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Westlake Corporation filings document formal disclosures for a NYSE-listed manufacturer of performance and essential materials and housing and infrastructure products. Recent 8-K reports furnish quarterly and annual results, investor presentations, executive appointments, litigation developments involving PVC pipe and fittings, and material agreements tied to credit facilities.
Proxy and event filings also describe board and compensation matters, registered securities including common stock and senior notes, capital-structure terms, legal contingencies, and governance topics related to Westlake's operating segments and public-company reporting obligations.
Baksht Jonathan reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Westlake Corp SVP and CFO Jonathan Baksht reported receiving a grant of 20,580 restricted stock units (RSUs). Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of Westlake common stock, and all of these RSUs are scheduled to vest on June 15, 2029.
Westlake Corporation, through its wholly owned German subsidiary Westlake Vinnolit GmbH & Co. KG, has completed the previously announced acquisition of a polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) production site in Wilhelmshaven, Germany.
The Wilhelmshaven plant, which was previously in insolvency administration, has capacity to produce 380,000 metric tons of PVC per year. Westlake states that the acquisition strengthens its Performance & Essential Materials business by expanding its global chlorovinyls manufacturing footprint and complements existing facilities in Europe and North America.
The site benefits from a deep-water dock on Germany’s North Sea coast, which is expected to support efficient raw-materials supply and logistics. Westlake also highlights the integration of the plant’s employees into its broader organization as part of this expansion.
WESTLAKE CORP executive Jonathan Baksht, the company’s SVP and CFO, filed an initial Form 3 statement of beneficial ownership. This filing reports no stock transactions, no derivative exercises, and no reported holdings or positions, serving purely as an initial ownership disclosure in his officer role.
Westlake Corporation reported results of its 2026 annual stockholder meeting. Stockholders elected five directors to the Board, with votes for individual nominees ranging from 116,153,586 to 122,162,962 shares, plus broker non-votes. An advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation passed with 121,890,636 votes for, 1,497,095 against and 88,139 abstentions, along with 1,921,982 broker non-votes. Stockholders also ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026, with 124,742,536 votes for, 643,992 against and 11,324 abstentions.
WESTLAKE CORP EVP & CFO Mark Steven Bender reported routine equity compensation activity. On May 12, 2026, he exercised 13,164 restricted stock units (RSUs), which converted into the company’s common stock on a one-for-one basis, reflecting the vesting of RSUs granted on May 12, 2023.
On May 13, 2026, 5,284 common shares otherwise issuable were withheld to cover tax obligations arising from this vesting, a non-market, tax-withholding disposition. After these transactions, he beneficially owns 35,895 common shares directly.
Westlake Corporation reported a significantly weaker first quarter of 2026. Net sales fell to $2.65 billion from $2.85 billion, and net loss attributable to the company widened to $169 million, or $(1.31) per share, versus a $40 million loss, or $(0.31) per share, a year earlier.
Gross profit dropped to $112 million with margin halved to 4% from 8%, driven by lower volumes and prices for PVC resin, polyethylene, caustic soda, chlorine and building products, as well as higher fuel costs and a $67 million litigation-related charge. EBITDA declined to $150 million from $288 million.
The Housing and Infrastructure Products segment remained profitable but saw income from operations fall to $56 million from $148 million, while the Performance and Essential Materials segment’s loss from operations deepened to $211 million. Westlake completed the $124 million ACI acquisition, invested $209 million in capital expenditures, used $94 million in operating cash flow, and ended the quarter with $2.27 billion in cash and cash equivalents plus $205 million in available-for-sale securities. It also put in place a new $1.5 billion revolving credit facility and plans to redeem $496 million of 3.60% 2026 senior notes.
Westlake Corporation reported a larger loss but improving trends in first quarter 2026. Net sales were $2.65 billion versus $2.85 billion a year earlier. The company posted a net loss of $169 million, or $1.31 per share, and EBITDA of $150 million.
