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    SEC Form 8-K filed by Westlake Corporation

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    WESTLAKE CORP false 0001262823 0001262823 2026-06-15 2026-06-15 0001262823 us-gaap:CommonStockMember 2026-06-15 2026-06-15 0001262823 us-gaap:SeniorNotesMember 2026-06-15 2026-06-15
     
     

    UNITED STATES

    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

    Washington, D.C. 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): June 15, 2026

     

     

    Westlake Corporation

    (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     

     

     

    Delaware   001-32260   76-0346924

    (State or other jurisdiction

    of incorporation)

     

    (Commission

    File Number)

     

    (I.R.S. Employer

    Identification No.)

     

    2801 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 600  
    Houston, Texas   77056
    (Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

    Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 960-9111

     

     

    Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

     

    ☐

    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

     

    ☐

    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

     

    ☐

    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

     

    ☐

    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

    Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

     

    Title of each class

     

    Trading

    Symbol(s)

     

    Name of each exchange

    on which registered

    Common Stock, $0.01 par value   WLK   The New York Stock Exchange
    1.625% Senior Notes due 2029   WLK29   The New York Stock Exchange

    Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

    Emerging growth company ☐

    If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

     

     
     


    Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

    On June 15, 2026, Westlake Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that Westlake Vinnolit GmbH & Co. KG, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, has completed the previously announced acquisition of a polyvinyl chloride and vinyl chloride monomer production site located in Wilhelmshaven, Germany. 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 Current Report on Form 8-K, 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 (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of such section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, unless specifically identified as being incorporated therein.

    Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

    (d) Exhibits

     

    99.1    Press release issued on June 15, 2026.
    104    The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL.

     

     

    2


    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
    Date:   June 15, 2026  

     

      By:  

    /s/ L. Benjamin Ederington

         

    L. Benjamin Ederington

    Executive Vice President, Legal and External Affairs

     

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