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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K  

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 23, 2024

 

SEALED AIR CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

1-12139

65-0654331

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

2415 Cascade Pointe Boulevard
Charlotte			North Carolina						28208
(Address of principal executive offices)									(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (980)-221-3235

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class			Trading Symbol(s)			Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share			SEE			New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company  ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

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

On May 23, 2024, the stockholders of Sealed Air Corporation (the “Company”) approved an amendment (the “Amendment”) to the 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan. The Amendment adds up to 1,150,000 shares of common stock to the share pool previously available under the 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan. This summary is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Amendment, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.02.

Item 5.07			Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 23, 2024. The holders of a total of 132,332,823 shares of our common stock were present in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, representing approximately 90.9% of the voting power entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. Each share of common stock was entitled to one vote on each matter before the meeting. The matters considered and voted on by the stockholders at the Annual Meeting and the vote of the stockholders were as follows:

1.The stockholders elected the entire Board of Directors, each of whom holds office until a successor is elected and qualified or until his or her earlier resignation or removal, by the following votes:

Nominee			For			Against			Abstain			Broker Non-Votes
Zubaid Ahmad			119,354,699			4,907,339			553,154			7,517,631
Kevin C. Berryman			119,824,545			4,459,622			531,025			7,517,631
Françoise Colpron			119,411,915			4,888,113			515,164			7,517,631
Clay M. Johnson			122,409,695			1,973,996			431,501			7,517,631
Henry R. Keizer			114,553,778			8,893,517			1,367,897			7,517,631
Harry A. Lawton III			121,208,815			3,086,258			520,119			7,517,631
Suzanne B. Rowland			119,662,923			4,736,645			415,624			7,517,631

2.The stockholders approved the amendment of the 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan by the following vote:

For			Against			Abstain			Broker Non-Votes
118,472,911			5,851,599			490,682			7,517,631

3.The stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024 by the following vote:

For			Against			Abstain			Broker Non-Votes
131,038,574			987,635			306,614			—

4.The stockholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the executive compensation as disclosed in the Proxy Statement by the following vote:

For			Against			Abstain			Broker Non-Votes
111,929,605			12,668,242			217,345			7,517,631

Item 9.01			Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.						Description
10.1						Amendment to the Sealed Air Corporation 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan (effective May 23, 2024).
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and embedded within document)

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

 

			SEALED AIR CORPORATION
			By:			/s/ Angel S. Willis
			Name:			Angel S. Willis
			Title:			Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
						(Duly Authorized Officer)
Date: May 29, 2024