ThZeal - The Zeal

Delaware

001-36272

37-1744899

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

500 East Broward Boulevard,

Suite 1860

33394

Fort Lauderdale,

Florida

(Zip Code)

(Address of principal executive offices)

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Title of each class	Trading symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	ESI	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

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. ☐

On August 4, 2020, Element Solutions Inc (the "Company") issued a press release announcing its intent, subject to market and other customary conditions, to offer $400 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2028 denominated in U.S. dollars (the "2028 Notes") in a private offering to persons reasonably believe to be qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and to non-U.S. persons in accordance with Regulation S under the Securities Act. A copy of the press release is furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

The above does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to purchase, the 2028 Notes, the related guarantees, or any other securities in any jurisdiction in which, or to any person to whom, such an offer, solicitation or sale is unlawful.

The information in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing, unless expressly incorporated by specific reference to such filing.


Exhibit Number						Description
99.1						Press release, dated August 4, 2020, announcing the Company's private offering of senior notes due 2028 (furnished only)
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and included in Exhibit 101)(furnished only)

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.


						ELEMENT SOLUTIONS INC
						(Registrant)
August 4, 2020						/s/ John E. Capps
(Date)						John E. Capps
						Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary