FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

SACHDEV RAKESH 		2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Element Solutions Inc [ ESI ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

__ X __ Director                      _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

C/O ELEMENT SOLUTIONS INC, 1450 CENTREPARK BLVD, SUITE 210 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

1/31/2019
(Street)

WEST PALM BEACH, FL 33401
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. 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   1/31/2019     M    56391   A   (1) 370641   D    
Common Stock   1/31/2019     F    22190   (2) D $11.10   348451   D    
Common Stock   1/31/2019     M    112782   A   (3) 461233   D    
Common Stock   1/31/2019     F    44538   (4) D $11.10   416695   D    
Common Stock   1/31/2019     M    97552   A   (5) 514247   D    
Common Stock   1/31/2019     F    38387   (6) D $11.10   475860   D    

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. 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 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(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   $0.0   1/31/2019     M         56391   (1)     (7)   (7) Common Stock   56391.0     (7) 0   D    
Performance Stock Units   $0.0   1/31/2019     M         112782   (3)     (7)   (7) Common Stock   112782.0     (7) 0   D    
Restricted Stock Units   $0.0   1/31/2019     M         97552   (5)     (7)   (7) Common Stock   97552.0     (7) 0   D    

Explanation of Responses:
(1)  In connection with the Reporting Person's retirement as the Issuer's Chief Executive Officer, the vesting of 56,391 restricted stock units ("RSUs") previously reported on 2/23/2017 was accelerated to 1/31/2019. 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 by the Issuer to satisfy the tax withholding obligations due upon the vesting of the RSUs described in footnote 1 above.
(3)  In connection with the Reporting Person's retirement as the Issuer's Chief Executive Officer, the vesting of 112,782 performance restricted stock units ("PRSUs") previously reported on 2/23/2017 was accelerated to 1/31/2019. Each PRSU represented a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock.
(4)  This number represents shares of the Issuer's common stock withheld by the Issuer to satisfy the tax withholding obligations due upon the vesting of the PRSUs described in footnote 3 above.
(5)  In connection with the Reporting Person's retirement as the Issuer's Chief Executive Officer, the vesting of 97,552 RSUs previously reported on 2/21/2018 was accelerated to 1/31/2019. Each RSU represented a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock.
(6)  This number represents shares of the Issuer's common stock withheld by the Issuer to satisfy the tax withholding obligations due upon the vesting of the RSUs described in footnote 5 above.
(7)  These grants were previously reported on 2/23/2017 and 2/21/2018. Each RSU and PRSU, as applicable, represented a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
SACHDEV RAKESH
C/O ELEMENT SOLUTIONS INC
1450 CENTREPARK BLVD, SUITE 210
WEST PALM BEACH, FL 33401 		X



Signatures
/s/ Rakesh Sachdev 2/1/2019
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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