices ranging from the nominal value of the shares up to 110% of the market price for the shares, until November 22, 2027 was approved based on the following votes: FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN 284,324,402 413,776 418,057
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
LyondellBasell Industries N.V. shareholders approved Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for 2026 at the 2026-05-22 meeting.
- Proposal
- auditor ratification
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-22
Exact text from the filing
Proposal 5 The ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026 was approved based on the following votes: FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN 281,848,128 3,146,470 161,637
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
LyondellBasell Industries N.V. shareholders approved Discharge of directors from liability at the 2026-05-22 meeting.
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-22
Exact text from the filing
Proposal 2 The discharge of directors from liability was approved based on the following votes: FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN BROKER NON-VOTES 264,078,734 1,738,358 1,007,273 18,331,870
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
LyondellBasell Industries N.V. shareholders approved Election of 12 director nominees at the 2026-05-22 meeting.
- Proposal
- director election
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-22
Exact text from the filing
Proposal 1 The election of 12 director nominees to serve as members of the board of directors of the Company until the annual general meeting of shareholders in 2027 was approved based on the following votes: FOR AGAINST WITHHOLD BROKER NON-VOTES Jacques Aigrain 253,781,201 11,723,053 1,320,111 18,331,870
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
LyondellBasell Industries N.V. shareholders approved Cancellation of all or a portion of treasury shares at the 2026-05-22 meeting.
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-22
Exact text from the filing
Proposal 8 The cancellation of all or a portion of shares held in or repurchased into the Company’s treasury account was approved based on the following votes: FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN 284,462,968 444,643 248,624
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
LyondellBasell Industries N.V. shareholders approved Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers N.V. as auditor of Dutch statutory annual accounts for 2026 at the 2026-05-22 meeting.
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-22
Exact text from the filing
Proposal 4 The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers N.V. as the auditor of the Company’s Dutch statutory annual accounts for the year ending December 31, 2026 was approved based on the following votes: FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN 281,872,084 3,157,154 126,997
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
LyondellBasell Industries N.V. shareholders approved Advisory resolution approving compensation of Named Executive Officers at the 2026-05-22 meeting.
- Proposal
- say on pay
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-22
Exact text from the filing
Proposal 6 An advisory resolution approving the compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers was approved based on the following votes: FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN BROKER NON-VOTES 257,609,478 8,749,875 465,012 18,331,870
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
LyondellBasell Industries N.V. shareholders approved Amendment and restatement of LyondellBasell Industries Long Term Incentive Plan at the 2026-05-22 meeting.
- Proposal
- equity plan
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-22
Exact text from the filing
Proposal 9 The amendment and restatement of the Plan was approved based on the following votes: FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN BROKER NON-VOTES 263,183,904 3,249,327 391,134 18,331,870
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
LyondellBasell Industries N.V. shareholders approved Adoption of Dutch statutory annual accounts for year ended December 31, 2025 at the 2026-05-22 meeting.
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-22
Exact text from the filing
Proposal 3 The adoption of the Company’s Dutch statutory annual accounts for the year ended December 31, 2025 was approved based on the following votes: FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN 283,737,045 363,481 1,055,709
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