Will my shares be voted if I do not provide my proxy and do not attend the Annual Meeting?
If you do not provide a proxy or vote your shares in person, the shares held in your name will not be voted.
If you hold your shares in street name, your broker may be able to vote your shares for certain routine matters even if you do not provide the broker with
voting instructions. We believe that, pursuant to NYSE rules, only the ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the 2017 fiscal year (Item 8) is considered a routine matter. Therefore,
without instructions from you, your broker may not vote your shares with respect to any other proposals. It is therefore important that you act to ensure your shares are voted.
What is a broker
non-vote?
If a broker does not have discretion to vote shares held in street name on a particular proposal and does not receive instructions from the beneficial owner on how to
vote those shares, the broker may return the proxy card without voting on that proposal. This is known as a broker
non-vote
.
Broker
non-votes
will have no effect
on the vote for any matter properly introduced at the meeting.
What if I return my proxy but dont vote for some of the matters listed on my proxy card?
If you return a signed proxy card without indicating your vote on all matters listed, your shares will be voted FOR each of the matters for
which you did not vote.
How are votes counted?
For all proposals other than the election of nominees to our single, unitary Board of Directors, Supervisory Board, or Management Board, you may vote FOR,
AGAINST, or ABSTAIN. For the proposals for the election of nominees (Items 2 and 3), you may vote FOR, AGAINST, or WITHHOLD with respect to each nominee. A vote to abstain or withhold does
not count as a vote cast, and therefore will not have any effect on the outcome of any matter to be voted on at the Annual Meeting.
Could other matters be
decided at the Annual Meeting?
No. Any matters to be decided at the Annual Meeting must be included in the agenda for the meeting as described in this
proxy statement.
Who can attend the Annual Meeting?
The Annual
Meeting is open to all LyondellBasell shareholders who hold shares as of the close of business on May 4, 2018, the Record Date. If you would like to attend the Annual Meeting, you must inform us in writing of your intention to do so prior to
May 25, 2018, one week prior to the date of the meeting. The notice may be emailed to
investors@lyondellbasell.com
. Admittance of shareholders will be governed by Dutch law.
What is the cost of this proxy solicitation?
The Company will pay
the cost of soliciting proxies for the Annual Meeting. Our Supervisory Directors, officers, and employees may solicit proxies by mail, by email, by telephone, or in person for no additional compensation. In addition, we have retained Alliance
Advisors, LLC to assist in the solicitation of proxies for a fee of $15,000, plus reimbursement of reasonable expenses.
Why did my household receive a single
set of proxy materials?
SEC rules permit us to deliver a single copy of our annual report and proxy statement to any household at which two or more
shareholders reside, if we believe the shareholders are members of the same family.
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