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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Connolly John P.   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Element Solutions Inc [ESI] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Financial Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O ELEMENT SOLUTIONS INC, 1450 CENTREPARK BLVD, SUITE 210 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/19/2019 (Street) WEST PALM BEACH, FL 33401 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 02/19/2019   M   5,149 A (1) 20,286 D   Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 02/20/2019   F   1,707 (2) D $ 11.34 18,579 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units	$ 0 (3)	02/19/2019		M			5,149 (3)	(3)	(3)	Common Stock	5,149	(3)	10,297	D
Performance Stock Units	$ 0 (4)	02/20/2019		A		19,107		(4)	(4)	Common Stock	19,107	(4)	19,107	D
Incentive Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$ 11.34	02/20/2019		A		8,818		(5)	(5)	Common Stock	8,818	$ 11.34	8,818	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$ 11.34	02/20/2019		A		12,056		(5)	(5)	Common Stock	12,056	$ 11.34	12,056	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Connolly John P. C/O ELEMENT SOLUTIONS INC 1450 CENTREPARK BLVD, SUITE 210 WEST PALM BEACH, FL 33401			Chief Financial Officer

Signatures

/s/ John P. Connolly		02/21/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	This transaction represents the settlement of 5,149 restricted stock units ("RSUs") previously reported on 2/21/2018 which vested on 2/19/2019. Each RSU represented a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock.
(2)	This number represents shares of the Issuer's common stock withheld to satisfy the tax withholding obligations due upon the vesting of the RSUs described in footnote 1 above.
(3)	As previously reported on 2/21/2018, this RSU grant vests in 1/3 annual increments since 2/19/2018, subject to continuous service. Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock.
(4)	Each performance restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of common stock of the Issuer, subject to the achievement of certain adjusted EBITDA compound annual growth and adjusted earnings per share goals for the performance period ending 12/31/2021. The number of shares reported in Column 7 will range from zero to 28,661 shares.
(5)	1/3 of each of these options will vest annually on February 20th over the next three years.

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