Results included $85 million of Identified Items, mainly a $67 million PVC pipe litigation settlement and $18 million of shutdown charges. Excluding these items, net loss was $100 million, or $0.77 per share, and EBITDA was $235 million.
Housing and Infrastructure Products generated $993 million of sales and $186 million EBITDA excluding Identified Items, with a 19% margin, helped by strong pipe and fittings demand from infrastructure spending. Performance and Essential Materials delivered $1.66 billion of sales and $36 million EBITDA excluding Identified Items.
Westlake ended March 31, 2026 with $2.5 billion in cash, cash equivalents and fixed‑income investments and $5.6 billion of total debt. Management targets a $600 million EBITDA uplift in 2026 from footprint optimization, cost savings and reliability, and now expects the HIP segment’s 2026 revenue and margin at the lower end of previously communicated ranges.
Westlake Corporation reported a larger loss but improving trends in first quarter 2026. Net sales were $2.65 billion versus $2.85 billion a year earlier. The company posted a net loss of $169 million, or $1.31 per share, and EBITDA of $150 million.
Results included $85 million of Identified Items, mainly a $67 million PVC pipe litigation settlement and $18 million of shutdown charges. Excluding these items, net loss was $100 million, or $0.77 per share, and EBITDA was $235 million.
Housing and Infrastructure Products generated $993 million of sales and $186 million EBITDA excluding Identified Items, with a 19% margin, helped by strong pipe and fittings demand from infrastructure spending. Performance and Essential Materials delivered $1.66 billion of sales and $36 million EBITDA excluding Identified Items.
Westlake ended March 31, 2026 with $2.5 billion in cash, cash equivalents and fixed‑income investments and $5.6 billion of total debt. Management targets a $600 million EBITDA uplift in 2026 from footprint optimization, cost savings and reliability, and now expects the HIP segment’s 2026 revenue and margin at the lower end of previously communicated ranges.
Westlake Corporation reports that it and its wholly owned subsidiary Westlake Vinnolit GmbH & Co. KG have signed a non-binding letter of intent with the preliminary insolvency administrator of VYNOVA Wilhelmshaven GmbH. The proposal is to acquire a polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) production site in Wilhelmshaven, Germany.
The potential acquisition remains at an early stage and depends on negotiating definitive agreements, obtaining regulatory approvals, the formal commencement of insolvency proceedings, final approval by the creditors’ committee, and other conditions. Westlake highlights that related statements are forward-looking and subject to significant risks and uncertainties.
Westlake Corporation appointed Jonathan H. Baksht as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective June 15, 2026, succeeding M. Steven Bender, who will become Special Advisor to the President and retire by year-end. Baksht brings prior CFO experience from Fortune Brands Innovations, Pactiv Evergreen and Valaris, along with earlier roles in investment banking and consulting.
His compensation package includes a $200,000 sign-on cash award, a restricted stock unit grant with a grant date fair value of $1,800,000 that vests fully on June 15, 2029, $832,000 base salary for 2026, a target annual bonus of 90% of base pay and a long-term incentive target of 275% of base pay. He will also serve as CFO and a director of Westlake Chemical Partners GP LLC. The company notes there are no family relationships or related-party transactions requiring disclosure in connection with his appointment.
Westlake Corporation appointed Jonathan H. Baksht as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective June 15, 2026, succeeding M. Steven Bender, who will become Special Advisor to the President and retire by year-end. Baksht brings prior CFO experience from Fortune Brands Innovations, Pactiv Evergreen and Valaris, along with earlier roles in investment banking and consulting.
His compensation package includes a $200,000 sign-on cash award, a restricted stock unit grant with a grant date fair value of $1,800,000 that vests fully on June 15, 2029, $832,000 base salary for 2026, a target annual bonus of 90% of base pay and a long-term incentive target of 275% of base pay. He will also serve as CFO and a director of Westlake Chemical Partners GP LLC. The company notes there are no family relationships or related-party transactions requiring disclosure in connection with his appointment.