Sir Martin E. Franklin - 10 Dec 2025 Form 4 Insider Report for Element Solutions Inc (ESI)

Reporting relationship: Director
Issuer ticker: ESI
Reported as of: 10 Dec 2025
Net transaction value: $0
SEC form: 4
Accepted by SEC: 12 Dec 2025, 16:25:20 UTC
Prior SEC filing: 05 Nov 2025
Next SEC filing: 09 Jan 2026
Source filing: View source filing
Reporting owner signature: /s/ Caroline S. Lind as Attorney-in-Fact for Sir Martin E. Franklin

Key filing fact

Sir Martin E. Franklin filed Form 4 for Element Solutions Inc (ESI) on 12 Dec 2025.

Key facts

This page summarizes Sir Martin E. Franklin's Form 4 filing for Element Solutions Inc (ESI).
4 reported transactions and 1 derivative row are listed below.
Accepted by SEC: 12 Dec 2025, 16:25.

Change

Previous filing in this sequence was filed on 05 Nov 2025.
Current net transaction value: $0.

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Evidence

Filed on Form 4

Ownership activity is grounded in SEC Form 4 disclosures.

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Reporting Owners (1)

CIK 0000940603 Primary reporting owner

FRANKLIN MARTIN E

Relationship: Director
Address: C/O ELEMENT SOLUTIONS INC, 500 S POINTE DRIVE, SUITE 200, MIAMI BEACH
Signature: /s/ Caroline S. Lind as Attorney-in-Fact for Sir Martin E. Franklin
Signature date: 12 Dec 2025

Reported non-derivative transactions

Shares, units, or other non-derivative securities reported in this filing.

ESI transaction

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

Options Exercise

Transaction value
Shares: +225,000
Change %
Price
Shares after: 225,000
Date: 10 Dec 2025
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F1

ESI transaction

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

Other

Transaction value
Shares: -225,000
Change %: -100%
Price
Shares after: 0
Date: 10 Dec 2025
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F1

ESI transaction

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

Other

Transaction value
Shares: +225,000
Change %: +206%
Price
Shares after: 334,100
Date: 10 Dec 2025
Ownership: By Martin E. Franklin Revocable Trust
Footnotes: F1

Reported derivative securities

Options, warrants, convertible securities, or similar derivative positions disclosed in the filing.

ESI transaction Derivative

Share Award

Options Exercise

Transaction value
Shares: -225,000
Change %: -100%
Price
Shares after: 0
Date: 10 Dec 2025
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Common Stock
Underlying amount: 225,000
Exercise price: $0.000000
Footnotes: F1

^* marks a reported price that did not pass the local price check.

Additional SEC filing notes

Filing notes and footnotes

Explanation of responses 1 footnote

Footnote 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 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 300,000 performance restricted stock units was cancelled for no value.