---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-040819"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AXTA"
cik: "0001616862"
company_name: "Axalta Coating Systems Ltd."
filed_at: "2026-06-04T20:26:28+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-04T20:58:46.759422+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Axalta shareholders elect all nine directors, ratify PwC, approve say-on-pay at 2026 AGM

## Summary
- All nine director nominees elected with >94% votes for each; highest withheld 5.0% for Tyrone M. Jordan.
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ratified as independent auditor: 178.5M for, 4.4M against, 93,487 abstain.
- Say-on-pay for 2025 approved: 175.7M for, 2.0M against, 114,945 abstain, 5.1M broker non-votes.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-040819
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AXTA
- cik: 0001616862
- company_name: Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.
- filed_at: 2026-06-04T20:26:28+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- 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/1616862/000162828026040819/0001628280-26-040819-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1616862/000162828026040819/axta-20260603.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. shareholders approved Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accounting firm and auditor at the 2026-06-03 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-03
  source text: Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions 178,516,805 4,352,198 93,487
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1616862/000162828026040819/0001628280-26-040819-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. shareholders approved Election of nine directors at the 2026-06-03 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-03
  source text: Election of Nine Directors: Name Votes For Votes Withheld Broker-Non-Votes Jan A. Bertsch 175,398,682 2,476,369 5,087,439 William M. Cook 174,519,296 3,355,755 5,087,439 Tyrone M. Jordan 168,990,869 8,884,182 5,087,439 Deborah J. Kissire 174,557,043 3,318,008 5,087,439 Rakesh Sachdev 172,104,009 5,771,042 5,087,439 Samuel L. Smolik 176,344,625 1,530,425 5,087,439 Kevin M. Stein 176,832,476 1,042,574 5,087,439 Chris Villavarayan 177,247,432 627,618 5,087,439 Mary S. Zappone 176,084,028 1,791,022 5,087,439
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1616862/000162828026040819/0001628280-26-040819-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. shareholders approved Approval of compensation of named executive officers for 2025 at the 2026-06-03 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-03
  source text: Say on Pay for 2025: Votes For Votes Against Broker Non-Votes Abstentions 175,746,487 2,013,619 5,087,439 114,945
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1616862/000162828026040819/0001628280-26-040819-index.htm

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