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

Reporting relationship: President, Specialties
Issuer ticker: ESI
Reported as of: 10 Dec 2025
Net transaction value: -$2,720,637
SEC form: 4
Accepted by SEC: 12 Dec 2025, 16:25:34 UTC
Prior SEC filing: 19 Sep 2025
Next SEC filing: 12 Feb 2026
Source filing: View source filing
Reporting owner signature: /s/ Caroline S. Lind as Attorney-in-Fact for Matthew Liebowitz

Key filing fact

Matthew Liebowitz filed Form 4 for Element Solutions Inc (ESI) on 12 Dec 2025.

Key facts

This page summarizes Matthew Liebowitz'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 19 Sep 2025.
Current net transaction value: -$2,720,637.

Research use

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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 0002009347 Primary reporting owner

Liebowitz Matthew

Relationship: President, Specialties
Address: C/O ELEMENT SOLUTIONS INC, 500 S POINTE DRIVE, SUITE 200, MIAMI BEACH
Signature: /s/ Caroline S. Lind as Attorney-in-Fact for Matthew Liebowitz
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: +160,000
Change %: +279%
Price
Shares after: 217,353
Date: 10 Dec 2025
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F1

ESI transaction

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

Tax liability

Transaction value: $1,736,437
Shares: -62,960
Change %: -29%
Price: $27.58
Shares after: 154,393
Date: 10 Dec 2025
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F2

ESI transaction

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

Sale

Transaction value: $984,200
Shares: -37,000
Change %: -24%
Price: $26.60
Shares after: 117,393
Date: 12 Dec 2025
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F3, F4

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: -160,000
Change %: -100%
Price
Shares after: 0
Date: 10 Dec 2025
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Common Stock
Underlying amount: 160,000
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 4 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 210,000 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 award described in footnote 1.

Footnote F3

Represents shares of the Issuer's common stock that were beneficially owned by the reporting person prior to 12/10/2025.

Footnote 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.