Benjamin Gliklich - 10 Dec 2025 Form 4 Insider Report for Element Solutions Inc (ESI)

Reporting relationship: CEO, Director
Issuer ticker: ESI
Reported as of: 10 Dec 2025
Net transaction value: -$8,139,548
SEC form: 4
Accepted by SEC: 12 Dec 2025, 16:25:28 UTC
Prior SEC filing: 19 Sep 2025
Next SEC filing: 19 Dec 2025
Source filing: View source filing
Reporting owner signature: /s/ Caroline S. Lind as Attorney-in-Fact for Benjamin Gliklich

Key filing fact

Benjamin Gliklich filed Form 4 for Element Solutions Inc (ESI) on 12 Dec 2025.

Key facts

This page summarizes Benjamin Gliklich's Form 4 filing for Element Solutions Inc (ESI).
3 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 19 Sep 2025.
Current net transaction value: -$8,139,548.

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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 0001630320 Primary reporting owner

Gliklich Benjamin

Relationship: CEO, 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 Benjamin Gliklich
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: +750,000
Change %: +87%
Price
Shares after: 1,614,521
Date: 10 Dec 2025
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F1

ESI transaction

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

Tax liability

Transaction value: $8,139,548
Shares: -295,125
Change %: -18%
Price: $27.58
Shares after: 1,319,396
Date: 10 Dec 2025
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F1, F2

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: -750,000
Change %: -100%
Price
Shares after: 0
Date: 10 Dec 2025
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Common Stock
Underlying amount: 750,000
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 2 footnotes

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 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 1,000,000 performance restricted stock units was cancelled for no value.

Footnote F2

Represents shares withheld to satisfy the estimated tax obligations due upon vesting of the share awards described in footnote 1.