QUAKER CHEMICAL CORPORATION (NYSE:KWR) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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QUAKER CHEMICAL CORPORATION (NYSE:KWR) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Item5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security
Holders.

As of March 3, 2017, the record date for the 2017 Annual Meeting,
Quaker estimated that the holders of 742,665 shares of Quakers
common stock were entitled to cast ten votes for each share held
and that the holders of 12,548,115 shares of Quakers common stock
were entitled to cast one vote for each share held. After taking
into account the information received thereafter from
shareholders asserting their ten for one voting rights,
shareholders present in person or by proxy at the 2017 Annual
Meeting were entitled to cast an aggregate of 26,765,591 votes.
Set forth below are the matters acted upon by the shareholders at
the 2017 Annual Meeting and the final voting results of each such
proposal.

Proposal No. 1 Election of Directors

The shareholders elected three directors to serve a three-year
term until the 2020 annual meeting of shareholders and until
their respective successors are duly elected and qualified. The
results of the vote were as follows:

Directors

For Withhold Broker Non-Votes
Michael F. Barry 25,731,714 219,366 814,511
Robert E. Chappell 25,359,195 591,885 814,511
Robert H. Rock 25,376,137 574,943 814,511

Proposal No. 2 Advisory Vote on Compensation of the
Companys Named Executive Officers

The Companys shareholders approved, on a non-binding basis, the
Companys compensation of its named executive officers as
described in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis section and
the accompanying compensation tables and narrative disclosures
contained in the Companys Proxy Statement for the 2017 Annual
Meeting. The results of the vote were as follows:

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

23,308,076 2,467,090 175,914 814,511

Proposal No. 3 Advisory Vote on the Frequency of the
Advisory Vote on Compensation of the Companys Named Executive
Officers

The Board of Directors of the Company recommended that the
advisory vote on executive compensation be held every three
years. The Companys shareholders indicated their preference, on a
non-binding basis, that the advisory vote on executive
compensation be held every three years. The results of the vote
were as follows:

1 Year 2 Years 3 Years Abstain Broker Non-Votes
11,926,749 68,102 13,816,007 140,222 814,511

After considering the results of the vote, the Company has
determined to hold the advisory vote on compensation every three
years.


Proposal No. 4 Ratification of Appointment of Independent
Registered Public Accounting Firm for Fiscal Year 2017

The shareholders voted to ratify the appointment of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Quakers independent registered
public accounting firm for the fiscal year 2017. The results of
the vote were as follows:

For Against Abstain
26,532,894 115,425 117,272
Item 8.01 Other Events.

Shareholders interested in submitting a proposal for inclusion in
our proxy statement for next years annual meeting must do so in
compliance with applicable Securities and Exchange Commission
rules and regulations. Under Rule 14a-8 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, adopted by the SEC, to be
considered for inclusion in our proxy materials for our 2018
annual meeting, a shareholder proposal must be received in
writing by our Corporate Secretary at our principal office at One
Quaker Park, 901 E. Hector Street, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
19428 no later than December 1, 2017. If the date of our 2018
annual meeting is moved more than 30 days before or after the
anniversary date of this years meeting, the deadline for
inclusion of proposals in our proxy statement will instead be a
reasonable time before we begin to print and mail our proxy
materials next year. Any such proposals will also need to comply
with the various provisions of Rule 14a-8, which governs the
basis on which such shareholder proposals can be included or
excluded from company-sponsored proxy materials.


About QUAKER CHEMICAL CORPORATION (NYSE:KWR)

Quaker Chemical Corporation is engaged in providing process fluids, chemical specialties and technical expertise to a range of industries, including steel, aluminum, automotive, mining, aerospace, tube and pipe, cans and others. The Company operates through four segments: North America, the Europe; Middle East and Africa (EMEA); Asia/Pacific, and South America. The Company develops, produces and markets a range of formulated chemical specialty products. The Company’s principal products and services include rolling lubricants, corrosion preventives, metal finishing compounds, machining and grinding compounds, forming compounds, bio-lubricants, hydraulic fluids, chemical milling maskants, temporary and permanent coatings, construction products, specialty greases, die casting lubricants and programs to provide chemical management services (CMS). The Company offers CMS for various heavy industrial and manufacturing applications.

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