<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000950170-24-017623.txt : 20240221
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20240221102851
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950170-24-017623
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20240216
FILED AS OF DATE:		20240221
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240221

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Chao James
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001299505
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-32260
		FILM NUMBER:		24656778

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2801 POST OAK BLVD, SUITE 600
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77056

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			WESTLAKE CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001262823
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	INDUSTRIAL ORGANIC CHEMICALS [2860]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	08 Industrial Applications and Services
		IRS NUMBER:				760346924
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2801 POST OAK BLVD
		STREET 2:		SUITE 600
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77056
		BUSINESS PHONE:		713-960-9111

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2801 POST OAK BLVD
		STREET 2:		SUITE 600
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77056

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	WESTLAKE CHEMICAL CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20030908
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        <footnote id="F1">Represents shares of common stock that vested on February 16, 2024 upon the approval of the Issuer's Board of Directors (&quot;BOD&quot;), and the determination by the Compensation Committee of the BOD, of the satisfaction of performance criteria underlying an award of performance stock units (&quot;PSUs&quot;) granted to the Reporting Person on February 19, 2021 under the terms of the Issuer's 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Restricted stock units (&quot;RSUs&quot;) convert into the Issuer's common stock on a one-for-one basis.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Shares otherwise issuable were withheld to satisfy tax obligations arising out of the vesting of the reporting persons RSUs and PSUs.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $136.83 to $137.22 inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide the issuer, any security holder of the issuer, or the staff of the SEC, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">On February 19, 2021, the reporting person was granted 10,774 RSUs vesting on the third anniversay of the grant date.</footnote>
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        <signatureName>James Chao by J Feng POA</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2024-02-21</signatureDate>
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