Matthew Liebowitz - Dec 10, 2025 Form 4 Insider Report for Element Solutions Inc (ESI)

Role: President, Specialties
Signature: /s/ Caroline S. Lind as Attorney-in-Fact for Matthew Liebowitz
Stock symbol: ESI
Transactions as of: Dec 10, 2025
Transactions value $: -$2,720,637
Form type: 4
Date filed: 12/12/2025, 04:25 PM
Previous filing: Sep 19, 2025
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name	Relationship	Address	Signature	Signature date	CIK
Liebowitz Matthew	President, Specialties	C/O ELEMENT SOLUTIONS INC, 500 S POINTE DRIVE, SUITE 200, MIAMI BEACH	/s/ Caroline S. Lind as Attorney-in-Fact for Matthew Liebowitz	2025-12-12	0002009347

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	ESI	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	Options Exercise		+160K	+278.97%		217K	Dec 10, 2025	Direct	F1
transaction	ESI	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	Tax liability	-$1.74M	-63K	-28.97%	$27.58	154K	Dec 10, 2025	Direct	F2
transaction	ESI	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	Sale	-$984K	-37K	-23.96%	$26.60	117K	Dec 12, 2025	Direct	F3, F4

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	ESI	Share Award	Options Exercise		-160K	-100%		0	Dec 10, 2025	Common Stock	160K	$0.00	Direct	F1

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Represents settlement of a share award granted and vested on 12/10/2025 as part of the Issuer's continued evaluation of its executive compensation program. Under the terms of the award, the net vested shares are subject to a lock-up agreement, effective 12/10/2025 (the "Lock-up Date"), with restrictions expiring ratably on the first, second and third anniversary of the Lock-up Date. On 12/10/2025, the reporting person's previously-reported executive stretch share grant of 210,000 performance restricted stock units was cancelled for no value.
F2	Represents shares withheld to satisfy the estimated tax obligations due upon vesting of the share award described in footnote 1.
F3	Represents shares of the Issuer's common stock that were beneficially owned by the reporting person prior to 12/10/2025.
F4	This price is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $26.13 to $27.44, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.