FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

Bates Simon
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

AXIALL CORP/DE/ [ AXLL ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                      _____ 10% Owner
__ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
See Remarks
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

1000 ABERNATHY RD. NE, SUITE 1200
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

8/31/2016
(Street)

ATLANTA, GA 30328
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
AXLL Common Stock   8/31/2016     D    73698   (1) (2) (3) D   (1) (2) (3) 0   D    

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)  Disposed of pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of June 10, 2016 (the "Merger Agreement") among the Issuer, Westlake Chemical Corporation ("Westlake") and Lagoon Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Westlake ("Merger Sub"), pursuant to which Merger Sub merged with and into the Issuer (the "Merger"), with the Issuer continuing as as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Westlake.
( 2)  Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger, each share of Issuer common stock was canceled and converted into the right to receive $33.00 in cash (the "Merger Consideration"). The disposition was exempt from Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, pursuant to Rule 16b-3 promulgated thereunder.
( 3)  Includes (i) 46,345 restricted share unit awards with respect to Issuer common stock forfeited at the effective time of the Merger and (ii) 1,400 shares underlying stock options which were converted into the right to receive a cash payment equal to the Merger Consideration minus the exercise prices of such options.

Remarks:
Senior Vice President, Building Products

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Bates Simon
1000 ABERNATHY RD. NE
SUITE 1200
ATLANTA, GA 30328


See Remarks

Signatures
/s/ Simon Bates 8/31/2016
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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