Current Report Filing (8-k)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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): October 14, 2014

Huntsman Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-32427	42-1648585
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

500 Huntsman Way
Salt Lake City, Utah		84108
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(801) 584-5700

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 obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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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.

(e) Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On October 14, 2014, Huntsman Corporation (the “Company”) granted transaction bonuses of $150,000 for J. Kimo Esplin, the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and of $150,000 for Simon Turner, the Company’s Division President, Pigments and one of the Company’s named executive officers, in recognition of their leadership in connection with the successful completion of the $1.04 billion dollar acquisition of Rockwood Holdings, Inc.’s performance additives and titanium dioxide businesses. These transaction bonuses are in addition to any annual incentive award to be made pursuant to the Company’s annual incentive plan.

SIGNATURES

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.