AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS LTD. (NYSE:AXTA) Files An 8-K Results of Operations and Financial Condition

AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS LTD. (NYSE:AXTA) Files An 8-K Results of Operations and Financial Condition
Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

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On October 8, 2018, Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (“Axalta” or the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the appointment of Robert W. Bryant to the position of interim Chief Executive Officer, the resignation of Terrence S. Hahn from the positions of Chief Executive Officer and President and his departure from the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) (as described below) and that the Company reaffirmed its Adjusted EBITDA guidance for the third quarter of 2018. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto. The information contained in this Item 2.02 and in Exhibit 99.1 hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any other filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Resignation of Terrence S. Hahn as Chief Executive Officer and President

On October 7, 2018, Mr. Hahn resigned by mutual agreement with the Board from the positions of Chief Executive Officer and President, effective immediately, following an investigation by outside counsel into conduct by Mr. Hahn unrelated to financial matters that Axalta believes was inconsistent with Company policies. In connection with his resignation, Mr. Hahn vacated his position on the Board.

Appointment of Robert W. Bryant as interim Chief Executive Officer and Sean M. Lannon as interim Chief Financial Officer

On October 7, 2018, the Board appointed Mr. Bryant, Axalta’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, to serve in the additional role of interim Chief Executive Officer, and on October 12, 2018 the Board appointed Sean M. Lannon, Axalta’s Vice President, Corporate Finance and Global Controller, to serve as interim Chief Financial Officer.

Mr. Bryant, age 50, has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Axalta since 2013. He was previously Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Roll Global LLC. Before joining Roll Global in 2007, he was Executive Vice President of Strategy, New Business Development, and Information Technology at Grupo Industrial Saltillo, S.A.B. de C.V. Mr. Bryant graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa with a B.A. degree in Economics from the University of Florida and received his M.B.A. degree with a concentration in Finance from the Harvard Business School.

Mr. Lannon, age 40, has served as Vice President, Corporate Finance and Global Controller of Axalta since 2016, and was Vice President and Global Controller from 2013 until that promotion. Previously, Mr. Lannon served as the Vice President, Global Controller of Trinseo. Prior to joining Trinseo in 2011, he was the Senior Manager, Financial Reporting at Endo Pharmaceuticals. Mr. Lannon began his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers where he spent more than nine years within the organization’s Assurance Practice. Mr. Lannon graduated with a B.A. in Accounting from Philadelphia University.

There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Bryant or Mr. Lannon and any other persons to which Mr. Bryant and Mr. Lannon were named as interim Chief Executive Officer and interim Chief Financial Officer, respectively. There are no transactions between Mr. Bryant or Mr. Lannon and Axalta that would be reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. Mr. Bryant has previously entered into an Executive Restrictive Covenant and Severance Agreement with Axalta, the form of which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 22, 2018 as Exhibit 10.57 to Axalta’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 (File No. 001-36733). In addition, Mr. Bryant has previously entered into Axalta’s standard form of Indemnification and Advancement Agreement, which was filed with the SEC on July 26, 2018 as Exhibit 10.67 to Axalta’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2018 (File No. 001-36733).

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.

Description

99.1

Press Release dated October 8, 2018


Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. Exhibit
EX-99.1 2 a201810128-kxexhibit991.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 Exhibit   Exhibit 99.1 News Release Axalta Coating Systems2001 Market StreetSuite 3600Philadelphia,…
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About AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS LTD. (NYSE:AXTA)

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. is a holding company. The Company is a manufacturer, marketer and distributor of coatings systems primarily serving the transportation industry. Its segments include Performance Coatings and Transportation Coatings. The Company, through its Performance Coatings segment, provides liquid and powder coatings solutions to a fragmented and local customer base. The Company, through its Transportation Coatings segment, provides coating technologies to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) of light and commercial vehicles. It develops, manufactures and supplies liquid and powder coatings for a number of applications in the industrial end market. It develops, markets and supplies a portfolio of coatings systems and color matching technologies. It offers waterborne and solventborne products and systems used by the global automotive repair industry to refinish damaged vehicles. Its brands include Voltatex, Alesta, Nap-Gard, Abcite and Imron.

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