Axiall Issues Statement Regarding Westlake’s Director Nominations

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Axiall Corporation (“Axiall” or the “Company,” NYSE: AXLL) today confirmed that it has received notice from Westlake Chemical Corporation (“Westlake,” NYSE: WLK) of its intent to nominate ten director candidates to stand for election to Axiall’s Board of Directors at the Company’s 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which has not yet been scheduled. In its notice, Westlake states that it believes that the election of its slate of directors “may increase the likelihood that Westlake Chemical’s proposal to acquire the Company would be successful.”