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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 25, 2013


OLIN CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Virginia
1-1070
13-1872319
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

190 Carondelet Plaza, Suite 1530
Clayton, MO
(Address of principal executive offices)
63105-3443
(Zip Code)

(314) 480-1400
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 5.07.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

a. and b.

The 2013 annual meeting of the shareholders (the “meeting”) of the Company was held on April 25, 2013. Of the 80,241,006 shares of Common Stock entitled to vote at such meeting, 72,647,246 shares were present for purposes of a quorum. The voting results for each of the three proposals submitted for vote by the shareholders are set forth below.

 
Votes
For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-
Votes
Proposal 1 – Three Class I Directors were elected at the meeting, for a term of three years, as follows:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
C. Robert Bunch
60,284,904

 
632,776

 
165,105

 
11,564,461

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Randall W. Larrimore
59,921,503

 
983,919

 
177,363

 
11,564,461

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
John M. B. O’Connor
60,031,080

 
861,574

 
190,131

 
11,564,461

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Proposal 2 – Conduct an advisory vote to approve the compensation for named executive officers
58,999,361

 
1,378,874

 
704,550

 
11,564,461

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Votes
For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
 
 
Proposal 3 – Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2013
71,488,168

 
953,869

 
205,209

 
 

c. and d.

Not applicable.





SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 
OLIN CORPORATION



 
By:
/s/ George H. Pain
 
 
Name:
George H. Pain
 
 
Title:
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Date: May 1, 2013