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| Item 5.03. | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. |
Effective February 18, 2022, Westlake Chemical Corporation changed its corporate name (the “Name Change”) to “Westlake Corporation” (the “Company”). The Name Change was approved by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) and was effected through the filing of a Certificate of Amendment of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (the “Certificate of Amendment”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. A copy of the Certificate of Amendment is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
In connection with the Name Change, by action of the Board, the Company amended and restated its Amended and Restated Bylaws to reflect its new corporate name. There were no other amendments to the Bylaws. A copy of the Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, reflecting this amendment, is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 3.2 and is incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On February 15, 2022, the Company issued a press release announcing the Name Change. A copy of the press release is furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.
The information furnished pursuant to this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and will not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement filed by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, unless specifically identified as being incorporated therein.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
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| 3.1 | Certificate of Amendment of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company. | |
| 3.2 | Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company. | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated February 15, 2022. | |
| 104 | The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL. | |
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.
| WESTLAKE CORPORATION | ||
| By: | /s/ L. Benjamin Ederington | |
| Name: | L. Benjamin Ederington | |
| Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Administrative Officer and Secretary | |
Date: February 18, 2022