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): September 28, 2006
Chemtura Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | 1-15339 (Commission file number) | | 52-2183153 (IRS employer identification number) |
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199 Benson Road, Middlebury, Connecticut (Address of principal executive offices) | | 06749 (Zip Code) |
(203) 573-2000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Chemtura Corporation entered into a Fourth Amended and Restated Receivables Sale Agreement dated as of September 28, 2006, by and among Crompton & Knowles Receivables Corporation, as Seller, Chemtura Corporation, as the Initial Collection Agent, ABN AMRO Bank N.V., as Agent, and various other banks and liquidity providers (“Agreement”). The Agreement provides for the sale by the Seller of certain receivables originally owed to Chemtura Corporation, Chemtura USA Corporation, Great Lakes Chemical Corporation and Bio-Lab, Inc., to a maximum of $275,000,000. The Agreement also provides that a portion of the consideration payable to the Seller, not to exceed $100,000,000 outstanding at any time, may be in the form of letters of credit issued to the Seller or its designees. The Agreement expires on March 2, 2009, unless earlier terminated.
A copy of the Fourth Amended and Restated Receivables Sale Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit Number | Exhibit Description |
| 10.1 | Fourth Amended and Restated Receivables Sale Agreement, dated as of September 28, 2006, by and among Crompton & Knowles Receivables Corporation, as Seller, Chemtura Corporation, as Initial Collection Agent, ABN AMRO Bank N.V., as Agent, and various other banks and liquidity providers |
SIGNATURES
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.
| Chemtura Corporation |
| | (Registrant) |
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| By: | /s/ Barry J. Shainman |
| Name: | Barry J. Shainman |
| Title: | Vice President and Secretary |
Exhibit Index
Exhibit Number 10.1 | Exhibit Description Form of Fourth Amended and Restated Receivables Sale Agreement, dated as of September 28, 2006, by and among Crompton & Knowles Receivables Corporation, as Seller, Chemtura Corporation, as Initial Collection Agent, ABN AMRO Bank N.V., as Agent, and various other banks and liquidity providers |
