SOLS: Material agreement · Other company developments

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. Merger Agreement On July 6, 2026, Solstice Advanced Materials Inc. (“Solstice”) entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Solar Merger Sub One Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Solstice (“Merger Sub One”), Solar Merger Sub Two LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Solstice (“Merger Sub Two” and, together with Merger Sub One, the “Merger Subs”), and Element Solutions Inc, a Delaware corporation (“Element Solutions”), pursuant to which, among other things and subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, (i) Merger Sub One will merge with and into Element Solutions (the “First Merger”), with Element Solutions surviving the merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Solstice (the “Surviving Corporation”), and (ii) immediately following the First Merger, and as part of the same overall transaction, the Surviving Corporation will merge with and into Merger Sub Two (the “Second Merger” and together with the First Merger, the “Mergers”), with Merger Sub Two surviving the Second Merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Solstice (the “Surviving Company”). The Mergers, taken together, are intended to qualify as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The Mergers and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement are collectively referred to as the “Transactions.” The boards of directors of each of Solstice and Element Solutions (the “Solstice Board” and the “Element Solutions Board,” respectively) have unanimously approved the Merger Agreement and the Transactions, including, in the case of Solstice, the Mergers and the issuance by Solstice of