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UNITED STATES

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SCHEDULE 14A

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LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES N.V.

 
 
 

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LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES N.V.

DELFTSEPLEIN 27E

3013 AA ROTTERDAM

THE NETHERLANDS

 

 
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Meeting Information

   
    Meeting Type:            Annual Meeting
   
    For holders as of:       April 26, 2017
   
    Date: May 24, 2017        Time: 8:30 a.m., Local Time
   
    Location:    Sheraton Hotel
   

                    Schiphol Airport

                    Schiphol Blvd. 101

                    1118 BG Amsterdam

                    The Netherlands

 

 

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            Voting Items                   

   
  The Management Board and Supervisory Board of Directors recommend you vote FOR all of the nominees:
  1.    To elect 11 supervisory directors, each to serve until the annual general meeting in 2018:
     1a.    Robert G. Gwin
     1b.    Jacques Aigrain
     1c.    Lincoln Benet
     1d.    Jagjeet S. Bindra
     1e.    Robin Buchanan
     1f.    Stephen F. Cooper
     1g.    Nance K. Dicciani
     1h.    Claire S. Farley
     1i.    Isabella D. Goren
     1j.    Bruce A. Smith
     1k.    Rudy van der Meer
       
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  The Management Board and Supervisory Board of Directors recommend you vote FOR the following proposals:
  2.    Adoption of Dutch Statutory Annual Accounts for 2016
  3.    Discharge from Liability of Members of the Management Board
  4.    Discharge from Liability of Members of the Supervisory Board
  5.    Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers Accountants N.V. as our Auditor for the Dutch Statutory Annual Accounts
  6.    Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
  7.    Ratification and Approval of Dividends in Respect of the 2016 Fiscal Year
  8.    Advisory (Non-Binding) Vote Approving Executive Compensation
  The Management Board and Supervisory Board of Directors recommend you vote 1 Year on the following proposal:
  9.    Advisory Vote to Determine the Frequency of the Say-On-Pay Vote
  The Management Board and Supervisory Board of Directors recommend you vote FOR the following proposals:
  10.    Approval of the Authority of the Management Board to Conduct Share Repurchases
  11.    Re-Approval of the Long-Term Incentive Plan for Purposes of Section 162(m)
 


 

 

 

 

 

 

    

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